Health News of the Day is a daily summary made from the selected links I post on Twitter. It is in a bullet points format with links to the original sources which include 350 RSS feeds that produce about 2,500 items per day:Less sleep is linked with more mistakes for attending physicians too. In surgeries, mistakes were made nearly twice as often when the doctor had slept fewer than 6 hours. Among surgeons who had slept fewer than 6 hr, errors occurred in 6.2% of surgeries, compared to 3.4% for more than 6 hr http://bit.ly/3bi6n
A Rare Case of "Homegrown" Medical Care in Rural America - NYT http://bit.ly/4pEacj
A diet rich in vegetables, nuts, fish, tomatoes and low in red meat and high-fat dairy may protect against Alzheimer's http://bit.ly/3lpLym
Children under 10 years may need two shots of swine flu vaccine to get optimal protection http://bit.ly/3xcAO7
Back and forth: Despite earlier reports to the contrary, having bypass surgery does not lead to memory problems http://bit.ly/37AXdf
Blue Cross/Blue Shield warns that a laptop with the social security numbers of more than 100,000 doctors was stolen http://bit.ly/3OM1CK
CNN video: 2-minute CPR lesson http://bit.ly/xKTZc
"Happiness can't be achieved by repeating the same affirmation over and over". 7 Reasons To Reconsider Positive Thinking - Forbes.com http://bit.ly/1DVBt0
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