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Terminating Your Physician Employment Agreement

Many of our physician clients are unaware of their termination rights prior to meeting with us.

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If you want to terminate your employment, the first thing you need to do is read your contract.

Most physician employment agreements have substantial termination provisions. You need to know what yours says regarding termination with and without cause, what notice is required, and what other provisions will be triggered by termination.

Many times, employment agreements have an expiration date. For example, if the contract is a three year agreement with an effective date of January 1, 2023 the contract will expire on December 31, 2025. However, it is essential to be aware of any automatic renewal provisions. Some contracts require advance notice

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New Baby? Time to Update Your Estate Plan

We often have clients ask us when the best time to do their estate plan is and the answer is usually, right now! This is especially true for people turning 18 years old, people who don’t have a plan, and people who have had recent life changes.

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One event that should trigger you to meet with an estate planning attorney is a new baby. When you are expanding your family, that comes with a lot of changes and responsibilities.

Once you have children, you need to consider a variety of things you’ve never had to think about before.

Some of these include:

  1. Who would you want to take care of your child if something happened to the parents?
  2. Do you
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Longevity expert Peter Attia shares the walking workout he swears by to stay healthy and prevent falls as you age

Whether it’s a morning cup of tea, a daily meditation, or a call to your closest friend, your daily habits impact your health and happiness.

While Dr. Peter Attia, author of New York Times best seller Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity, said there’s no “silver bullet” to increase one’s health span and life span, there are still a variety of longevity-linked habits that may work for you to stave off age-related diseases and early mortality.

“People have so much more agency over this than they will ever believe if they don’t take the step to educate themselves on it,” Attia tells Oprah Winfrey this week for a series called The Life You Want on Oprah Daily. “A lot of people think, ‘Well, this is my lot in life’…It’s not the case at all.”

Exercise, nutrition, sleep, and managing emotional health by engaging with others and trying

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Some doctors are using AI chatbots to help deliver bad news to patients, the report says

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From synthetic embryos, to a more inclusive BMI policy, to the possible benefits of vaginal fluids — here are some of the best health stories this week from Yahoo News partners.

Some doctors are using AI chatbots to help deliver bad news to patients, the report says

According to the New York Times, some doctors are using AI chatbots like ChatGPT to communicate with patients — even helping doctors deliver bad medical news in a more empathetic way or write scripts to speak to patients more compassionately.

“I know physicians are using this,” one expert at Stanford Health Care told the New York Times about chatbots. “I’ve heard of residents using it to guide clinical decision making. I don’t think it’s appropriate.”

Microsoft Corporate Vice President Peter Lee said he had anticipated that many doctors would use the new technology to help eliminate some of

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What to Know About This Weight Loss Drug Side Effect

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While taking drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy can help people shed pounds quickly, rapid weight loss can also cause saggy skin and a ‘deflated’ appearance in curvy areas of your body. Luis Alvarez/Getty Images
  • ‘Ozempic Butt,’ characterized by sagging skin on the butt, is gaining traction as a reported side effect of the weight loss drug semaglutidebetter known by the popular brand names Ozempic and Wegovy.
  • Experts say rapid, extreme weight loss can contribute to looser skin, particularly in curvier areas of the body.
  • Taking a slower, more sustainable approach to weight loss can lower your risk of developing ‘Ozempic Butt.‘
  • Regular exercise as well as surgical and non-surgical treatments can improve the appearance of ‘Ozempic butt.’

Rumored to be used by many celebrities, semaglutide, sold under the brand names Ozempic and Wegovy, has become a popular weight loss tool.

The drug acts

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Award-winning idea aims to produce healthy sugar substitute for diabetics

A start-up company is working to get a sugar substitute to market, which if approved, they say will provide a healthier alternative particularly for diabetics. And it’s made from unused production byproducts.

Biofect Innovations won the Agri-Tech Pitch Competition in Guelph this year. The company has found a way to turn things like lactose, starch and glycerol into a protein-based sweetener called brazzein, which is several thousand times sweeter than sugar, and they say it’s healthier too.

“The core mission for us is to create something that doesn’t just satisfy the sweet tooth, it also needs to satisfy the health,” said Christian Delos Santos, the co-founder and CEO.

Their method won them the prize worth $10,000 in March as part of the Agri-Tech Pitch Competition that was hosted by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and the University of Guelph’s Research Innovation Office.

“I really do think

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The secret to why exercise is so good for mental health? ‘Hope molecules’ | Devi Sridar

Exercise, in whatever form, and for however long, it just makes life feel better. I feel it myself after a walk up Arthur’s Seat here in Edinburgh, a jog around the Meadows, or a sweaty hot yoga session in Leith. The physical benefits of movement such as lowered blood pressure, reduced risk of diabetes and cancer, and healthy aging, are well-known, and we’re beginning to understand more about the mental health benefits as well.

One of the most interesting health research projects of the past decade or so has looked at how exactly exercise makes us feel good. Research shows that there appears to be a clear scientific reason, that we can see at a cellular level. When muscles contract, they secrete chemicals into the bloodstream. Among these chemicals are myokines, which have been referred to as “hope molecules”. These small proteins travel to the brain, cross the blood-brain

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Remarriage and Estate Planning – Rickard & Associates

If you are getting remarried, it is essential to understand your spouse’s inheritance rights.

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Before you get married for a second or third time, you want to be aware of the rights your spouse will have to your estate and vice versa.

You may want to work with an attorney to draft a prenuptial agreement, prior to exchanging vows.

Then, you want to be familiar with the intestacy laws in your state. If you die without a written estate plan, the intestacy laws will control where your assets go.

We help our clients understand where their money will go, if they don’t have a written plan. We also help them look at various options and understand how their assets will

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Doctor, 32, died after a ‘tragic and rare’ reaction to AstraZeneca jab | News News

'Fit and healthy' doctor, 32, died after a 'tragic and rare' reaction to Covid jab

The coroner described Dr Stephen Wright’s death as a ‘very unusual and deeply tragic case’ (Picture: PA)

A ‘fit and healthy’ doctor died after suffering a ‘truly tragic and very rare’ reaction to the AstraZeneca Covid jab, an request he heard.

Dr Stephen Wright, 32, was among the first people to be given the vaccine due to his role on the pandemic’s frontline. The NHS clinical psychologist, from Sevenoaks, died 10 days later in January 2021.

His widow Charlotte said she now intends to take legal action against the pharmaceutical giant. She told reporters after the request: ‘It was made clear that Stephen was fit and healthy and that his death was by vaccination of AstraZeneca. This is the written proof.’

Holding back tears, she remembered Dr. Wright as ‘the most amazing husband’ and a good father to their sons Izaac, nine, and Elijah, three.

‘I find it very comforting

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You can get active for your brain health later in life, study finds

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Even if you’ve never been physically active, you can start moving now and see benefits.

That’s according to a new study, which found that any amount of physical activity starting at any age is helpful for long-term cognitive health.

Researchers already know that people who participate in physical activity in their leisure time have a lower risk for dementia and higher cognitive function later in life than those who are inactive, said study author Dr. Sarah-Naomi James, a research fellow at the MRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Aging at University College London.

What researchers didn’t know was whether there was a specific time in life by which a person needed to get active or if there was an activity threshold they needed to meet

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