The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s COVID-19 vaccine advisory committee will attend an emergency meeting next week to discuss higher than expected reports of heart inflammation in young males who received their second dose of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines. The June 18 meeting will address the conditions that are very rare and have… Read More »
In a given year, about 10% of mothers in the United States experience a major depressive episode (MDE). Roughly translated, this means about 1 in 10 children is exposed to maternal depression each year (Ertel et al, 2011). While much attention has focused on postpartum depression, which affects about 10% to 15% of women, mothers… Read More »
As psychologists worry that the coronavirus pandemic is triggering a loneliness epidemic, new Harvard research suggests feelings of social isolation are on the rise and that those hardest hit are older teens and young adults. In the recently released results of a study conducted last October by researchers at Making Caring Common, 36 percent of… Read More »
Treatment for cancer can impair sperm production, sometimes severely. A woman’s fertility peaks in male infertility at young age early and mid-20s, after which it starts to decline slowly. What are the risks of delaying transition until adulthood? Cigarette smoking, alcohol, marijuana, anabolic steroids, and taking medications to treat bacterial infections, high blood pressure and… Read More »
by Annie Jones The effect of ageing on the skin is not always the same for everyone. It is said to vary from person to person depending on their prevailing health condition, professional type and hygiene. While some experience the marks on ageing quite sooner, there are some who don’t even experience wrinkles by the late… Read More »