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Polyamorous families experience marginalization during pregnancy and birth, but with open, nonjudgmental attitudes from health care providers and changes to hospital policies, this can be reduced, found new research in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). An estimated 1 in 5 single Americans have engaged in consensual polyamory, or consensual nonmonogamy, and interest in these types […]
It’s becoming well established that maternal stress during pregnancy can affect fetal and child development as well as birth outcomes, and a new study from researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and NewYork-Presbyterian now identifies the types of physical and psychological stress that may matter most. The study was published online […]
Summer is over, but it’s not too late to plan a fall getaway for some R&R and sightseeing. After all, the shoulder season—those months before and after peak summer travel time—is primed for good deals and smaller crowds. But just remember: Physical activity can be part of the fun, too. These four principles can keep […]
‘It’s Aliyana, not Ariana,’ Kelly Ann corrected her doctor when he started chatting about her horse. She could be forgiven for being a little snappy – he was asking the question while operating on her brain. Kelly Ann Alexander, 41, had an awake craniotomy – an operation where doctors work on the brain and wake […]
Opioid dependence has become a national crisis with serious impact on economic and social welfare, and numerous casualties. A big goal of ongoing research in combating opioid use disorder is understanding drug withdrawal. The physical and emotional symptoms of withdrawal can be life threatening and make up a powerfully negative experience; the fear of these […]
Reusable metal straws might help save the planet, but these trendy little tubes could actually kill you. Yep, you read that right. A woman in the UK died last year after a metal straw pierced through her eye and into her brain when she fell while carrying a mason jar-styled drinking glass with a screw-top lid. Elena Struthers-Gardner, 60, was […]
Getting after it … sort of! Chrissy Teigen got her sweat on during a vacation workout and had a little fun joking about her skills. “So embarrassing !!!!!!!” the model, 33, captioned a Saturday, July 6, Instagram video of herself lifting a kettlebell and squatting while on a boat. “Just trying to work out !!!!!!!!!” […]
Always on her mind! Duchess Meghan was spotted with friends Lyndsay Roth and Genevieve Hillis at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on Thursday, July 4, but she definitely had baby Archie on her mind. The Duchess of Sussex, 37, was wearing a black t-shirt, jeans and a white pinstripe blazer paired with […]
A pair of researchers, one with the Max Planck Institute for Human Development, the other Princeton University, has found evidence that indicates that part of the human brain replays non-spatial, sequential tasks during rest periods. In their paper published in the journal Science, Nicolas Schuck and Yael Niv describe experiments they carried out with human […]
Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi just shared a photo (and some TMI details) during labor for her son, Angelo James LaValle. In the Instagram post, Snooki says she was terrified she had “pooped” on her son. Snooki gave birth to Angelo less then three weeks ago, on May 30, and has been open about postpartum life since. […]