Nearly twice as many pregnancies were complicated by high blood pressure in 2018 than in 2007, and women living in rural areas continue to have higher rates of high blood pressure compared to their urban counterparts, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2020. Pre-pregnancy hypertension is a well-established risk to the health […]
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We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. High blood pressure is a common condition whereby the long-term force of the blood pushing against your artery walls causes them to constrict and harden. When your arteries become narrower, less blood can flow through them. This […]
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Women who struggle with mental illness often don’t take the most effective birth control methods because they worry the hormones in these contraceptives can trigger depression and suicide, a myth that has been perpetuated by recent studies. A new Northwestern Medicine study has found hormonal contraceptives—the pill, IUDs, vaginal rings, etc.—do not cause depression, and women should feel free to […]
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https://www.instagram.com/p/BsWoXQAlysY/Ryan Dorsey/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/BsWoXQAlysY/Ryan Dorsey/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/BsWoXQAlysY/Ryan Dorsey/Instagram Naya Rivera's son Josey Hollis is working on his arithmetic skills. On Thursday, the late Glee star's ex, Ryan Dorsey, shared a sweet photo of the 5-year-old studying in front of a chalkboard on his Instagram Stories. In the shot, the young boy doodles numbers and letters underneath several basic math equations. "Learning how to count votes," […]
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FRIDAY, Nov. 13, 2020 — As if having food allergies isn’t hard enough on a child, new research shows that almost 1 in 5 of these kids are bullied. The bullying didn’t stop at the schoolyard. A similar percentage of parents said they had been teased about their concern for their child’s food allergies. “I think this is an underreported […]
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The Halloween Jack-O-Lanterns have barely been tossed in the garbage, but as it tends to do, the world has already moved on to the next holiday season….or rather two holiday seasons from now. Starting tomorrow, you can get your hands on your favorite holiday drinks from Starbucks in some VERY festive cups. First we’ll cover the drinks that are making […]
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At the onset of COVID-19, COPE Community Services, a Tucson, Arizona-based nonprofit behavioral and physical healthcare organization serving more than 15,000 clients in Pima County, was unprepared to have its staff work remotely. THE PROBLEM COPE needed to react quickly to the sudden change in the healthcare service delivery model and minimize any negative impact from these changes. Medicaid instituted […]
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A team of researchers from the University of California San Francisco, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, and Chan Zuckerberg Biohub has found that it is possible to use metagenomic sequencing to quickly identify pathogens in human body fluids. In their paper published in the journal Nature Medicine, the group describes testing they conducted with a host of bodily fluids from […]
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Experimental thyroid hormone treatment could prevent lung failure in COVID-19 patients by reducing inflammation and stopping the organs from getting ‘leaky’ T3 is a thyroid hormone that reduces inflammation and plays a role in cells along the lining of the lungs absorbing fluids In the swine flu pandemic of 2009, scientists discovered that patients suffering respiratory lung failure had low […]
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If you’ve noticed that your tummy has been a bit off lately – you’re definitely not alone. In the first wave of lockdown, our minds and bodies had to adapt to a new routine and way of life, and it had a big impact on how we function. Our sleep schedules and working patterns shifted, exercise and healthy eating regimes […]
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