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MORNING REPORT…the warmup:

ONE JOKE: 

How does the receptionist at a urology department answer the phone?

☎️ 📞 

“Urology office— can you hold?”

ONE FACT: 

92 millions prescriptions are filled annually in the U.S. for anxiety medications including Xanax, Ativan, Klonopin. (WSJ)

ONE QUOTE:

“Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.”

– Marthe Troly-Curtin

ONE GUESS…NAME THAT DISEASE: 

• The most common type of primary brain tumor, accounting for approximately 30 percent of all brain tumors. 

• Can be asymptomatic or cause vague symptoms including headaches, or present with focal seizures, blurred vision, weakness, or numbness.  

• Surgery often effectively treats the cancer, with low rate of recurrence.

DISEASE ANSWER: Click here to find out!

HEALTHCARE HEADLINES…flex your knowledge at work:

💊 Study suggests experimental drug could be alternative to opioids (ABC News).  An experimental drug lowered acute pain in postoperative patients, paving the way for a novel non-opioid treatment that works by blocking signals in the peripheral nervous system.  The drug manufacturer, Vertex, says they plan to apply for FDA approval later this year.

🏥 The US hasn’t seen syphilis numbers this high since 1950.  Other STD rates are down or flat. (AP).  Total syphilis cases surpassed 207,000 in 2022, a 17% increase.  CDC officials don’t have a clear cause for the rise in cases, or the fall in other STD’s such as gonorrhea.  There were 3,755 babies born with congenital syphilis in 2022, a 10-fold increase over the past decade.

👆 FDA renews debate over biased pulse oximeters (Axios).  “There's growing evidence that the devices don't reliably detect low oxygen levels in Black patients, resulting in delayed care, missed diagnoses of hypoxemia and possibly worse outcomes…The COVID-19 crisis revealed how bias in the devices, which led to treatment delays for Black patients with the virus, could exacerbate disparities in the treatment of other conditions like COPD and emphysema.”

🧠 Elon Musk’s Neuralink implants brain tech in human patient for the first time (NBC News).  The company announced it had successfully implanted its first brain device into a human patient.  The device aims to help patients with severe paralysis control external technologies using only neural signals from their minds.

RECOMMENDATION STATION:

Don’t Drink Water Naked!

Try THIS instead…

Bladder irritation, surprise leaks, constant urges… These are all common side effects of drinking “naked” water.

Even worse…

“Naked” water can even cause potentially dangerous side effects such as kidney stones and dangerous infections.

> Avoid “Naked” Water and try THIS instead

MIND AND BODY…one brain exercise and one wellness tip:

🤔 Brain Teaser:  A man pushes his car to a hotel and tells its owner that he is bankrupt. Why? (Answer at bottom of email)

💪 Workout Tip: 10 Workout Mistakes That are Holding You Back (WSJ - no paywall). Avoid these common pitfalls to optimize your results!

POTPOURRI…fun facts and conversation starters:

🏈 Prepare to spend an average of $12,240 on a Super Bowl Ticket (TIME).  Ticket costs are up 38% from last year.  And in case you’re wondering about the Tay Tay Effect, Ms. Swift has added about $330M in brand value to the Chiefs and NFL.

👰 The Median Age of Marriage in Each US State, Mapped (Digg).  Utah has the youngest newlyweds, at 25.3 years.  Which state do you think has the oldest?

🧑‍🍳 Trader Joe’s: 15th Annual Customer Choice Awards (Trader Joe’s).  We can’t argue with the choice of butter chicken with basmati rice as the #1 choice for lunch and dinner.  But we can’t agree with the dessert choice of sublime ice cream sandwiches, because have you tried TJ’s mochi?

🚿 A physician didn’t shower for 5 years. Here’s what he found out. (Big Think)  To prepare for his book, physician James Hamblin didn't shower for five years.  Read about his takeaways on soap, allergies, mites, and marketing. Do you think he smelled like any physicians you work with?