“Fire” and “eyes” are two things that should never go together, even figuratively. Unfortunately, that terrible burning eyes sensation can happen to the best of us. “This is very common, and there are so many different reasons for it,” Mina Massaro-Giordano, M.D., co-director of the Penn Dry Eye & Ocular Surface Center and a professor […]
Having a miscarriage can be devastating both physically and mentally. It's something Scandal star Katie Lowes dealt with personally before she got pregnant with her son, Albee, who she gave birth to this past October. On a new episode of her podcast with Shondaland, Katie’s Crib, released on Sunday, Lowes said that she was three […]
The Trump administration reportedly proposed a new policy last Friday (a gag rule on abortion) that would cut funding to any health care provider who offers abortions—or even information about how and where to obtain one. An official White House announcement has not yet been released, but multiple outlets reported that the administration issued the […]
Your body is hard-wired to react to stress in ways meant to protect you against threats from predators and other aggressors. Such threats are rare today, but that doesn't mean that life is free of stress. On the contrary, you undoubtedly face multiple demands each day, such as shouldering a huge workload, making ends meet, […]
If you’re tapped into the world of pregnancy trends, you’ve likely seen milk bath maternity photos. This style of photography has grown in popularity in recent years, as mothers and photographers share stunning images on Instagram, Pinterest and beyond. Milk bath maternity photography features pregnant women reclining in ― you guessed it ― milk baths. […]
Overview HPV infection commonly causes skin or mucous membrane growths (warts). Certain types of HPV infection cause cervical cancers. More than 100 varieties of human papillomavirus (HPV) exist. Different types of HPV infection cause warts on different parts of your body. For example, some types of HPV infection cause plantar warts on the feet, while […]
A mere three days after giving birth to her second child, son Miles Theodore Stephens, Chrissy Teigen posted a photo on Instagram of herself with her underwear visible above the waistband of the skirt she's wearing—and the underwear in mention is of the disposable mesh (often hospital-issued) variety. "If you haven't seen @aliwong's new Netflix […]
If you’ve ever wondered why your hands are shaking during a terrifying job interview, first date, or other extremely inopportune time, well, welcome to the club. We’ve all been there, wanting to shake our…well, shaky fists at our bodies for the poor timing, or the simple WTF-ness of it all. The interesting thing is that […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s wife, Melania Trump, returned to the White House on Saturday after undergoing a surgical procedure this week to treat a benign kidney condition, her office said. The first lady, 48, had been recovering at Walter Reed medical center since Monday, when she underwent an embolization procedure to treat the […]
When you have a baby, you learn a few universal truths: You can function on less sleep than you ever though possible and you will be peed and puked on so many times that you’ll start to view bodily fluids as NBD. And, if you, like Jessie James Decker, are breastfeeding, it might seem like […]
The President of the United States, Donald Trump, apparently did not know the difference between HPV (human papillomavirus) and HIV (human immunodeficiency virus). That's according to Bill Gates, who said in a video broadcast Thursday that Trump apparently asked him about the distinction twice. In the video, which was obtained by MSNBC's All in with […]
A former health care executive in Texas has admitted to playing a role in an alleged $ 60 million Medicare fraud scheme that included disturbing practices such as overdosing hospice patients to “hasten their deaths” and maximize company profits. Melanie Murphey, a 36-year-old former executive for Novus Health Services in Frisco, pleaded guilty Thursday to […]
The Trump administration will propose a new rule Friday that would block federal funds to any organization that provides or even shares space with an abortion provider ― a domestic version of the so-called “Global Gag Rule” the president reinstated and expanded last year. The move would notably strip Title X funding from Planned Parenthood, which provides […]
Tedros said more than 7,000 doses of an experimental vaccine should be available beginning Sunday. WHO officials cited the vaccine as a key aid in tracing contacts, as it encourages people to be honest about possible Ebola exposure. WHO advises other countries against imposing travel or trade restrictions on the Democratic Republic of Congo, which “needs […]
Sophie Trapani knew something was wrong when she started getting sick before class her freshman year of college. She’d signed up for a course that required her to stand in front of her peers and deliver speeches. Public speaking can be daunting for most people, so she tried to bury her fears and push forward. […]