When the coronavirus hit Martha Leland’s Connecticut nursing home last year, she and dozens of other residents contracted the disease while the facility was on lockdown. Twenty-eight residents died, including her roommate. “The impact of not having friends and family come in and see us for a year was totally […]
Haiti does not have a single vaccine to offer its more than 11 million people over a year after the pandemic began, raising concerns among health experts that the well-being of Haitians is being pushed aside as violence and political instability across the country deepen. So far, Haiti is slated […]
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More than half of the opioid tablets prescribed for patients who underwent orthopaedic or urologic procedures went unused in a new study by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Using an automated text messaging system that regularly checked in with patients on their pain […]
Colorectal cancer risk does not rise after bariatric surgery, a study from the University of Gothenburg shows. This finding is important for patients with obesity, and their healthcare professionals, when deciding upon such an operation. Obesity is a known risk factor for several types of cancer, including colorectal cancer (affecting […]
Nearly all women who deliver babies through cesarean section at Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York City receive injections of the blood thinner heparin for weeks after the procedure, to prevent potentially life-threatening blood clots. Obstetric leaders there say that’s good medical practice because the formation of those […]
In a recent study testing the effects of exercise on overall metabolism, researchers at Oregon State University found that even a single session of moderate aerobic exercise makes a difference in the cells of otherwise sedentary people. Mitochondria are the part of the cell responsible for the biological process of […]
Going green! Katharine McPhee showed her postpartum progress while celebrating St. Patrick’s Day on Wednesday, March 17. MAFS’ Ashley Petta, More Celeb Moms Show Postpartum Bodies Days After Birth The Country Comfort star, 36, captioned the social media upload with a four-leaf clover emoji. In the backyard shot, she posed […]
Exposure to the air pollutant fine particulate matter (PM2.5) before and after birth is linked to a heightened risk of childhood allergic rhinitis, finds research published online in the journal Thorax. The period of vulnerability may be during late pregnancy (30 weeks) right through to the first year of life, […]
Working mothers on the impact of the coronavirus pandemic Anna Hamilton, a mother of two from Georgia, Syndie Ly, a mother of four from California, and Jennifer Zielke, a mother of four from Tennessee, explain how the coronavirus pandemic has impacted their lives. No one has been untouched. Not the […]