The European Medicines Agency (EMA) will decide on Monday whether to give the green light for the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine within the EU. The Amsterdam-based regulator brought the decision forward by eight days under pressure from EU states, after Britain and the US approved the jab more quickly. Here are five key things to know […]
New parents have long believed that playing Mozart and Beethoven while their babies slept would make for a smarter adult. While the jury is still out on whether or not all of those children grew up to be Ivy League grads, there is some evidence to suggest that listening to music can have positive effects […]
The first shots of COVID-19 vaccine are being delivered, but it will likely be months before doses are widely available for everyone at U.S. drugstores and doctor’s office. Details are still being worked out, but officials expect widespread availability by the middle of next year. A second coronavirus vaccine is being reviewed this week by […]
Hanging at home. George Clooney is taking precautions amid the coronavirus pandemic due to his 3-year-old son Alexander’s health. Everything We Know George and Amal Clooney Have Said About Parenthood “My son has asthma,” the actor, 59, told The Guardian on Sunday, December 13, noting that his family hasn’t left their compound since March. “They […]
(HealthDay)—About one in five U.S. adults reported currently using any tobacco product in 2019, with most reporting use of combustible products, according to research published in the Nov. 20 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Monica E. Cornelius, Ph.D., from the CDC in Atlanta, and colleagues […]
MONDAY, Nov. 23, 2020 (American Heart Association News) — Women are less likely than men to receive CPR from a bystander. But why? The reluctance, new research suggests, may be fueled by worries of being accused of sexual assault or doing physical harm. Knowing people’s secret fears is the first step to dispelling them, experts […]
Pregnancy. A beautiful time when you are growing a human being. Your skin glows, your hair grows like crazy, and, oh yeah, you experience a torrent of unpleasant side effects, ranging from bleeding gums, to indigestion, and you have to pee like every second (via BabyCenter). Meanwhile, swollen feet are also common when you have […]
Worldwide, 30 countries account for almost 90% of the global tuberculosis burden. Ending tuberculosis will require early detection of people with TB, and active case-finding is one strategy for doing so. In this new study researchers at the Department of Global Public Health sheds light on policies for active case-finding in the 30 high TB […]
Reflecting on her road to parenthood. Jamie Lynn Spears opened up about her reaction to finding out she was pregnant at age 16. Drew Barrymore, Will Kopelman and More Former Couples Crushing Coparenting “You have your first love, or what you call love in high school. You think it’s forever, and then oh, my gosh, […]
South Africa’s response to the novel coronavirus outbreak was swift and assertive. The country quickly instituted testing, tracing, and quarantining those affected with COVID-19. But the financial and social effects of quarantine hit people, who were already struggling, especially hard. Racial and economic inequalities were amplified in South Africa, as elsewhere, through the new coronavirus […]
