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mai 27, 2022Like
Here’s Why Health Experts Aren’t Worried About Monkeypox
You’ve likely seen headlines regarding the spread of monkeypox: a mild illness caused by a virus within the same family as smallpox. But while the circumstances may sound familiar — in the sense that there’s an “outbreak” that’s made its way to the U.S. — health experts are encouraging Americans not to panic: This is not another coronavirus pandemic. For starters, scientists are already knowledgeable on the virus. ”Monkeypox is not a new or an unknown disease. “CDC has been shek
mai 27, 2022Like
Advocate Aurora Health To Turn Health Center Into Hospital
Advocate Aurora Health (Milwaukee and Downers Grove, Ill.) is expanding its existing Fond du Lac health center in Fond du Lac, Wis., into a hospital with a 70,000-square-foot addition, [this lead wasn’t clear so I edited it based on the news article] according to an article in fox11online.com. The new facility, to be called Aurora Medical Center – Fond du Lac, will comprise 185,000 square feet when completed and include 10 new patient beds and an eight-bay emergency department. Construction healthcare
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Penn Highlands Breaks Ground On $70M Hospital, MOB In Pennsylvania
Integrated healthcare system Penn Highlands Healthcare (DuBois, Pa.) broke ground on a $70 million hospital and medical office building (MOB) in State College, Pa., according to an article in post-gazette.com. The three-story, 82,000-square-foot hospital will include an emergency department (ED) with 10 private treatment rooms and a trauma room; surgical department with three operating suites and an endoscopy procedure room; 18 private inpatient rooms; medical imaging department; and pulmonary function lab for screening diagnosis and treatment. The two-story, 32,000-square-foot MOB healthcare
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Adults Exposed To Parental Domestic Violence As Children More Likely To Develop Mental Illness
More than 20% of adults who were exposed to chronic levels of parental domestic violence in childhood develop major depressive disorder at some stage. Researchers from the University of Toronto found that 22.5% of adults who witnessed domestic violence between parents later developed major depressive disorder, compared with 9.1% of those who hadn’t witnessed parental domestic violence as children. “Individuals who had been exposed to parental domestic violence have an increased risk of developing depression and anxiety disorders at some theravive
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All about mindfulness meditation
Meditation is a practice which involves using your body to build awareness and focus. Mindfulness is also a practice that uses your mind to build awareness about yourself and your surroundings. When you combine these two, mindfulness meditation uses both your mind and body to encourage an intense state of self awareness, focus and awareness of your surroundings. Meditation is an umbrella term and we can say that mindfulness falls somewhere within that umbrella. Let’s understand mindfulness meditation better; Mindfulness Meditation: calmsage
mai 27, 2022Like
The 7 Mental Health Benefits Of Making Your Bed In The Morning
For years, my mother (and my sister) pestered me about making the bed in the morning. I never understood why I should make the extra effort every morning (before my morning coffee too!) to make the bed. Years later, my morning routine now includes making the bed, first thing in the morning. We already know the benefits of keeping our living spaces decluttered but did you know that our day-to-day actions, even the smallest ones such as making your bed, calmsage
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Is a lack of mental health support affecting school children’s education?
As nine out of 10 school staff feel that children’s education is suffering due to a lack of mental health support, what can be done to better support the next generation? In research conducted by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), it was found that nine out of 10 school staff felt that children and young people’s education is suffering due to a lack of mental health support. Surveying school staff in England, 64% of respondents shared that happi
mai 27, 2022Like
Laura Brand: permission to play
Laura Brand is on a magical mission to help us all embrace creativity and welcome joy into our lives. Through her new book, The Joy Journal for Grown-ups, she’s gifting us with permission to be curious and play, in the most beautiful and nature-inspired ways Close your eyes for a moment, and think back to when you were a child. What type of playful, creative activity did you love? Now ask yourself: when was the last time you did that happi
mai 26, 2022Like
Copy of From Shame to Advocacy: My Decades-Long Journey Living — and Thriving — With HIV
As told to Nicole Audrey Spector The year was 1986. I was 39 years old and newly wed to the love of my life, with whom I bought my first house. My three daughters and stepdaughter were both grown, married and doing well. I loved my job in the finance industry. My life was good — no, my life was wonderful. One day, my company hosted a blood drive. Considering that millions of Americans need blood each year, I didn’t Healthy
mai 26, 2022Like
Gun Violence Quietly Became the Number One Cause of Death in American Children as of 2020
Atop COVID-19 and a subsequent national youth mental health crisis in the U.S., American children are now facing what has quietly became their deadliest public health threat yet: gun violence. Officially outranking car accidents as of 2020, firearm-related injuries have emerged as the dominant cause of death of American children and adolescents, according to recently released mortality data from the CDC. 2019 and 2010 also saw children’s firearm-related deaths increase by a whopping 29.5 percent — a number that’s more shek
mai 26, 2022Like
Growing Older With HIV
In 1986, Stephanie Brooks Wiggins had just moved from Brooklyn to Baltimore with her soon-to-be husband and was excited to start their new life together when she was diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). She was barely 40 years old. “I was very naive. I had never heard of HIV,” Brooks Wiggins said. Her biggest worry was her new husband. “How was I going to tell him that I had this disease that was going to kill me?” Now 76, Healthy
mai 26, 2022Like
The Hottest Memorial Day Sex Toy Sales To Ring In Summer 2022
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. Holiday weekends are a great time to browse sales on everything from cute deck chairs to warm weather ‘fits — you know, things that can make you feel or look really good heading into the summer months. But sex toys are another way to feel really good, NSFW-style — and it never hurts to save a couple bucks on shek