As the coronavirus pandemic continues to keep much of the population in their homes for most of the day, it’s taking a toll on our collective mental health. In Baltimore, calls to the city’s crisis hotline have doubled during the pandemic and Sheppard Pratt Health System, one of the nation’s leading mental health care providers, […]
Fresh focus. Kaitlyn Bristowe and Jason Tartick shared their New Year’s resolutions exclusively with Us Weekly. Cutest Celebrity Baby Announcements Over the Years The banker, 32, plans to work on his “mental” health, he said on Thursday, December 31, explaining, “I think we always think New Year’s Eve [is] physical, like, what kind of weight […]
Despite decades of public health campaigns, skin cancer remains a major threat to health in Australia, with more cases diagnosed each year than all other cancers combined. Skin cancer rates remain high and sunburn is all too common in Australia. Our research looks at how best to inform people about the hazards of ultraviolet (UV) […]
A pair of recent studies from Oregon State University found that Oregon’s Medicaid expansion in 2014 has led to increased prenatal care among low-income women, as well as improved health outcomes for newborn babies. In the three years after the expansion, one study found that Oregon saw an almost 2 percentage point increase in first […]
Even though 11.4 million doses of the approved Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines had been distributed across the United States by Monday morning, just 2.1 million had made it into the arms of high-risk Americans. That’s far too slow a pace, said one official charged with spearheading the vaccination of Americans. “We agree that that […]
A team of researchers from National Institutes of Health, in an in-depth study of how Covid-19 affects a patient’s brain, have consistently spotted hallmarks of damage caused by thinning and leaky brain blood vessels in tissue samples. These damage hallmarks were spotted in patients who died shortly after contracting the disease. In addition, they saw […]
If improving your health is at the top of your list this year, there’s no better place to start than with your gut. Your digestive system is the powerhouse of both your body and mind – helping you to get stronger, improve your mood and support your immune system. So feed it well with this […]
The U.S. ramped up COVID-19 vaccinations in the past few days after a slower-than-expected start, bringing the number of shots dispensed to about 4 million, government health officials said Sunday. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious-disease expert, also said on ABC’s “This Week” that President-elect Joe Biden’s pledge to administer 100 million shots of […]
Seth Spreadbury, a 37-year-old dad of two, shares with Men’s Health the lifestyle changes and habits that led to him becoming the fittest and strongest he’s ever been. My wife and I experienced fertility issues while conceiving our second child; a process that took years, and was very taxing emotionally. We both struggled, and that […]
Lauren Bushnell revealed in a candid blog post that she feared she couldn’t have kids after struggling to conceive with husband Chris Lane and “prayed every day for months” that she would get pregnant. Lauren Bushnell and Chris Lane’s Whirlwind Romance In a post titled “Journey to Baby,” the Bachelor alum, 30, admitted that for […]
