Vaping — that is, using devices like electronic cigarettes and rechargeable vapor pens — has been gaining popularity in the United States for the past eight years. But now this alternative to cigarette smoking is branching out into another industry: extreme sports. Competitions in “cloud chasing” pit vaping enthusiasts against one other to blow the…
Day: May 1, 2015
New Study Tackles The So-Called Weekend Effect Many Hospitals Experience
A new study has just determined that around 93% of the world’s population cannot access safe and affordable surgery, most living in middle- or low-income countries. But even in the U.S., it’s been demonstrated that a single factor can dramatically and negatively impact outcomes for surgery patients: being admitted on the weekend. That’s because hospitals…