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How Discrimination in the Workplace Impacts Black Women’s Health & Well-Being

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After lodging a sexual harassment complaint against a coworker at her job in 2009, Cynthia Watson says she was shunned in the office. She was put on medication and had to take a few weeks off from work. She was characterized as a troublemaker, and her concerns were ignored. The experience took a toll on her mental health.

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From NFL Superstar to Neurosurgeon: Dr. Myron Rolle Believes Small Steps Make for Big Gains

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The Tennessee Titans selected him in the sixth round of the 2010 NFL draft—but only after Rolle became a Rhodes Scholar, which allowed him to study medical anthropology at Oxford for the 2009-2010 academic year. Rolle left the NFL after three years, and says he’s lucky that he was healthy enough to study medicine.

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3 Steps to Unveil Your Full Human Power Through ‘Unfocus’

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It has two main components as defined by Duckworth and Quinn in 2009: “consistency of interest” and “perseverance of effort.” At medical school, my performance soared when I added more to my day (sports, meditation, going out with my friends). I, too, tried to stay super-focused during several phases in my life.

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An Important Note About COVID-19 Delta Variant

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This is a longer post only because the details are pertinent, with much of the information as anecdotal, but references to Reuters articles about the spread of the disease based on medical research. A good amount are not, especially when they read the scientific data directly from medical journals and professionals.

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12 Efficiency Secrets of the World’s Busiest People

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The standard disclaimer applies: this is not medical advice, talk to your doctor before you try any of these current favorites of some of the highest achievers in Silicon Valley. In 2009, Paul Graham, co-founder of startup accelerator Y Combinator, wrote an essay entitled, Maker’s Schedule, Manager’s Schedule. Leverage health hacks.

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Fidelity on Leading Sectors for Innovation

Small Business Labs

  Leading Sectors for Innovation from Fidelity Investments looks at innovations in health care/medical devices, media and entertainment and information technology.    The medical innovation areas covered include genomics, biotech pharmaceuticals and digital health records.   

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On the Job by Anita Bruzzese: Twitter Tips for Job Seekers

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Labels: Anita Bruzzese , career advice , job seekers , social media , Twitter posted by Anita at 10:55 AM 12 Comments: the medical sales recruiter said. I have some Twitter tips for medical salespeople here: [link] August 28, 2009 12:21 PM Lori Davila said. August 28, 2009 12:28 PM Anita said. Stay focused with it.

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