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TIL it is estimated around 400 doctors a year commit suicide due to the high demands of their field. Long hours, along with pre-existing mental illness, and constant doubts of inadequacy, are leading factors as to why physicians are among the highest risk to commit suicide out of any occupation.
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TIL: it is possible to be allergic to exercise, the condition is medically known as ‘Exercise-Induced Anaphylaxis’ and is relatively rare. Ceasing exercise immediately improves the symptoms some of which can be life-threatening.
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TIL of therapeutic hypothermia, the practice of intentionally inducing hypothermia in resuscitated patients for an extended period of time. It has been shown to reduce the chances of brain damage in cardiac arrest sufferers, and is one of the greatest advancements in the science of resuscitation.