Mental Health

Dementia risk rises if you live with chronic pain, study says

Dementia risk rises if you live with chronic pain, study says

A recent study discovered that chronic pain, such as arthritis, cancer, or back pain, that lasts more than three months increases the chance of cognitive decline and dementia. When a 60-year-old individual with one location of chronic pain was compared to persons with...

Macomb County Mental Health Awareness Fair coming to Richmond

Macomb County Mental Health Awareness Fair coming to Richmond

The Macomb County Mental Health Awareness Fair, hosted by Macomb Family Services Inc., will bring mind/body balance to Richmond. The fair will be held in the auditorium at Richmond High School on February 18 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The fair is free and accessible to...

Work from home: Benefits, side effects, challenges and research

Work from home: Benefits, side effects, challenges and research

Even before the epidemic, certain desk occupations were provided the option of working from home. Working from home is already an option in certain firms before 2020 in order to attract more employees with ease and the promise of a more well-balanced work and life....

Strategies for Addressing Physician Burnout and Stress-Related Illness

Strategies for Addressing Physician Burnout and Stress-Related Illness

The everyday duties of practicing medicine can amount to "'a continuing attack,'" according to an American Medical Association report released in 2022. Physician burnout and the number of physicians planning to leave their employment, which was already high before the...