For some, the COVID-19 pandemic has offered an opportunity to spend more time and reconnect with romantic partners. For others, love on lockdown has magnified relationship difficulties that couples were experiencing before the pandemic, leading to increased relationship stress and dissatisfaction. Break-ups, divorces, and even domestic violence have been on the rise since the pandemic began. Given…
3 Dozen Cases of Spontaneous Miscarriages, Stillbirths Occurring After COVID-19 Vaccination
Thirty-four cases of pregnant women experiencing spontaneous miscarriages or stillbirths after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine have been submitted to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS). VAERS is a passive reporting system that allows people to submit a report of an adverse event after vaccination and is run by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)…
This ‘Deadly Carrot’ Has Major Antiviral Treatment Potential
Researchers from the UK’s University of Nottingham revealed that an experimental cancer drug showed promising lab results against viral infections, and specifically against COVID-19.(1) News about how to control or combat the SARS-CoV-2 virus has overtaken media outlets and public debate, to the detriment of addressing other public health issues. For example, during 2020 the…
Nursing Schools See Enrollment Bump Amid Pandemic
Last December, Mirande Gross graduated from Bellarmine University in Louisville, Kentucky, with a bachelor’s degree in communications. But Gross has changed her mind and is heading back to school in May for a one-year accelerated nursing degree program. The pandemic that has sickened more than 28.2 million people in the United States and killed more than 500,000…
Headaches: 3 Tips on How to Get Rid of Them
Everyone experiences headaches. From dull throbbing dehydration headaches to incapacitating migraines, a sore head is an extremely common complaint. This is perhaps especially true at the moment. COVID-19 can cause them, as can sitting at desks for too long, and not getting out of the house enough. When headaches strike, many people’s reaction is to reach…
Prioritizing Balance Is an Essential Component of Bone Health
You might think you’re doing the most for your bones if you’re getting enough calcium and vitamin D. And while it’s a great start, there is still a lot more to do. Nutrition helps feed bones and prevent bone loss. But even strong bones can break. That’s why working on balance is one of the…
Lack of Sleep Makes it Harder to Stop Unpleasant Thoughts
Feeling more stressed than usual? If so, getting enough sleep is essential for keeping unwanted thoughts from hijacking your mind. Insufficient sleep can significantly reduce your ability to keep unwanted thoughts at bay, according to a study out of the United Kingdom. In a collaborative effort, researchers from the department of psychology at the University…
Connect With the Sun to Combat Depression
If winter has left you feeling drained and down, the pending spring makes this an opportune time to recharge. Like nearly all living things, you are bound to the sun in a special biochemical relationship that extends from your immune system, to what you eat, to how you feel through the cycle of the seasons….
Positive Feedback Loops
If you want to be more disciplined about your day, you might tell yourself, “I’m going to wake every morning, meditate for 15 minutes, plan my Most Important Tasks, and then get started and follow the plan. No doubts about it.” And then your plan gets hit by distraction or interruption, and you feel bad…
We Are All Cats, Aren’t We?
We are all cats. You know what I mean? Perhaps not, if you were quarantined from social media and missed the video of the lawyer in Texas who joined a virtual court hearing via Zoom using a kitten filter. The lawyer couldn’t figure out how to turn off the filter, the judge tried to help,…
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