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How Has the COVID-19 Pandemic Affected Kids’ Immune Systems?
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic provided us with very few silver linings. We got to work from home, avoid office Christmas parties, and arguably the best perk of them all was our kids getting less sick during the usual sniffle and cough-filled seasons. In fact, the 2020 flu season was one of the lowest on record. The CDC reported 2,038 confirmed flu cases from Sept. 27, 2020 to April 24, 2021. In a typical flu season, the United States shek
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How Youtube Reiki Helped Me Understand Energy Healing & Actually Relax
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, I managed my depression and anxiety like a lot of people — by working with mental-health professionals. But once the world shut down, it became clear that I needed something to supplement my conventional methods. While I had previously indulged in this kind of self-care by watching ASMR videos, I wasn’t looking for tingles caused by whispers or brush bristles this time around. I needed something that would genuinely calm my nerves and help me shek
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Relationship Anxiety: Signs, Causes, and Tips to Overcome it
Relationships can be wonderful. They can be fulfilling, joyful, and…yes, stressful. In fact, few things in life can cause us the type of anxiety a romantic relationship can. While some stress is normal in life, acknowledging when things get hard and learning how to deal with relationship anxiety can help you establish healthy, functioning, rewarding relationships for years to come. Thankfully, relationship counseling online is easily accessible if you’re ready to start managing it. Read on to learn more about talk
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An Infectious Disease Expert Explains New Federal Rules on ‘Mix-and-Match’ Vaccine Booster Shots
By Glenn J. Rapsinski, University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences Many Americans now have the green light to get a COVID-19 vaccine booster – and the flexibility to receive a different brand than the original vaccine they received. On the heels of the Food and Drug Administration’s Sept. 22, 2021, emergency use authorization of a third dose – or “booster shot » – of the Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine for certain Americans, on Oct. 20, the agency also gave emergency authorization to a third Healthy
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‘Down to My Last Diaper’: The Anxiety of Parenting in Poverty
By Jenny Gold, Kaiser Health News For parents living in poverty, “diaper math » is a familiar and distressingly pressing daily calculation. Babies in the U.S. go through six to 10 disposable diapers a day, at an average cost of $70 to $80 a month. Name-brand diapers with high-end absorption sell for as much as a half a dollar each, and can result in upwards of $120 a month in expenses. One in every three American families cannot afford enough diapers Healthy
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Thinking About Getting a Tummy Tuck? What to Know Before Going Under the Knife.
Kim Cressell had a tummy tuck after her third pregnancy at the age of 36. « I am happy I had it because my post-pregnancy belly never went back down to normal, » Cressell said. But there were elements of the surgery Cressell didn’t anticipate. « While the procedure was explained to me by the surgeon, there was little talk of the post-surgery and what that experience would be like, » she explained. For instance, for a week after the surgery she had two Healthy
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Coming Out As Transgender: Everything You Need to Know
Knowing when or how to come out as trans can be scary. It can also be very liberating if you’re ready to do it. Embracing who you are, and then having the courage to communicate that to those closest to you can be very empowering. The most important thing to know about coming out as trans is there is no right or wrong way to do it. There’s no “one way” to come out. At the end of the day, talk
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The Different Types of Gender Identity
Gender identity is often misunderstood. It’s not the same thing as sexual identity. The simplest way to think about it is that it’s the gender you identify as — on the inside — whether you’re male, female, neither or even both. Gender identification exists on a wide spectrum, and you may change how you identify over time. Learn more about what gender identity is, the different gender identities there are, and how identity differs from gender expression. You’ll also find talk
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Gender Identity vs. Gender Expression: What’s the Difference?
The difference between gender identity and gender expression can be confusing for some. Many people just lump the idea of gender into one, overarching concept. When in reality, we must be thinking of gender as something that’s three separate subjects — gender identity and expression and physical sex. There is a difference in gender identity vs gender expression, and it’s important for us to explore this concept. At the highest level, the differences between gender identity and gender expression have talk
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PHOTO TOUR: M Physicians Broadway Family Medicine Clinic
Due to lack of access to care in the Near North neighborhood of Minneapolis—a diverse, low-income community—University of Minnesota Physicians (M Physicians; Minneapolis) wanted to offer a freestanding clinic that would engage the community and promote wellness. A former CVS site was transformed into the new location, named M Physicians Broadway Family Medicine Clinic. It’s now one of only two clinics that serve the entire north side of Minneapolis. Situated in a large, visible shopping plaza with parking, the clinic healthcare
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University Of Missouri To Open Precision Health Building
The University of Missouri (MU; Columbia, Mo.) is opening the Roy Blunt NextGen Precision Health Building, which will anchor the NextGen Precision Health initiative on the MU campus in Columbia. The initiative aims to accelerate innovations in precision health that improve health outcomes for Missourians and the world. The nearly $214 million, 265,000-square-foot NextGen Precision Health Building will house research and clinical space focusing on cancer, vascular, and neurological diseases. MU’s NextGen Precision Health Initiative will span across all four healthcare
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Moms Need More Support: National HealthyWomen Survey Reveals Postpartum Mental Health Is Not Properly Addressed During Critical Time for Mom
October 26, 2021 – HealthyWomen, the nation’s leading independent, nonprofit health resource for women, today announced the results from a national survey of more than 1,000 U.S. adults, sponsored by Sage Therapeutics, Inc., that exposes the realities of maternal mental health and the urgency to help moms put a support system into place during the fourth trimester (the first 12 weeks after a baby is born) – a critical postpartum time frame. According to a recent report from the Centers Healthy