Moms Released From Prison
Experts and a former inmate running a new program for moms in prison discuss barriers and ways to overcome them.
Experts and a former inmate running a new program for moms in prison discuss barriers and ways to overcome them.
Since the beginning of the “baby on back” movement to reduce sudden infant death syndrome, many more infants are developing misshapen heads with a flat spot in one place. An expert discusses whether this is serious.
2020 has produced an ongoing barrage of stressful events, and psychologists say the months of strain have started to show in both physical and mental breakdowns among increasing numbers of people.
An estimated 35 million people were food insecure last year, and the dislocations due to Covid-19 have made it much worse now.
A noted public health expert explains what he’s found about children’s concerns of the pandemic and how parents can answer their questions.
Having Covid-19 may not provide protection against getting it again. Then, an experimental drug combination is showing some promise against ALS. Then, about 10 percent of Americans have diabetes and many of them are undiagnosed. If you’re working at home because of the pandemic, experts say there are really only two ways to handle it. And finally… the …
A study that vaping among teenagers is a huge risk for Covid-19. Then, a study that evaluates injuries from ATV crashes. Plus, a study that shows that knowing the facts about the pandemic reduces the stress that people feel about it. And finally, you may have seen headlines recently that wearing a neck gaiter for a face mask is worse than no mask at all - a …
Many school districts are delaying decisions on whether students will attend in person or will be taught remotely once again to reduce the risk of Covid-19 to children and staff. Experts discuss the methods under consideration to lower risks and whether that will be enough to open for classes.
Mental health experts once believed that children were too young to remember traumas well enough to suffer much from post-traumatic stress disorder. Now they know that children as young as 2 or 3 can be affected, often for the rest of their lives. An expert discusses PTSD in children and its treatment.
Doctors already say they’re burned out, but the Covid-19 pandemic is making it worse. A noted physician educator discusses how burnout starts with the way future doctors are taught.
Therapists report an increase in orthorexia, a not-yet recognized eating disorder where people become fixated on eating only healthy things and/or exercising hours per day. It can take over an afflicted person’s life and result in physical symptoms much like anorexia.
Summer is tick season, and tick bites are common. However, bites from a couple of types of ticks can produce paralysis and even death.
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