Pregnancy

What to Focus on First in Postpartum Recovery

What to Focus on First in Postpartum Recovery I get a lot of questions about what to focus on first in your postpartum recovery journey. I want to give you some excellent advice to help you navigate the unchartered waters of postpartum. A lot of women are told they can resume physical activity after their 6-week postpartum check-up, or 10-week check-up…

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Infertility and health with Elizabeth King

Infertility and health, including sperm health. It’s no longer just about female health and egg health but if we aren’t addressing the mans health then that could be a big missing health piece for improving fertility. The good news it that men can pretty quickly improve the health of their sperm. Take a listen to my conversation about improving fertility…

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Coronavirus: Missing school is worse than virus for children – Whitty

Media playback is unsupported on your device Children are more likely to be harmed by not returning to school next month than if they catch coronavirus, the UK’s chief medical adviser says. Prof Chris Whitty said “the chances of children dying from Covid-19 are incredibly small” – but missing lessons “damages children in the long […]

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Trump concedes pandemic to ‘get worse before it gets better’

Media playback is unsupported on your device President Donald Trump has warned the US pandemic may “get worse before it gets better”, as he revived his virus briefings with a more scripted tone. Mr Trump also asked all Americans to wear face coverings, saying “they’ll have an effect” and show “patriotism”. The president, who was […]

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Being Home Because of Coronavirus Can Make Agoraphobia Worse

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 […]

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Coronavirus: Things will get worse, PM warns in letter to Britons

The prime minister has warned the coronavirus crisis will get worse before it gets better, in a letter being sent to every UK household. Boris Johnson, who is self-isolating after testing positive for Covid-19, says stricter restrictions could be put in place if necessary. Britons will also get a leaflet detailing government rules on leaving […]

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People With Disabilities Were Already Overlooked. Coronavirus Is Making It Worse.

Disability rights advocate and wheelchair user Ryan Honick relies on public transit or rideshare options to get to appointments and go grocery shopping in Washington, D.C. Since he started social distancing, he can no longer use those options so Honick turned to the delivery service Instacart to obtain supplies. “It’s usually a couple hours from […]

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Chris Cuomo Warns Media: Anthony Fauci Is Facing Something Worse Than Coronavirus

CNN host Chris Cuomo said he was worried to see infectious diseases expert Dr. Anthony Fauci missing from President Donald Trump’s Monday news conference on the coronavirus outbreak.  “He’s become like America’s grandpa,” Cuomo said. “He gives conscience and comfort and fact to this country, and uniquely so.” But Fauci was absent Monday after reports surfaced that Trump […]

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Elizabeth Warren Can’t Think Of ‘A Worse Person’ Than Mike Pence To Tackle Coronavirus

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Friday joined the growing chorus of criticism being leveled at President Donald Trump over his controversial appointment of Vice President Mike Pence to oversee the government’s response to the coronavirus outbreak. The Democratic presidential candidate argued to MSNBC’s Chris Hayes that Pence “is the wrong person” to tackle the outbreak […]

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Sleep deprivation makes Scots teenage girls’ anxiety worse

Sleep deprivation is exacerbating mental health problems among teenage girls in Scotland, experts have said. Research has shown almost a third of young people experience problems nodding off which has a negative impact on both mental and physical health. But girls age 15 and over in particular are experiencing high levels of pressure in their […]

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Pensions row ‘making bad situation worse in NHS’

The continuing dispute over pensions that has seen doctors stop working overtime is “making a bad situation worse”, hospital bosses are warning. Some have been refusing to work extra hours because they were being landed with bills after changes to how much could be accrued in pensions tax free. A short-term fix, proposed in November […]