Nadine Dirks is an intersectional feminist, writer, and advocate for sexual reproductive health and rights (SRHR). In this opinion piece, she shares her views on unsafe abortions as a public health issue. Researchers have referred to unsafe abortions as a “preventable pandemic” — one that affects the health and lives of women, transgender people, and […]
(HealthDay)—The risks for prematurity, small for gestational age, and cesarean section are increased in pregnancies among women with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a study published in the November issue of Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. Antoine Meyer, M.D., from the Assistance Publique-Hopitaux de Paris, and colleagues used data from the French national health system […]
New mom alert! Sophie Turner posted a mirror selfie three months after welcoming her and Joe Jonas’ daughter, Willa. Sophie Turner’s Baby Bump Pics Ahead of Her 1st Child “Couldn’t have said it better myself @nicholasghesquiere @louisvuitton,” the Game of Thrones alum, 24, captioned an Instagram Story photo of herself rocking a “VOTE” tee. The […]
Vlad and Niki Vashketov might be your child's new favorite YouTube stars! The Russian-American brothers have made quite the splash on the streaming platform since launching their presence in 2018, posting videos across 16 channels (translated into 13 languages!) that explore preschool-focused topics like make-believe, science experiments, storytelling and more. PEOPLE recently spoke with the […]
It has been a pandemic since at least biblical times, and unless effective strategies harness the global tuberculosis scourge, the disease will remain problematic and pervasive—an unending plague throughout many regions of the world. Although tuberculosis has taken a backseat in 2020 to the COVID-19 pandemic, it remains an unrelenting cause of respiratory infections and […]
FRIDAY, Oct. 30, 2020 — Foreign disinformation campaigns on social media have caused vaccination rates to fall, a new study reveals. Every 1 point increase in the effort to discredit vaccines is linked to an average 2% drop in annual vaccine coverage around the world, and a 15% increase in negative tweets about vaccination, researchers […]
Making her own decision! Scheana Shay’s mom, Erika van Olphen, clapped back at speculation that her daughter got pregnant to follow in her Vanderpump Rules costars’ footsteps. Bare Bump! See Stassi Schroeder’s Pregnancy Pics Ahead of 1st Child “As Scheana’s mom, I’d like to first say ‘thank you’ to all the beautiful messages and well […]
Kelly Osbourne is opening up about her dating life following her recent weight loss. The 36-year-old reality star confirmed in August that she lost 85 lbs., a transformation that was the result of a total mental and physical health shift that started years ago, after getting gastric sleeve surgery. In an appearance on The Talk on […]
SMART COVID-19 ANTIBODY TEST TO LAUNCH Swiss medtech company, Bloom Diagnostics has announced the launch of its COVID-19 antibody test for professional use in the EU. The Bloom System allows healthcare professionals to conduct COVID-19 antibody testing with real-time results using its Bloom Lab – a smart, Bluetooth enabled device which operates through the Bloom App on the […]
U.S. soldiers, family members and veterans have had exclusive access to a smartphone app they used to improve eating, sleeping, exercising and stress, until now. The same scientists who created the one-of-a-kind military app for the U.S. Department of Defense were given the go-ahead to complete a new consumer version for 2021 release with the […]
