Heart disease is a term covering any disorder of the heart. Unlike cardiovascular disease, which describes problems with the blood vessels and circulatory system as well as the heart, heart disease refers to issues and deformities in the heart itself. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), heart disease is the leading cause of...
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Forget football. Video games are the next big college sport
Nerds are the new jocks at colleges across the nation, playing Overwatch and Fortnite on esports scholarships. By Ethan Gilsdorf On a Friday evening in November, a few minutes before the next match, Becker College coach Nick “Shifty” Travis gathers his varsity squad for a pep talk. “I want cleaner game play than we had...
How Dog Parks Took Over the Urban Landscape
Birthed from the counterculture of the ’60s, the pet playground has witnessed a major shift in how Americans relate to their canines By Alissa Greenberg smithsonianmag.com A Friday afternoon at Ohlone Dog Park in Berkeley, California, is a riot of canine joy. A collie chases a ball with thrilled abandon; a boxer puppy learns to...
Brandon Anderson: Fitness, Resolutions, Youth Obesity & More
A recent survey found a third of Americans with resolve to change something on Jan. 1 focus on diet and fitness. For children and adolescents aged 2-19 years1: The prevalence of obesity was 18.5% and affected about 13.7 million children and adolescents. Obesity prevalence was 13.9% among 2- to 5-year-olds, 18.4% among 6- to 11-year-olds, and 20.6% among 12- to 19-year-olds....
Ritchelle Broadnax: Talks About Women In Medicine
According to the AAMC, Research shows that almost 40% of women physicians go part-time or leave medicine altogether within six years of completing their residencies. Dr. Ritchelle Broadnax, who’s very early in her career as a Doctor of Nursing, has big plans on how she can continue to give her clients/patients that great quality of...
Has Your Career Become Your Whole Identity?
by Janna Koretz Dan*, a partner at a major Boston law firm, was due at the office, but instead, he was curled on his bathroom floor, unshaven and in his pajamas, crying into a towel. It began slowly, in a meeting with a particularly pushy client, when a thought bubbled up in his mind: “Why...
Don’t Ask People What They Want, Watch What They Do
Understanding user motivations, daily habits, and patterns helps create insight that informs and inspires teams to create better solutions for people. by Max Ogles Nir’s Note: Irene Au is a design partner at Khosla Ventures and former Head of Design at Google, Yahoo, and Udacity. In this interview, she chats with Max Ogles about design...
Destiny Turner Talks About Going Into The “ER”
There is a lot more to know about Destiny Turner than only being a talented singer. Destiny Turner talks to Christopher Thomas, Publisher of inCity Magazine about how her latest album “Emotion Release” came into existence, collaborations, goals and more. Request Destiny Turner’s new project at your local radio station.
Why You Can’t Break Your Bad Habits
Why advice about habits is misunderstood. by Darius Foroux I’ve tried many different ways to break my bad habits. But none of the conventional tips and tricks brought me lasting success. We try the weirdest things to get rid of our bad habits. And we blindly believe every single person who gives us advice on...
Is There an Upside to Having No Social Life?
For one month, Madeleine Dore declined all in-person activities with friends to see if it would make her more productive – with surprising results. by Madeleine Dore The trick to being successful could, in fact, be simple. From my own experience interviewing highly successful artists, writers, and creative entrepreneurs I’ve found one of the most...