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For spine surgeons navigating heavy clinical demand, burnout prevention is increasingly tied to how practices use technology and structure their teams.  From leveraging AI tools to setting realistic goals, here is how two surgeons ensure burnout doesn’t affect their wellbeing or patient care. Ask Spine Surgeons is a weekly series of questions posed to spine surgeons around the country about clinical, business and policy issues affecting spine care. Becker’s invites all spine surgeon and specialist responses. Next question: Looking ahead five years, what will distinguish a thriving spine practice from one that struggles to survive? Please send responses to Carly…

Across the U.S., millions of Social Security beneficiaries are set to receive their March 2026 money, on what is the opening payment date in the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) three-Wednesdays distribution cycle for this month.Today – Wednesday, Mar. 11, 2026 – the agency is scheduled to issue benefits to a particular group of recipients of Social Security retirement, disability or survivor pay.What is Social Security’s three-Wednesdays payment cycle?Of the U.S.’s 70.6 million recipients of retirement, disability or survivor benefits, most are paid on the second, third or fourth Wednesday in each month. A beneficiary’s designated Wednesday depends on the date…

Therapists gathered to seek help with burnout. – BlueprintIn the face of rising demand for mental health services, therapists explore solutions to burnoutIn the years following the COVID-19 pandemic, demand for mental health care in the United States has increased dramatically. Surveys from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other public health agencies showed steep rises in symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress during the pandemic years, and many clinicians say those needs have not returned to pre-2020 levels. Instead, therapists across the country describe a sustained surge in patients seeking support for both long-standing conditions and newer…

Dr. Nour and Dr. Nagham are sisters and physicians working on the ground in Gaza, where they founded Pal Humanity, an organization that provides urgent humanitarian aid. Together, they distribute diapers, menstrual and hygiene kits, baby formula, desalination stations, food, and educational resources.  In addition to their work distributing essentials to people in need, the sisters and their team of doctors and nurses have also set up makeshift medical and dental schools to teach even more people how they can take care of their neighbors, too. With nearly all hospitals, universities, and formal education systems destroyed in the area, Pal Humanity is where…

WalletHub analyzed more than 180 U.S. cities using happiness research.Top contributing happiness factors include mental well-being and financial stability.Happiness is something that can be improved with these tips.To hear WalletHub tell it, happiness is a crazy concoction with a recipe that contains many parts, not all of them intuitive or related.In the “Happiest Cities in America” reckoning for 2026, WalletHub lists the “core” factors it included, all borrowed from scientific research: mental well-being, physical health, strong social ties, job satisfaction and financial stability. In deciding this superlative, the company, which is primarily a financial site, “analyzed more than 180 of…

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Large tortoiseshell butterfly (Nymphalis polychloros) by Hectonichus via CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikipedia The butterfly-mad British are celebrating what seems to be a permanent return of this large and spectacular species after Dutch elm disease killed it off from the island. Unlike the small tortoiseshell butterfly, the large tortoiseshell butterfly hasn’t been a resident of the UK since the 1960s, but after several years of continuous widespread sightings, it’s clearly no longer just a migratory visitor. Indeed, having been seen in Kent, Dorset, the Isle of Wight, Sussex, Hampshire, and Cornwall, Britain’s Butterfly Conservation has officially designated it as the 60th…

Our articles are written by experts in their field and include barristers, solicitors, judges, mediators, academics and professionals from a range of related disciplines. Family Law provides a platform for debate for all the important topics, from divorce and care proceedings to transparency and access to justice. If you would like to contribute please email emma.reitano@lexisnexis.co.uk. © Copyright LexisNexis 2026. All rights reserved. Trisan Hyatt, Family Law Barrister, 5 Pump Court ChambersThis article examines the growing recognition of the impact of trauma and the ability to engage and make meaningful changes on parents involved in care proceedings and argues…

NEW YORK, March 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — (Feature Impact) More than 10 years ago, a mere five words frightened desk jockeys everywhere: “sitting is the new smoking.” Still, many people across the U.S. are walking less than they used to. Long days spent sitting can take a toll over time, negatively impacting bodies and minds. UntitledWalk More to Stress Less: Get Moving to Improve Well-Being: Photos courtesy of Shutterstock A Media Snippet accompanying this announcement is available by clicking on this link. Research from the American Heart Association shows 1 in 4 adults in the United States sits for…

                                Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) – Reports from CBS 60 minutes indicate the U.S. government secretly purchased a directed-energy weapon similar to the ones many believe are used in attacks on U.S. federal employees abroad. Called the Havana Syndrome, the attacks on U.S. officials while they were serving in the U.S. and abroad leave victims with a bizarre mix of maladies from cognitive difficulties, headaches and nausea, vision impairment and balance issues. Since 2017, employees in the U.S. State Department and other federal agencies have reported…