Doctor reveals 5 signs your body needs more nutrients
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Doctor reveals 5 signs your body needs more nutrients

ByNews Polite

It’s time to iron out your nutritional plan. A study published in August found that more than half the world doesn’t consume enough micronutrients essential to health, including calcium, iron and vitamins C and E. Now, California gastroenterologist Saurabh Sethi is sharing five signs that your body needs more nutrition — brittle nails, eyelid twitching, clicking of the joints,…

1 in 4 US adults suspect they have undiagnosed ADHD: new study
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1 in 4 US adults suspect they have undiagnosed ADHD: new study

ByNews Polite

One in four US adults suspect they have undiagnosed ADHD, a new study finds, but only 13% have shared their concerns with a doctor. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder is a developmental disorder characterized by inattentiveness, hyperactivity and impulsive behavior. An estimated 4.4% of adults 18 to 44 have ADHD, according to The…

Doctor avoids vaping, pulling all-nighters, inactivity, junk food
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Doctor avoids vaping, pulling all-nighters, inactivity, junk food

ByNews Polite

She’s giving her TikTok followers the 4-1-1 on four bad habits to avoid. Dr. Jess Andrade, a sports medicine specialist and pediatrics doctor in Massachusetts, is sharing the four activities she won’t do — vape, pull an all-nighter, exercise for less than 150 minutes a week and consume too many artificial ingredients…

Florida doctor, Thomas J. Shakvovksy, has license suspended after removing liver from William Bryan
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Florida doctor, Thomas J. Shakvovksy, has license suspended after removing liver from William Bryan

ByNews Polite

A Florida doctor who is accused of removing an Alabama man’s liver instead of the spleen, resulting in “immediate and catastrophic death,” had his medical license suspended. In an emergency order filed Sept. 24, Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo accused Thomas J. Shakvovksy of “repeated egregious surgical errors” and “egregious…

New study finds medical schools value activism over science
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New study finds medical schools value activism over science

ByNews Polite

Forget anatomy or physiology: Many of the medical students heading back to class this month are taking courses that focus more on social justice and diversity.  That’s my conclusion in a new study that analyzes the curricula at medical schools across the country.  Future physicians are spending more time on…

NYC doc that boasts over 70K Instagram followers claims boss hit on her at ‘sexy lingerie’ party: suit
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NYC doc that boasts over 70K Instagram followers claims boss hit on her at ‘sexy lingerie’ party: suit

ByNews Polite

A sexy Manhattan anesthesiologist whose globetrotting adventures include jaunts to Dubai and Paris and hobnobbing at parties with the likes of “Baywatch” star Pamela Anderson, claims her boss demeaned her as an “ingrate” and hit on her, she said in a lawsuit. Randa Jaafar, 44, who regales her more than…

Alabama husband, William Bryan, dies on Florida hospital operating table after Dr. Thomas Shaknovsky removes liver
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Alabama husband, William Bryan, dies on Florida hospital operating table after Dr. Thomas Shaknovsky removes liver

ByNews Polite

An Alabama husband died on a Florida operating table when the doctor mistakenly removed the man’s liver during surgery before the surgeon attempted to pass off the organ as an “enlarged spleen,” according to a lawyer representing the man’s widow. William Bryan and his wife Beverly were visiting their rental…

California doctor, Hamid Mirshojae, killed in ambush outside his Woodland Hills office
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California doctor, Hamid Mirshojae, killed in ambush outside his Woodland Hills office

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A prominent California doctor was shot and killed during an ambush outside his Los Angeles clinic while a motive for the deadly attack remains a mystery. Hamid Mirshojae was gunned down as he was walked towards his car in the parking lot of Woodland Hills Medical Clinic and Urgent Care…