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How Michael J. Fox Finds Ways Around Life’s Obstacles

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While there are physical reminders of his disease, he’s able to control it most of the time with medication and a healthy lifestyle. Keaton on Family Ties , he didn’t even have a phone. The number was for a phone booth. The producers called, and Fox used the pay phone to seal the deal. I just rested.

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Scientist and Engineer Rosalind Picard Is Transforming Digital Health with Wearable AI

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These internet-connected devices not only include desktops and laptops but our phones and wearables as well, says Picard, founder and director of the MIT Media Lab’s affective computing research group. Out of this new field of study, Picard co-founded two companies.

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6 Pro Tips To Maximize Your Healthcare Benefits Before The End Of The Year

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Doctors’ appointments began to take place over the phone or over Zoom, and health insurance had to adapt to cover this. Just be aware of that December 31 deadline if you know that you need to get any type of medical treatment, or especially a dental procedure. . Did I use my medical health plan effectively? Telehealth.

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How to Create a Budget: 6 Steps to Get You on the Path to Financial Security

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We all know expenses exist, but the numbers keep adding up—rent, water, trash, electricity, cable, Internet, car insurance, renter’s insurance, gas, cell phone. The cost of building a life isn’t. It all feels a bit much. Dive into a digital finance manager, excel sheets, worksheets and a homemade bill binder.

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30 New Year’s Resolution Ideas to Make 2024 Healthier, Happier & More Secure

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Ideally, this should cover at least three to six months of living expenses in case you lose your job or have unexpected expenses like medical bills. Make an effort to reach out to long-lost friends or former colleagues whether it’s a message on social media, an email or a phone call to catch up. Invest in an emergency fund.

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Technology of the week: iTranslate

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iTranslate enables travellers, students, business professionals, employers and medical staff to read, write and speak in 90 languages, anywhere in the world. This is a great app for Executive’s to have on their phone when they travel aboard. What is iTranslate. What does it do? No training needed. Why does it benefit assistants?

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Customer service is not an option for medical and dental practices

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Medical and dental practices should provide their patients with positive customer experiences; after all aren’t we as patients still consumers who pay for services rendered either through our insurance companies or directly out of our debit accounts? Patient satisfaction begins with a member of the staff personally answering the phone.

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