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School of Medicine officially welcomes the Class of 2024 to Wayne State – The South End

Dean Mark E. Schweitzer, M.D., addresses the students at one of several sessions hosted by the School of Medicine’s Office of Student Affairs, at Chevrolet Plaza in Detroit. For Jacob Hoofman, the feeling of being one giant leap closer to his dreams is “one of the greatest feelings in the world.” Hoofman grew up in… Read More: School of Medicine officially welcomes the Class of 2024 to… »

Osher’s cheap and simple diet and fitness plan

You might think that after almost 30 years at the very top of Aussie TV and radio, Osher Günsberg’s diet and fitness regime would be totally out of touch with us regular people. We’re talking Oprah-style private chefs, exclusive gyms, personal trainers, and all the rest, right? But the reality couldn’t be more Down to… Read More: Osher’s cheap and simple diet and fitness plan »

COVID-19 is evaporating casual connections and why that’s bad

It’s the conversations with a local barista, a bus driver, a casual work acquaintance, or a person in line at the store that make up what the experts call “weak ties”: individuals we don’t know well, if at all, but who nevertheless contribute to our happiness and sense of belonging. These encounters have largely gone… Read More: COVID-19 is evaporating casual connections and why that’s bad »

Health Insurance Affordability in the Time of the Coronavirus Pandemic

The coronavirus pandemic has revealed many flaws in the U.S. healthcare system, first and foremost the nation’s patchwork public health infrastructure and health inequities in mortality rates due to COVID-19. The Commonwealth Fund‘s biennial report, published as the pandemic continues into and beyond the third quarter of 2020, sheds light on another weakness in U.S.… Read More: Health Insurance Affordability in the Time of the Coronavirus Pandemic »