The topics of sexual and vaginal health need to be discussed openly and freely—after all, this is our health we’re talking about, and keeping it under wraps because it might seem off-limits or embarrassing is impractical at the very best and dangerous at the very worst. Whether those topics are related to birth control, consent,
It doesn’t get much more A-list than Serena Williams. The 23-Grand Slam singles winner is an entrepreneur, board member, fashion designer, influencer, and mother to 2-year-old Olympia, who has 600,000 Instagram followers of her own. Williams also suffers from migraines. In August, she spoke about her struggle with the condition as part of a campaign
Amy Schumer revealed Tuesday that she has Lyme disease, noting she’s “maybe had it for years.” Taking to Instagram, Schumer, 39, shared a throwback photo of herself before asking her 10.1 million followers for their advice on how to cope. “My first ever fishing pole,” Schumer began. “Anyone get LYME this summer? I got it
Psychotic disorders, probably most synonymous with schizophrenia, are characterized by a disconnect from reality. Psychosis patients often see things that aren’t there, hear voices, or suffer from intense paranoia. Suffice to say, psychosis is an awful condition. Unfortunately, attempting to identify individuals at an elevated risk of developing psychosis later in life has proven elusive.
Employers grappling with COVID-19’s impact on the workplace may soon be forced to make another tough decision after months of agonizing over layoffs, furloughs and the right strategies to keep their businesses afloat during the pandemic. The next challenge? Should they require workers to take vaccines? Some companies concerned about liability issues, health and safety
An increasingly common mutation of the novel coronavirus found in Europe, North America and parts of Asia may be more infectious but appears less deadly, according to a prominent infectious diseases doctor. Paul Tambyah, senior consultant at Singapore’s National University Hospital and president-elect of the International Society of Infectious Diseases, said evidence suggests the proliferation
If you follow the anti-Trump media, you “know” that there is a shortage of Covid-19. Not enough test sites. Not enough of the testing agents. Not enough personal. Those being tested had to have symptoms or pre-op – and it required a physician’s prescription. If you did qualify for a Covid-19 test, you would have
When a CBS News correspondent on a Yahoo! News panel asked presidential candidate Joe Biden if he was ever tested for “cognitive decline,” Biden dodged the question by asking the black reporter whether or not he took a drug test before participating in the panel. “That’s like saying before you got on this program did
The study, published in Nature, found the parasites were able to resist treatment by artemisinin – a frontline drug in the fight against the disease. This is the first time scientists have observed the resistance to the drug artemisinin in Africa. The researchers warns that this “would pose a major public health threat” in the
People over six feet tall are more than twice as likely to be diagnosed with the coronavirus, the results of a new survey reveal. The global team of researchers, including experts from the University of Manchester and Open University, surveyed 2,000 people in the country, as well as the U.S., to determine whether their personal
