clinical medicine
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Manage Your Stress, Insomnia, and More With These Free Mental Health Apps
There are a lot of great mental health apps out there, but some of the best require a subscription. If you just want some basic tools to help you manage your mental health, the US Departments of Veterans Affairs has a ton that they’ve developed for veterans but released for everyone to use.
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What Your ‘Heart Rate Variability’ Says About Your Health
One feature a number of fitness trackers offer is a metric called “heart rate variability,” or HRV, which is the interval of time between each heartbeat. But given that we tend to think of our hearts beating at a steady and predictable pace, the fact that the interval between each beat varies can be a…
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How Contagious Is Delta, Really?
Delta is more contagious than the original COVID-19 virus, and it’s even more contagious than the other variants of concern. That’s why the CDC in the US has recently recommended masking up in some situations even if you’re vaccinated — as many public health experts have been urging ever since Delta started spreading.
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The Difference Between Ragweed and Goldenrod, and What It Means for Your Allergies
There has been a lot of talk about the healing power of nature — between forest bathing, fresh air, and all kinds of “wellness” retreats — but people with hay fever may have a slightly different take on the great outdoors. Namely: It can be difficult to really appreciate nature when so much of it…