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3 middle class families across America share what they earn, spend, and save

Work Life

“Plus, food prices in Spain are cheap,” she says. They relied heavily on points to pay for airfare and lodging. Last year, the family went to Spain for two weeks, using points from a trip that was canceled during COVID. When they travel, they try to stay in an Airbnb, so they don’t need to buy breakfast in a restaurant.

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Context and Care vs. Isolate and Control: An Interview on the Dilemmas of Global Mental Heath with Arthur Kleinman

Mad in America

Just being Asian-American and eating a diet that is informed by the wonderful traditions in Korea, China, and Japan means that either the whole family changes its orientation to food or the person with hypertension is going to be, in a sense, left out. Insurance for mental health care generally is extremely important. Generally, not.

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How The Integrated Approach of Virgin Pulse and HealthComp is Changing the Future of Health Equity 

Virgin Pulse Corporate Wellness

Commercially insured high-cost claimants represent nearly a third of all healthcare spending, even though they are only 1.2% of commercial health insurance enrollees. Economic Stability: Financial resources available to an individual, income, cost of living, poverty, food security, and housing stability.

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Much of U.S. Healthcare Is Broken: How to Fix It (Chapter 1, Part 3)

Mad in America

In the late 1950s and early 1960s, most pediatricians were opposed to breastfeeding and the accepted thinking at the time was that the baby was ready at six weeks to begin taking solid foods! Yet, this needed policy would not be acceptable to any of the major healthcare entities of today.

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Robert Whitaker Answers Reader Questions on Mad in America, the Biopsychosocial Model, and Psychiatric History

Mad in America

You sent some great questions and on this and our next podcast, we will be talking with Bob about Mad in America, the biopsychosocial model, the history of psychiatry, pharmaceutical marketing, and issues with psychiatric treatments including psychiatric drugs and electroconvulsive therapy. I think the question is, will we ever have that?

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is it weird to stretch at work, is declining a reference call a red flag, and more

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If I must stretch, he instructed me to do it in open areas like the break room (where people microwave their food), outside of people’s offices by couches, or formally book a conference room (which come in half hour blocks). He requested I not stretch because it is weird and could potentially make coworkers feel uncomfortable.