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Midlife may begin at different times and brings opportunities, challenges
Chronological age is only one way to define the beginning of midlife. Psychologist Margie Lachman emphasizes looking at certain life transitions and social roles that commonly occur in midlife as a way of coming up with a definition.
Sexual assault linked to high blood pressure in women
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Snuggle-ready dogs are available to anxious patients at some dentist offices, but some patients worry about the risks, from slobber to nips
Snuggle-ready dogs comfort anxious patients at dental offices, but some patients worry about the risks, from slobber to nips. North Carolina is thought to be the first state with regulations to ensure the dogs are appropriately trained.
For Black parents with postpartum depression, help can be difficult to find
Maroon Calabash, a Black doula collaborative in the Milwaukee area, pairs new mothers with a postpartum doula and charges on a sliding scale.
How to (finally) master a burpee
Burpees are loved and hated in equal measure. Here’s how to safely work up to doing one.
Are smartphones serving as adult pacifiers?
“For many of us, our phone represents an attachment object, much as a security blanket or teddy bear does for a child,” one expert says.
CDC’s new approach to covid means most Americans can go without masks
The new guidelines reflect the view that the United States has entered a potentially less dangerous phase of the pandemic.
Major drug distributors and J&J finalize opioid settlement, launching nationwide funding
Local and state governments representing about 90 percent of the U.S. population have signed on to the deal with the major drug distributors and Johnson & Johnson.
CDC to loosen coronavirus mask guidelines as soon as Friday
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