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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…

The following contains links to social media websites including X, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.In response to the viral fully conscious baby video, pediatrician Tommy Martin, MD, explained that the baby is likely 12-15 months of age and therefore, not as far ahead in developmental milestones as commenters suggested.Scuba diving with a seafood allergy? Allergist Zachary Rubin, MD, discussed the unlikelihood of an allergic reaction occurring while scuba diving.Labor and delivery nurs…

The following contains links to social media websites including X, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.Come work 8 night shifts in a row with me. Nurse @j3nnachambers candidly documented her before and after of eight 12-hour night shifts in a row, shedding light on the mental toll it can take on nurses.I’m a feminist. Watch me cook. Daisy Sanchez, MD, responded to a controversial video about feminism by highlighting her work as a woman in surgery.This Grey’s Anatomy scene is ob/gyn-approve…

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…

The following contains links to social media websites including X, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.You look tired. I look better than you and I have liver failure. -- @nurseblake shared quips from patients that humbled him.Sometimes, medicine is all fun and games: this RN was fooled in a labor and delivery prank.The world didn’t end when I had to retake Human Physiology. -- A student shared a heartwarming video documenting her emotional reaction to getting accepted into nursing sch…

Despite being a high-income country, the U.S. has double the maternal death rate of most other developed nations, with racial disparities exacerbating the crisis.In an observational study published in JAMA in 2023, researchers described maternal mortality rates as unacceptably high, with Black women experiencing the highest rates of maternal deaths over two decades. These disparities persist regardless of income or education level, with Black women in the U.S. three times more likely than white…