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The evening before my 4-year-old daughter, Hannah, and I went to Philadelphia, she carefully chose her favorite stuffed animal, coloring books and bathing suit. I carefully chose the right mixture of medications to ensure I’d get enough pain relief to sleep, but not so much that I’d keep sleeping if she needed me in the […]
The world is ill-prepared for the global crash in children being born which is set to have a “jaw-dropping” impact on societies, say researchers. Falling fertility rates mean nearly every country could have shrinking populations by the end of the century. And 23 nations – including Spain and Japan – are expected to see their […]
A life-saving treatment for seriously-ill hospital patients with Covid-19 is being used across the UK from today, following breakthrough results in a UK trial. Dexamethasone – a cheap, widely-available steroid – was shown to reduce deaths among patients on ventilators and on oxygen. The UK’s chief medical officers say it should be used “with immediate […]
In our series What It’s Like, we talk with people from a wide range of backgrounds to learn how their lives have changed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. For our latest installment, we spoke with Megan Lane, a freelance writer in Wading River, New York. In addition to depression, generalized anxiety disorder, anorexia nervosa, and […]
A coronavirus test that gives results in 20 minutes is being trialled, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced. The new swab test – which would show whether someone currently has the virus – does not need to be sent to a lab. Mr Hancock also said more than 10 million antibody tests – that check […]
At SELF, we’ve written a lot about how important it is to cut yourself some slack right now, whether that means minimizing the word should throughout your day or finding small ways to smile. We understand that the coronavirus pandemic has brought significant changes to everyday life. Before the pandemic, it was a bit easier […]
One thing that I have always disliked about the fitness industry is its susceptibility to trends and fads. So many fall victim to looking for the next new thing as a miracle that’s somehow going to be the magical technique that will give them the edge, or shape their body into their dream physique, or […]
And don’t let your people in your life kill your vibe either. Sometimes the people who are closest can reinforce our fatphobia. Or maybe they’re fine but not necessarily part of your journey to lose the body baggage. Why not work on your relationship to yourself instead? One of my favorite ways to strengthen my […]
MEXICO CITY, April 14 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – An army of volunteers in California is using extra fabric from the AIDS Memorial Quilt to make face masks for U.S. homeless people and frontline workers during the new coronavirus crisis. With about 50,000 panels dedicated to some 100,000 people who have died from AIDS, the quilt […]
The National Lockdown has had a huge impact on the number of reported domestic violence cases in South Africa. Back in 2018, a report by the UNDOC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime) found that almost six out of 10 women intentionally killed are murdered by an intimate partner or family member. Now the […]
Coronavirus can affect anyone, but statistics are highlighting that some communities appear to be affected more than others. In Chicago, the city reported that 70% of coronavirus victims were black, despite representing only a third of the population. Similar reports have emerged from New York, Detroit and New Orleans. What is the situation in the […]
A man with asthma was transferred on Monday to Rikers Island, the infamous New York jail currently battling a coronavirus outbreak, from a nearby jail with no publicly reported cases. At least 38 people at Rikers have tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, including 21 incarcerated individuals and 17 employees, NBC reported on […]
The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency on Sunday said that additional face masks are being shipped from the national stockpile to U.S. hospitals facing shortages due to the coronavirus pandemic. He did not, however, provide details related to the timeline or number of masks sent. “They’re shipping today. They’ll ship tomorrow,” FEMA Administrator […]
Federal coronavirus task force member Ben Carson on Sunday refused to disclose any details of the Monday docking in California of the Grand Princess cruise ship carrying people with the illness, saying the plan is still being “formulated.” Health authorities revealed that 21 people of just 46 who have been tested on the ship have been […]
Twelve patients treated by two British GPs who have been diagnosed with coronavirus are being traced by health officials, the BBC understands. Between them, the two doctors worked in four different places in East and West Sussex – a nursing home, an A&E department and two GP practices. The pair are now in isolation, and […]