Martin's Must-Reads

Martin's Must-Reads

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Martin's Must-Reads episodes

  • Martin's Must Reads: 'The Last Stargazers'
    All of us at one time or another have looked at the incredibly beautiful photos of faraway stars and nebulas and wondered “How do they do that?” Emily Levesque in her book The Last Stargazers: The Enduring Story of Astronomy’s Vanishing Explorers describes the men and women who take the pictures and the telescopes they use.
    2 min
  • To Your Health: HPV (Part 2)
    According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, every year in the United States, 33,700 women and men are diagnosed with a cancer caused by HPV infection. HPV vaccination could prevent more than 90% of these cancers from ever developing. SoutheastHEALTH reports that though the HPV vaccine has been available for more than a decade, the overall percentage of the number of girls and boys obtaining the vaccine is still low. In 2017, the national average was about 50 percent for girls
    2 min
  • Martin's Must Reads: 'Big Lies in a Small Town'
    “As of next week, you’ve served your minimum sentence. One year, right? She asked. I half nodded, waiting. Yes I’d served my one-year minimum, but the maximum was three years, and from everything I’d been told, I wasn’t going anywhere for a long time. We..Andrea and I ..have been working on getting you released,” Lisa said.”
    2 min
  • To Your Health: Dehydration
    Runners sometimes joke about the strangest places they have gotten a drink when putting in long, hot miles ---from a stranger’s garden hose, a spigot on a golf course---but dehydration is no laughing matter. It’s also not something to cry about...because people who are dehydrated can’t produce tears. According to The Mayo Clinic, dehydration occurs when you use or lose more fluid than you take in, and your body doesn't have enough water and other fluids to carry out its normal functions. In the
    2 min
  • To Your Health: Catch up on Immunizations During National Immunization Awareness Month
    Over the last year, parents may have been concerned about potentially exposing their children to COVID-19 so they skipped well-child visits. However, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention wants to remind parents of the vital need to protect their children against serious vaccine-preventable diseases, even as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. As social distancing requirements are relaxed, children who are not protected by vaccines will be more vulnerable to diseases such as measles.
    2 min
  • Martin's Must Reads: 'People We Meet on Vacation'
    “Poppy,” Swapna says from the head of the dull gray conference table. “What have you got?” For the benevolent ruler of the “Rest & Relaxation” empire, Swapna Bakshi-Highsmith could not possibly exude any less of our fine magazine’s two core values.”
    2 min
  • To Your Health: Breastfeeding and Health Equity
    The U.S. has some of the highest maternal and infant death rates out of all developed countries, and these numbers are even higher for black women and infants. What can we do to address such a disturbing fact. There is one thing we can do to help reduce the gap in health equity early on, and that is take breastfeeding seriously. Despite the recommendation for infants to breastfeed exclusively for their first 6 months, the CDC reports only 26% of American infants meet the criteria. There are
    2 min
  • Martin's Must Reads: 'Buried in the Sky'
    Mt. Everest, on the border of Nepal and China, is the tallest and most well-known mountain in the world. It has been climbed by over 5,700 people and, while it is dangerous, by far the deadliest mountain on earth to climb is K2.
    2 min
  • To Your Health: How To Cut A Clear Path Through Medicare Coverage Confusion
    Reaching retirement age at 65 is one of life’s key milestones and certainly a cause to celebrate! However, before the celebration starts, one of the important tasks is cutting a clear path through the Medicare Coverage confusion. Low health literacy is one of the biggest problems when people begin considering their Medicare options. An article in The Journal of Health Communication stated "the success of health plans hinges on the engagement of their members, and that requires providing
    2 min

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There are one million new books published each year. With so many books and so little time, where do you begin to find your next must-read? There’s the New York Times Bestseller list, the Goodreads…