Research has proven that diabetes risk is reduced just by taking more steps each day. Insulin resistance is an early stage in the diabetes development, and while several studies have demonstrated that it can be reduced with physical activity, this study estimated the impact on insulin sensitivity from long-term changes in daily step count.[1] A… Read More »
The House of Representatives passed a bill Monday to restrict online sales of vaping products and e-cigarettes. The legislation, the Preventing Online Sales of E-Cigarettes to Children Act, would require an adult to sign for vaping products delivered by mail. It’s the latest measure to advance in the House with the goal of ending a… Read More »
Using sound cues, scientists have made study participants solve puzzles in their sleep. New research sheds light on the cognitive processes that occur in the brain as we sleep. In dreams, fragments of reality, imagination, and memory intermingle in timeline-agnostic narratives that make little sense upon waking. It seems to have something to do with… Read More »
Scott Hippe, MD | Education | October 27, 2019 “Can we please try to be objective about this!” I said these words to myself over and over during this year’s interview season as we formulated our residency rank list. At my institution, the residents and faculty have equal sway in forming the rank list. The chief… Read More »