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juin 13, 2025Like
A New Study Linked ‘Manosphere’ & Masculinity Content to Poor Mental Health in Teen Boys
In recent years, popular influencers creating “men and masculinity content” have moved from the fringes of online subculture to the mainstream. Men and masculinity content creators (also known as the manosphere) are reaching millions of young male followers and yet, there is little known about the impact of that reach — until recently. Earlier this month, Movember, a charity dedicated to bringing awareness to and support for men’s health, released a study about the impact of masculinity content on young shek
juin 13, 2025Like
HealthyWomen Statement on HHS Dismissal and Replacement of All ACIP Members
HealthyWomen shares the concerns of leading medical associations and public health organizations about the recent decision by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to abruptly dismiss all 17 sitting members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), which advises the CDC on the use of vaccines in the U.S. The ACIP is a group of unpaid experts who provide recommendations on how to best apply research findings on vaccine use to the benefit of public health. The Healthy
juin 12, 2025Like
Wegovy Prescriptions for Teens Are Up 50 Percent — Here’s What Parents Should Know
As the popularity of GLP-1 medications to support weight loss in adults surges, it’s not surprising that there’s also been a spike in the use of these drugs in teens. Prescriptions of the GLP-1 drug Wegovy for teens were up 50 percent last year, according to a review released earlier this month from health data firm Truveta in collaboration with Reuters. The company reviewed health records of 1.3 million children ages 12 to 17 across 30 health systems in the shek
juin 12, 2025Like
Your Migraine Attacks Might Be Affecting Your Mental Health
When Stephanie Weaver plans a vacation, her very first thought is, “What if I get a migraine attack?” The possibility causes her so much anxiety that she goes over a game plan with her therapist in case it happens. She packs multiple medications, a hat to shield her eyes from bright lights and Ziploc bags to make an emergency ice pack. “I know I’ll have to deal with whatever comes,” she said. Weaver, who’s in her 60s and lives in Healthy
juin 12, 2025Like
Clinically Speaking: Questions and Answers About Migraine Treatments
Migraine attacks aren’t just head pain. They’re part of migraine disease, a neurologic disorder, and they involve a wide variety of symptoms that can include intense headache attacks, particularly occurring on one side of the head; sensitivity to light, sounds and smells; tingling or numbness in your arms and/or legs, mood changes and intense fatigue, among other symptoms. This chronic condition can be difficult to treat, but there are a lot of different migraine treatments out there. We reached out Healthy
juin 11, 2025Like
How Hot Weather Can Make Eczema Worse — & What To Do About It
If there is any truth to the nursery rhyme “April showers bring May flowers,” you can get ready for allergy season and eczema flareups when the weather gets warmer. Depending on where you live, vacation plans are set and early summer routines — dusting off beach chairs, rescuing corn hole bean bags from the attic, hosing down the grill and purchasing swimsuits — are in full swing. While most people work to avoid sunburn by wearing sunscreen, hats, and sunglasses, shek
juin 11, 2025Like
15 Minutes With: Sara Reardon, DPT, WCS, Talks About the Power of the Pelvic Floor and the Problem with How We Pee
Sara Reardon, aka “The Vagina Whisperer,” has been very vocal online about the importance of women’s pelvic floor health since 2017. And with more than 680,000 followers and 13 million views on social media — people are listening. “The account has organically grown, and I think that’s a real testament to how much women really want this information about their pelvic floor — and they aren’t getting it elsewhere,” Reardon said. As a pelvic floor physical therapist, Reardon helps women Healthy
juin 11, 2025Like
Comprender las investigaciones de lupus
English Aproximadamente 1.5 millones de personas en Estados Unidos tienen lupus, un trastorno que ocurre cuando el sistema inmunitario ataca órganos y tejidos saludables. De ellas, 9 de cada 10 son mujeres. El lupus es un trastorno complicado que puede ser difícil de diagnosticar e incluso más difícil de tratar. Los científicos estudian el lupus desde muchos ángulos diferentes para poder entender de mejor manera qué lo desencadena y cómo ayudar de mejor forma a las personas que viven con Healthy
juin 10, 2025Like
Understanding Lupus Research
About 1.5 million people in the United States have lupus, a disease that happens when the immune system attacks healthy organs and tissues. Of these, 9 out of 10 are women. Lupus is a complicated disease that can be hard to diagnose and even harder to treat. Scientists are looking at lupus from many different angles so they can better understand what triggers it — and how best to support those who are living with the disease. Clinical trials for Healthy
juin 10, 2025Like
Pasé años sin tener idea que mis episodios épicos de migrañas estaban relacionados con mi ciclo menstrual
English Junio es el Mes Nacional de Concientización de Migrañas y Dolores de Cabeza. Tal como lo relataron a Nicole Audrey Spector Estaba en la universidad cuando tuve mi primer episodio de migrañas. Fue tan grave que me tumbó por tres días. El segundo día, me encerré en un cuarto oscuro, donde vomité sin parar y estuve a punto de desmayarme. Aterrada, pensando que tenía un aneurisma cerebral, fui a la clínica médica del campus en cuanto pude caminar y Healthy
juin 10, 2025Like
For Years, I Had No Idea My Epic Migraine Attacks Were Tied to My Menstrual Cycle
Español June is National Migraine and Headache Awareness Month. As told to Nicole Audrey Spector I was in college when I had my first migraine attack. It was so severe it knocked me out for three days. On the second day, I shut myself away in a dark room, where I was vomiting nonstop and on the verge of passing out. Terrified, thinking I was having a brain aneurysm, I went to the health clinic on campus as soon as Healthy
juin 10, 2025Like
New Study Looks At Brain Disruptions In Climate Stress-Exposed Children
A new study published in PLOS One looked at how prenatal exposure to extreme ambient heat may amplify the adverse impact of Superstorm Sandy on basal ganglia volume among school-aged children. “The study explores the impact of prenatal exposure to Superstorm Sandy, a post-tropical cyclone that made landfall in New York City in 2012, and extreme ambient heat, defined as at least one day greater than 95 degrees Fahrenheit, on the brain volume of the basal ganglia in school-aged children, theravive