In adulthood, these children “are more vulnerable to stress-related health outcomes, like diabetes, and mental health issues, addiction and obesity,” one expert says.
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Empathic curiosity is a way for health-care professionals to manage stress
The method involves trying to understand another person’s world from the inside out.
A family suffered weeks of dizziness and nausea. A doctor’s hunch uncovered the cause.
They would start to feel better but their symptoms always returned.
Senate plan for permanent daylight saving time faces doubts in the House
It could be weeks or months before Democrats decide whether to vote to end biannual clock-changes, Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. says.
Barrie Cassileth, pioneer of integrative cancer care, dies at 83
By encouraging therapies such as massage and acupuncture, she helped improve the well-being of cancer patients as they confront their disease,
Black adult hospitalizations reached a pandemic high during the omicron wave, CDC study finds
Black adults were four times as likely to be hospitalized compared with White adults during the height of the omicron surge.
Vaccines remained highly effective at preventing serious illness and death during omicron surge, CDC report says
While protection against mild illness waned over time, the mRNA vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech provided a robust shield against the worst outcomes.
Mental health experts turn to video conferencing to provide psychological support for Ukrainians
The crisis in Ukraine has unleashed a network of online mental health experts, some refashioning routine virtual care in response to the war; others providing psychological first aid for refugees or support for local therapists who suddenly find themse…
Moderna seeks FDA authorization for a second booster dose of its coronavirus vaccine for all adults
The company’s request to the Food and Drug Administration is substantially broader than what Pfizer and BioNTech sought earlier in the week.
Local health officials report threats, vandalism and harassment during the pandemic, study finds
Local health officials handling the day-to-day response to the coronavirus crisis have faced hostility like never before in their communities.
