Do you watch the television show “ER”? During an episode in 1997, Nurse Hathaway (Carol) offered the option of emergency contraception pills to a young woman who had just been forced to have sex against her will. It’s possible that…
Month: March 2023
March 15, 2023 — Last year, on the second anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic, we asked our audience questions about their pandemic experiences. A year later – and 3 years into living with COVID – we followed up with some…
March 15, 2023 — The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing a new rule that would greatly limit the concentration of endocrine-disrupting “forever” chemicals in drinking water. The EPA on Tuesday announced the proposed National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR) for six polyfluoroalkyl…
With the third anniversary of COVID upon us, various experts give us their takes on the future of COVID-19 and how their perspectives have changed over 3 years. [og_img] 2023-03-15 18:21:30
SOURCES: Colleen Krejewski, MD, assistant professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh. Sheila Chhutani, MD, OB-GYN, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas. Richard Kaye, MD, OB-GYN, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano. American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Committee…
March 14, 2023 – Sticking closely to the Mediterranean diet – rich in healthy fruits, vegetables, nuts, whole grains, and seafood – may help protect the aging brain. In a large study of older adults, close following of a Mediterranean…
“There are years that ask questions and years that answer.” ~Zora Neale Hurston At the age of thirteen, my childhood as I knew it came to an end. My parents sat my brother and me down at the kitchen table…
Samaria Rice’s anxiety fluctuates but seems to reliably spike around her son Tamir’s birthday and on the anniversary of the day a policeman gunned down the 12-year-old. It’s been more than 8 years since police killed Tamir Rice as he…
By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, March 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Newer scanning technology may spot more breast cancers and lower the rate of dreaded false positives, a large, new study shows. Now available in a growing number of…
March 14, 2023 – Jacqueline Theis, a Virginia-based optometrist, was an avid soccer player during her teens. In the course of her athletic career, she had several concussions that triggered severe headaches when she tried to read. “I was told…