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The following contains links to social media websites including X, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.The @chappellroan song that broke your heart could save one, too, said the American Heart Association in an Instagram post, explaining that the pop anthem Good Luck, Babe is 117 beats per minute, the correct tempo for hands-only CPR.There is no such thing as abortion after birth. In a TikTok video, ob/gyn Karen Tang, MD, corrected former President Trump’s overt misinformation during the d…

LGBTQ youth face significantly higher rates of depression, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts compared to their heterosexual or cisgender peers, with 45% having considered suicide and 14% making an attempt in the past year. According to a survey of LGBTQ people ages 13-24, the majority (84%) reported wanting counseling from a mental health care professional, yet more than half of those who wanted it (54%) did not receive it.Only 28% of youth mental health facilities in the U.S. offered LGBTQ-specifi…

Between 2030 and 2050, climate change is expected to cause approximately 250,000 additional deaths annually across the globe due to malnutrition, malaria, diarrhea, and heat stress. In addition to the human toll, scientists estimate the direct health costs to be between $2 billion to $4 billion per year by 2030.Health professionals can play an important role in reducing these numbers by educating patients and helping to address adverse health effects from extreme heat, floods, respiratory ailmen…

The following contains links to social media websites including X, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.After a former Love Is Blind contestant claimed that taking Mucinex every single night helped her get pregnant, ob/gyn Karen Tang, MD, explained the research behind this anecdote.It’s actually a pretty good lifestyle as long as you don’t mind spending the majority of your day in the dark. Orthopedic surgeon Nick Pappas, MD, parodied the stereotypes of a day in the life of a radiology resi…