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Is the 20-20-20 rule for your eyes actually useful?

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In medical school, I remember learning the 20-20-20 rule related to eye reducing eye strain while using screens. The rule is basically: every 20 minutes, shift your eyes to look at an object at least 20 feet away, for at least 20 seconds.  (while you are using screens). I wanted to look at the evidence on the benefits of this rule. Here are some articles we found:   1.  Computers, digital devices, and eye strain.    2.  20-20-20 rule are these numbers really justified From these articles it appears that this rule is not very effective. I wonder if we can alter this rule to make it more effective and I wonder if we can tweak this rule also to help us control our screen time.I believe eye strain and screen usage are issues we are going to have really address moving forward.  
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Useful resources for USMLE and more

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Youtube 1.Malke Asaad's channel https://www.youtube.com/@MalkeAsaad 2.Manik Madan https://www.youtube.com/@manikmadaan  Podcasts 1. Divine Intervention Podcasts Websites 1. Medschool insiders https://medschoolinsiders.com/about/
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A list of useful Online resources for Medical students!📜📜📜

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  Someone once told me, "Medicine is a marathon, not a 100-meter dash". So, on your long road of lifelong learning ahead of you. Here is a list of resources that may help you along the way. We will continue to update this list as we continue to find out more. Youtube: 1. Larry Mellick: https://www.youtube.com/@lmellick/about   This channel is dedicated to teaching emergency medicine procedures and displaying unique and interesting medical conditions. It is an extremely useful resource, and it is a very well-put-together YouTube channel. I hope someone in JIPMER can start a channel like this, as we come across so many interesting cases and teaching points. 2. Stanford Medicine 25 https://www.youtube.com/@StanfordMedicine25/about I cannot stress how important this channel was to my medical training. It highlights the importance of the physical exam and its relevance in modern medicine. The content is excellent, with remarkable people such as Dr.Abraham Varghese sharing insigh...
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The importance of the color green!🌲🌲🍀🌳

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  There are some studies we came across about the effect of seeing the colour green. On our brain and physiology not so sure how strong the evidence will link the studies here and see what we can find out. I believe the premise of these studies that green being the natural colour of many plants and foliage may have an evolutionary relationship with our human physiology and psychology  Anyway we will see what we can find out and what is really evidence based or not> It may a possible harmless intervention we can start using for anxiety and basic feelings of safety and well being?  A little bit more of green may help you and the environment as well. 1.  Foliage colors improve relaxation and emotional status of university students from different countries 2. Adaptive Effects of Seeing Green Environment on Psychophysiological Parameters When Walking or Running
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"Look Around" -the illustrated children's book

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"LOOK AROUND"  is an illustrated children's book that was made for the children in and around the Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research(JIPMER) Medical College Hospital, Puducherry, India.  In 2022, a team of intern physicians in JIPMER wrote and illustrated  "Look Around"  to help address the lack of access to appropriate reading material for children in the Puducherry community. The book consists of culturally relatable pictures and words based on everyday scenes from rural Indian life. With the support of the medical college, hundreds of copies of the book were printed and distributed to children in and around the JIPMER hospital. LINKS TO THE BOOK IN ENGLISH -  Look Around English Normal Quality 1st Edition -  Look Around English High-Quality 1st Edition IN TAMIL/ENGLISH -  Look Around Bilingual Tamil 1st Edition IN HINDI/ENGLISH -  Look Around Bilingual Hindi 1st Edition IN SPANISH/ENGLISH -  Look Around Bil...
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Benefits of Live Music and Concerts !!!!

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  THE LINK TO THE ARTICLE REGARDING BENEFITS OF OUR CONCERT 1  https://health.usnews.com/wellness/mind/slideshows/6-reasons-going-to-concerts-is-good-for-your-health We will try to find more articles and information on this topic. I personally feel live music is a very valuable experience and I am so grateful that I had the opportunity to attend the wonderful concerts held during SPANDAN over the years!
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Therapeutic value of dogs!!!

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  We are just sharing some articles and websites related to how dogs are used in the medical setting. Article 1:  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8042315/            2. Handinpaws is a non-profit related to animal-assisted therapies.They have some information on this topic on their website. https://handinpaw.org/about/impact/  
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