Pet Care

Congress Must Act to Protect Animals in Disasters

The recent severe winter weather and resulting power and water failures in Texas—a state already under strain from the COVID-19 global public health emergency—once again highlighted that everyone should be prepared for disasters, and this includes business and institutions that keep animals. Thankfully, today U.S. Reps. Dina Titus (D-NV) and Rodney Davis (R-IL) introduced the Providing […]

Health News

Vaccination plans must include disability community’s needs

The Johns Hopkins Disability Health Research Center recently launched the COVID-19 Vaccine Prioritization Dashboard to decipher how state policies have—and have not—prioritized the needs of people with disabilities in vaccination plans. The website, created with the Center for Dignity in Healthcare for People with Disabilities, interprets public information so that the disability community can understand […]

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All NHS staff MUST get Covid vaccine, says VIVIENNE PARRY

All NHS staff MUST get Covid vaccine – whether they like it or not: Ex-Government adviser VIVIENNE PARRY makes controversial claim with health workers’ take-up rate for the flu jab shockingly low The scientists have done their bit, and the regulators have made the assessment. This week, if all goes according to plan, the rollout begins: […]

Personal Health

Anyone who is physically active, less often to the hospital

Adults between 40 and 79 years of age require less lengthy hospital stays and are also meadows and less frequently repeated if you are at work or in their leisure time at least moderately physically active. British researchers have discovered stays in a long-term study under 25.639 adults in middle and older age relationships between […]

Pet Care

Animal Businesses Must Be PREPARED for Major Disasters—Take Action!

blog_prepared-act_020719_main.jpg Whether it’s wildfires in the West, hurricanes on the Gulf Coast or tornadoes in the Midwest, the ASPCA has seen firsthand the severe toll disasters have on people and animals. Our Field Investigations and Response team is committed to ensuring communities are not only prepared before disasters, but are supported as they recover by aiding homeless […]

Health News

Policy makers must attend to menstrual stigma to improve wellbeing, study finds

Researchers have found that addressing attitudes to menstruation may be necessary to improve well-being in low and middle-income countries, far more than simply better access to sanitary products. Period poverty—limited access to sanitary products—is known to negatively affect the wellbeing of young women and girls. This impacts physical and psychological health, social inclusion, and may […]