Here’s what you need to know: Experts warn that new U.S. rules on virus data collection are creating problems for hospitals and data integrity. The principals’ and teachers’ unions in N.Y.C. call on the mayor to delay in-person instruction by several weeks. As U.S. schools reopen, New Jersey and Florida …
Read More »Infertility Was Distressing. The Military Made It Even More Complicated.
The period of my life when I assumed pregnancy could be planned ended only two years ago — but it feels like a distant memory. It’s almost laughable, considering the years I spent worrying about accidental pregnancies. Once I was ready, I thought I would be in control of when …
Read More »California’s Attorney General Condemns Murder Charges Over a Stillbirth
After her pregnancy ended in a stillbirth last year, a woman in California was charged with murder. Kings County prosecutors said that the fetus had died because the woman, Chelsea Becker, used methamphetamines during her pregnancy. The case has captured the attention of civil rights groups and reproductive health advocates, …
Read More »Getting Back on the Wagon
[unable to retrieve full-text content] Things are going great. You’re eating well, moving your body regularly, lifting heavy things, getting good sleep. Then wham! Something happens, and all your best laid plans are out the window. Maybe it’s a crisis at work, the loss of a loved one, a vacation, …
Read More »Should a Study on Pesticides Affect Our Use of Them?
With summer here and more people choosing to escape their coronavirus prisons into yards, parks, woods and streets, a recent study suggests yet another potential health risk, albeit one far less concerning than the virus: exposure to pyrethroids, a major group of insecticides widely used to protect against everything from …
Read More »Coronavirus Live Updates: Trump’s Order on Pandemic Relief Alarms Governors as Stimulus Talks Stall
Here’s what you need to know: Governors say Trump’s order on pandemic relief would wreck state budgets. Trump considers a rule that would block Americans thought to have the virus from returning home. Britain’s push to open schools may force it to close pubs. Federal schools on Native American reservations, …
Read More »Male Menopause Is a Thing. What to Do About It
Male menopause is a real thing, and the medical term for it is andropause. According to the Mayo Clinic, the term “Male Menopause” has been used to describe decreasing testosterone levels related to aging. See this article from Mark back in 2018. One of the symptoms of male menopause can …
Read More »A Rare Economic Bright Spot in the U.S. Health System: The Vet’s Office
The human health care system has struggled financially through the coronavirus pandemic, losing billions from the cancellations of lucrative elective operations as patients were first told to stay away from hospitals and then were leery of setting foot in one. The canine and feline health system, though, is booming. “It’s …
Read More »Salmonella Cases Linked to Onions Increase to Nearly 900
A salmonella outbreak linked to onions has expanded to 43 states and Canada, prompting a recall from a producer in California and various grocery chains, health officials said. As of Sunday, there had been 640 reported salmonella cases, including 85 hospitalizations, tied to the outbreak, the Food and Drug Administration …
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