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Everyone Pays When Companies Don’t Live up to Their Organizational Purpose

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Medical research fascinates you, not only because of the scientific process, but because it’s your chance to make a positive impact on people’s lives. So you join a small medical device company whose organizational purpose appears to align with your own aspirations. Financial Services’ Reputation Improves.

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The Magnetism of Mel Robbins

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Mary Claire Haver, an OB-GYN and menopause expert, for example, became the podcasts most-listened-to episode of all time and has spurred countless new discussions between women and their doctors about medical treatment for perimenopause symptoms. Follow the formula: Every business has a formula.

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Taylor's a Feminist – But So Is James | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

When I was 16, I was informed by a medic that one third of my life was to be dominated by periods from hell was my “cross to bear&#. And so it really isn’t the same stuff as what you would have written otherwise — and can’t be counted in the comparison. You know what I find interesting right now?

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Obsessive step counts are ruining walking

Vox Open Sourced

My meager effort pales in comparison to the 15,000, 20,000, or even 30,000 steps I see influencers on my feed bragging about regularly. This all comes down to how much our culture values productivity above everything else,” says Keith Diaz , an associate professor of behavioral medicine at Columbia University Medical Center. “It’s

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The hidden pressure messing with teen birthdays

Vox Open Sourced

The number of posts you share “forms an image of how many friends you might have,” Kashika explained. After all, millennials on Facebook arguably invented birthday posting culture (and stressful birthday comparisons along with it). Then the birthday kid will reshare those posts to their own account.

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The bizarre pancreas loophole that’s undermining America’s organ donation system

Vox Open Sourced

This system, critics have long charged, does not provide enough incentive to procure harder-to-retrieve organs from patients who may be older or have certain medical conditions. CMS has some ability to act here — but perhaps the best fix would come from Congress in the form of a legal provision clarifying the 2004 act.

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I covered my body in health trackers for 6 months. It ruined my life.

Vox Open Sourced

The science behind that number has always been iffy , but the figure went mainstream in 2009, when the original Fitbit hit the market in the form of a thumb-size accelerometer that clipped onto your clothing. Its not a great comparison. Your doctor might prescribe medication, like a statin, if those numbers are out of whack.

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