Tired of all the video chats? With COVID-19 continuing to run rampant most meetings, group gatherings, and social activities have been replaced with meeting online through video chats. Although this has worked out as a temporary fix to keep us out of harm’s way, have you thought about the implications […]

Video Chats Are Affecting Your Health. Here’s How.

We already know that dogs were born to work, from assisting hunters to catching criminals, but perhaps their greatest claim to fame is that nose! For years dogs have been trained to sniff out cancer and Parkinson’s disease (among many other things), so it is only natural they would lead […]

Dogs Learn to Sniff Out COVID-19

Are you looking for something to do in your current downtime? We know you have a lot of that lately. Look no further for a fun and interactive game that is also proven to be beneficial to your health! Ease your anxiety or curb unhealthy cravings with an old fashioned […]

Ease Anxiety with Tetris

If you haven’t yet, it is important that you learn to stay home and follow the government’s precautions, foregoing your regular routine and maintaining your distance from others. Are you looking for ways to make the experience of being cooped up at home a little less stifling? Don’t turn to […]

Learn to Stay Home

While everyone has been busy at home trying to avoid a state of endless boredom, the environment has seen some positive changes. A newly published COVID-19 Air Quality Report shows that air pollution is hitting record lows in some of the more notoriously polluted cities in the world. The report […]

Air Pollution Levels Have Dropped

Stress and change are scary, especially with uncertainty. Change is particularly scary. Change is new, and we as humans don’t tend to like new things. We like to stay comfortable and in our own routine. However, change is just a part of life. Nothing will ever remain constant for your […]

Learning to Cope with Change and Stress

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Social Security (SSA) Closes In-Person Service As of March 17, Social Security (SSA) made the decision to close all in-person service due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The decision came in an effort to protect the population the Social Security offices serve. Older Americans and people with underlying medical conditions are […]

Social Security Closes In-Person Service

Before we can get into this topic, we first need to define “bullying.” The American Psychological Association defines bullying as “a form of aggressive behavior in which someone intentionally and repeatedly causes another person injury or discomfort.” Bullying can take the form of physical contact, words, or more subtle actions. It […]

The Effects of Bullying on Teenagers and Adolescents

CMS announced on April 21st that freestanding Emergency Rooms (ER) in Texas, Colorado, Delaware, and Rhode Island have been temporarily approved to see Medicare and Medicaid enrollees to help reduce pressure seen on hospitals treating COVID-19 patients. Usually, federal regulations do not allow a freestanding ER to bill Medicare and […]

Freestanding ER To See Medicare and Medicaid Patients

Uncontrollable factors aside, there are ways to help prevent osteoporosis. And the earlier you start the better. Osteoporosis is linked to hereditary factors that you can not change, such as sex, age, and genes. However, you can improve and even prevent weakened bones by adopting a healthy lifestyle and diet. […]

Prevent Osteoporosis While You Are Young