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07/04/2025

Happy Independence Day from USSS, PLLC & VCHRM, PLLC 🎆🇺🇸👏
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07/01/2025

Regular exercise reduces depression, anxiety symptoms in pediatric patients
HealthDay (6/30, Thompson) reports a systemic review and meta-analysis found that “both anxiety and depression decrease when kids take part in structured exercise programs,” which offer “an alternative to medications like antidepressants.” The review “pooled data from 375 prior clinical trials involving more than 38,000 kids 5 to 18.” Researchers observed that “anxiety improved through low-intensity resistance exercise, such as lifting light weights or gentle training using circuit weight machines.” Meanwhile, depression “improved most through moderate-intensity exercise in training that combines aerobic and strength programs.” Furthermore, they found that “the biggest improvements in depression symptoms occurred in programs lasting fewer than three months, suggesting that benefits of exercise can emerge relatively quickly.” In addition, the study found no significant difference between frequency or duration of exercise in improving mental health. The review was published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.

06/11/2025

Mental health recovery from COVID-like symptoms takes nearly three times longer than physical health, study suggests
American Journal of Managed Care (6/10, Shaw) reports a study suggests that “in the process of recovering from COVID-like symptoms, mental health and well-being took close to 3 times as long to recover compared with physical health.” Data show that “although physical health tends to bounce back by 3 months after symptoms became apparent, mental well-being can take up to 9 months to reach a comparable level of recovery.” Researchers found that “up to 1 year after infection, close to 20% of patients continued to report a reduced health-related quality of life (HRQOL) vs before their self-reported COVID-like symptoms.” Furthermore, they noted there “is potential for underestimation of other illnesses because of this; among their study population, health recovery recovered to a higher level for those who reported COVID-like symptoms vs those who tested negative.” The study was published in Open Forum Infectious Diseases.

05/14/2025

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Va**ng has now been directly linked to rare and irreversible lung disease. A U.S. teenager has been diagnosed with bronchiolitis obliterans—commonly known as ""popcorn lung""—after three years of va**ng flavored e-cigarettes. This severe condition causes permanent scarring in...

02/11/2025

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Medicare’s final rule will effectively eliminate telehealth services. We urgently ask you to contact CMS and Congress to help preserve access to these vital…

02/02/2025

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01/25/2025

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FDA Panel Backs Injection for Leg Pain Caused by Herniated Discs. Evidence supports narrow indication for intervertebral injections of condoliase, advisors…

01/01/2025

People sure love to complain about physician salaries.

You see it everywhere—today was no exception.

But here’s what you don’t often see:

“Thank you for staying up until 3 a.m. to save someone’s life.”

“Thanks for taking on $300,000 in debt just to earn the right to take care of us.”

“So glad Medicare has been paying you less and less for the past 19 years.”

“Really grateful you missed your kid’s weekend events for eight years straight because you were busy helping ours.”

Funny how those sentiments seem to be missing from the conversation.

It’s time to shift the narrative. Let’s:

Respect the grind.
Appreciate the sacrifice.
Support the people who fix you when you’re body has been wrecked…

12/29/2024

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12/25/2024

Feliz Navidad and Happy Holidays from USSS, PLLC & VCHRM, PLLC 🙏🎅🎄

12/24/2024

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With all the hustle and bustle of the holidays, many of you will feel some lower back pain. Here's some simple treatments to help you out.