After a year of full or partial distance learning, many students will be headed back into a physical classroom this fall. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a pediatric infectious diseases physician at Mayo Clinic Children’s Center, offers some tips for a healthy school year. “Going into the school year, it’s probably going […]
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After a Deadly Year on the Roads, States Push for Safety Over Speed
As more Americans start commuting to work and hitting the roads after a year indoors, they’ll be returning to streets that have gotten deadlier. Last year, an estimated 42,000 people died in motor vehicle crashes and 4.8 million were injured. That represents an 8% increase over 2019, the largest year-over-year increase in nearly a century […]
Podcast: After a year of COVID-19, vaccines making life better but it’s not over
A new episode of our podcast, “Show Me the Science,” has been posted. At present, these podcast episodes are highlighting research and patient care on the Washington University Medical Campus as our scientists and clinicians confront the COVID-19 pandemic. When we launched this podcast in March 2020, our first guest was a doctor who had […]
In a Year of Zoom Memorials, Art Exhibit Makes Space for Grief
Tami Roncskevitz has attended two Zoom memorials for her daughter, Sarah, a 32-year-old emergency room social worker who died of covid on May 30. But she longs to gather Sarah’s friends and family together in one place so they can embrace and mourn together. “It just isn’t the same,” said Roncskevitz. “You feel like your […]
Ashley Graham Reflects on 1st Year of Motherhood, Celebrates Son's Birthday
Live and learn! Ashley Graham looked back at her first year of motherhood in honor of her son’s birthday. Ashley Graham’s Sweetest Breast-Feeding Shots With Son Isaac “Happy first birthday Isaac!” Graham, 33, wrote via Instagram on Monday, January 18. “You have changed my life and my heart in ways I couldn’t imagine.” The model, […]
Enrollment in Affordable Care Act holds steady for third straight year
Enrollment in Affordable Care Act coverage for next year has surpassed 8 million, a sign that many Americans still turn to the government health insurance program to help pay for their medical care. Between Nov. 1 and Dec. 17, 8.3 million people enrolled in the program, a 2 percent drop from last year, according to […]
Health workers 'should get more New Year Honours'
Health workers are less likely to get on the New Year Honours list than pop stars, politicians and athletes, analysis reveals Researchers said health workers didn’t get a proportionate number of awards They studied the types of people who have had Honours from 2009 to 2018 Policiticans, civil servants, educators and businesspeople all got more […]
Abby Lee Miller Is Standing On Her Own After More Than A Year Using A Wheelchair
Dance Moms star Abby Lee Miller just shared an Instagram of herself standing in a pool. The photo shows her progress since becoming mostly wheelchair-bound in mid-2018. Abby has posted other videos of herself walking with a walker and walking in a pool. Dance Moms star Abby Lee Miller has been sharing updates with fans […]
Find Out What Princess Charlotte Wants to Be for Halloween This Year
Princess Charlotte is dreaming of Disney this Halloween! Duchess Kate and Prince William’s daughter has already chosen her costume, a source tells Us Weekly exclusively. “Kate lets George and Charlotte pick out their costumes,” the insider shares. “Charlotte, in particular, loves dressing up so is super excited and has chosen a Disney outfit.” The 4-year-old’s […]
Tori Bates Is Pregnant Less Than a Year After Son's Birth: Find Out the Sex
Tori Bates and Bobby Smith are expanding their family! The Bringing Up Bates star is pregnant with her second child, she tells Us Weekly exclusively. “Our little Kade is almost a year old already, and these months have flown by so quickly. It has been so much fun having him in our lives and we […]