Editor in search of clarity and a world free of jargon
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It’s that time of year to get your flu shot! Check out CardioSmart’s toolkit with handouts to support conversations about the importance of vaccines for heart patients: cardiosmart.org/topics/decis… #CardioSmart #FightFlu
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It's time to get your annual flu shot! Take steps to protect yourself and those around you, especially if you have heart disease. cardiosmart.org/topics/flu-s…
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Sorry, no to semicolons. Stick to simpler options in #HealthLit materials. @CommunicateHlth explains why: bit.ly/2SXQ5Mu
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You Don't Say: End a sentence with a preposition if you want to johnemcintyre.blogspot.com/2…
American Heart Association adds sleep to cardiovascular health checklist newsroom.heart.org/news/amer…
The biggest U.S. newspaper chain wants less opinion in its pages washingtonpost.com/media/202…
What is long covid? Current understanding about risks, symptoms and recovery. washingtonpost.com/wellness/…
“long covid, the constellation of symptoms from brain fog and exercise fatigue to heart-related issues that some people experience well past their initial infections” washingtonpost.com/health/20…
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Real life example of how genetic testing works and evolves. H/t @alpoblete espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/3…
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Be your own advocate. Know your family history. Trust yourself - you know you best. espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/3…
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Overall message hasn’t changed: “Try to eat more of the good stuff like fruit and vegetables as well as wholegrains, beans, nuts and seeds, and less of those foods high in salt, sugar and saturated fat like cake, biscuits and sweets.” theguardian.com/society/2021…
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"Social groups create special language—like jargon —in part to make communication short cuts, but mostly to clearly delineate who is a member and who is not. Members understand the lingo and learn to speak it fluently."
everydaysociologyblog.com/20…
Aspirin Use to Prevent 1st Heart Attack or Stroke Should Be Curtailed, U.S. Panel Says nytimes.com/2021/10/12/healt…
Weight Gain And Obesity Up In 2020 In The U.S. : Shots - Health News : NPR npr.org/sections/health-shot…
“Both studies are associational, though, meaning they show that physical activity is linked to life span but not that being more active directly causes life spans to lengthen.” nytimes.com/2021/09/15/well/…
“What we’re seeing here is, you’re a completely different organism from when you’re 5 years old to when you’re 50.” nytimes.com/2021/09/14/magaz…
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'The America my children have always known': A new novel through the eyes of 4 grandmothers -- a Q&A between @ThuyTBDinh and me usatoday.com/story/opinion/v… via @usatoday
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