A new paper featuring college students’ experiences with loss during the COVID-19 pandemic shows that although few directly experienced a close death, everyone lost something that impacted their lives. Researchers collected the stories as part of class assignments where students reflected on their earliest and most significant losses regarding COVID-19. The new paper, titled “Young […]
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Vaccinate young kids or no? US parents wrestle with the decision
US parents are debating vaccinating their children against COVID-19 after the recent authorization of a shot for young kids paved the way for more immunizations in the country where vaccine hesitancy remains widespread. The authorization last Friday by the US Food and Drug Administration of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for kids aged five to 11 paves […]
Guideline for managing young infants with fever announced
(HealthDay)—In a new clinical practice guideline issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics and published online July 19 in Pediatrics, key action statements are presented for the management of well-appearing infants aged 8 to 60 days with a fever ≥38 degrees Celsius. Robert H. Pantell, M.D., from the Alta Bates Summit Medical Center-Berkeley in Honolulu, […]
Heather Rae Young and Christina Haack Talk ‘Daily’ While Coparenting
Teamwork! Heather Rae Young is still gearing up to officially be a stepmother to her fiancé Tarek El Moussa’s two kids, but she already has a system in place with his ex-wife, Christina Haack. Heather Rae Young’s Moments With Tarek El Moussa’s Kids “We coparent very well together,” the Selling Sunset star, 33, exclusively told […]
While mopping, young mom’s heart tore
On a Saturday morning last August, Sindi Mafu had started her typical weekly chores—dusting, laundry, sweeping. Her 4-year-old daughter, Avela, was busy with her Zoom ballet class, and her toddler, Lunga, was eating his breakfast. Sindi grabbed her mop. She started sweating—profusely. Too much for merely mopping. She checked to make sure the air conditioner […]
Vaccine hesitancy more likely in young people, women and some ethnic groups
In a new large-scale UK-wide study, led by the University of Glasgow in collaboration with the University of Essex, researchers looked at vaccine hesitancy in the population alongside the reasons why the COVID-19 vaccine would be accepted or refused. Their findings are published today in the journal Brain Behaviour and Immunity and were based on […]
Heather Rae Young Describes the 'Hardest' Part of Stepparenting Tarek's Kids
Stepping up to the plate. Heather Rae Young didn’t have any parenting experience before moving in with Tarek El Moussa and his two kids. Celebrity Stepparents: Jada Pinkett Smith, LeAnn Rimes and More “The hardest thing is I’m raising humans and I’ve never raised a human before,” the Selling Sunset star, 33, exclusively told Us […]
Smokers, especially those who begin young, are three times more likely to die prematurely
Current smokers faced nearly three times the risk of premature death from cardiovascular disease compared with people who never smoked, with the risk being higher among those who began smoking during childhood, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access journal of the American Heart Association. […]
APA: Americans Are Stressed, Particularly Young Adults
FRIDAY, Oct. 23, 2020 — The stress of the COVID-19 pandemic, the economy, racism, and the presidential election poses a serious threat to mental health in the United States, according to a report released by the American Psychological Association (APA). The annual Stress in America survey was conducted by The Harris Poll on behalf of […]
Study shows one quarter of hospitalized young patients aged 18-39 years with COVID-19 developed pneumonia
New research to be presented at the ESCMID Conference on Coronavirus Disease (ECCVID, held online from 23-25 September) shows that one quarter of hospitalised younger patients with COVID-19 aged 18-39 years developed pneumonia, underlining the danger the disease respresents to young people. The study is by Assistant Professor Hyun ah Kim, Keimyung University Dongsan Hospital, […]