These Are the Shots You Should Get This Fall and Winter
It used to be relatively easy and straightforward to navigate the fall and winter respiratory disease season in the U.S.—get a flu shot. Then came COVID-19, and another vaccine was added to the mix. Now, for the first time, there will be a third shot for some groups: a vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), which causes respiratory disease that can be especially dangerous for infants and older people. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Here’s what experts say about who should be receiving which shots, and when. Flu (the easy one) The advice here is straightforward and the same as ...
Source: TIME: Health - August 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 healthscienceclimate Source Type: news

Timed intercourse for couples trying to conceive
When it comes to starting a family, timing is everythingA new Cochrane review of methods to increase chances of successful conception suggests that timed intercourse using urine ovulation tests probably improves live birth and pregnancy rates in women under 40 who had been trying to conceive for less than 12 months, compared to intercourse without ovulation prediction.The Cochrane review, conducted jointly with researchers fromUniversity of Oxford, theRoyal Berkshire Hospital in Reading, and thePrincess Anne Hospital in Southampton, included seven randomised controlled trials involving 2,464 women or couples who had been t...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - August 30, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Muriah Umoquit Source Type: news

Nigeria: Saving Lives - Nigeria's First Breast Milk Bank Gives Babies a Fighting Chance
[Nigeria Health Watch] Chibuike Alagboso and Onyinye Oranezi (Lead Writer -- When Kehinde (not real name) set out on the nearly 130km journey from Ibadan to Lagos, he had a clear goal in mind: to get the conviction he required to receive breast milk donated through a breast milk bank. His wife was having challenges with her milk flow at the time and had made the journey previously to the breast milk bank. Their baby had started showing signs of being underweight and constipated, and Kehinde had been reluctant to use the breast milk bank. However, when their baby was readmitted to
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - August 30, 2023 Category: OBGYN Tags: Health and Medicine Nigeria Nutrition Pregnancy and Childbirth Sustainable Development West Africa Source Type: news

Tanzania: What Amref's Safe Delivery Campaign Means for Zanzibar
[Daily News] Zanzibar -- ZANZIBAR : ALTHOUGH statistics for maternal and child mortality in Zanzibar are still disturbing, AMREF Africa- Tanzania in collaboration with development partners are optimistic that their ongoing fundraising campaign to collect 1bn/- will make a difference.
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - August 30, 2023 Category: OBGYN Tags: East Africa Governance Health and Medicine Pregnancy and Childbirth Tanzania Women and Gender Source Type: news

Sixty teens turn in ID badges as Summer Teen Volunteer Programs ends —until next year
Teens provide more than 1,900 hours of volunteer service to Upstate from July to August.
Source: SUNY Upstate Medical - August 29, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: News Source Type: news

The Jacksonville shooting killed a devoted dad, a beloved mom and a teen helping support his family
A.J. Laguerre worked at a Dollar General store after finishing high school to help support the grandmother who raised him. Angela Michelle Carr was an Uber driver beloved by her children. Jerrald Gallion relished weekends with his 4-year-old daughter. All three were slain Saturday when a gunman…#ajlaguerre #dollargeneral #angelamichellecarr #uber #jerraldgallion #jacksonville #quanlaguerre #aj #fortnite #jacksonvillesheriff
Source: Reuters: Health - August 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Barriers like racism, distrust may be main cause of health-care disparities for Indigenous women, study says
Compared with non-Indigenous women across Canada, Indigenous women who live outside reserves face several systemic barriers for accessing health care, particularly during pregnancy, a new study has found.
Source: CBC | Health - August 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news

Celebrating 30 years of Cochrane
Cochrane, a global independent network of researchers, professionals, patients, carers, and health enthusiasts is celebrating our 30th anniversary in 2023.In 1987, the year before Archie Cochrane died, he referred to a systematic review of randomized controlled trials of care during pregnancy and childbirth as " a real milestone in the history of randomized trials and in the evaluation of care " , and suggested that other specialties should copy the methods used. His encouragement, and the endorsement of his views by others, led to the opening of the first Cochrane Centre in Oxford, UK in 1992 and the founding of The Cochr...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - August 28, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Muriah Umoquit Source Type: news

Liberia: Scrap Extreme Abortion Section in Public Health Bill
[New Dawn] - Public mounts pressure on Senators
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - August 28, 2023 Category: OBGYN Tags: Governance Health and Medicine Human Rights Liberia Pregnancy and Childbirth West Africa Women and Gender Source Type: news

Nigeria: Expand Family Planning to Fast-Track Human Capital Development in Nigeria
[Nigeria Health Watch] By Prof. Oladapo Ladipo and Dr Samukeliso Dube (Lead Writers)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - August 28, 2023 Category: OBGYN Tags: Health and Medicine Nigeria Pregnancy and Childbirth Sustainable Development West Africa Women and Gender Source Type: news

Lisa Damour ’s Tips For Navigating Teen Mental Health As School Begins
As adolescent mental health has worsened, the psychologist offers advice for parents about anxiety, academics and friend struggles.
Source: NYT Health - August 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Caron Tags: Teenagers and Adolescence Parenting Anxiety and Stress Damour, Lisa Source Type: news

Tanzania: Concerted Efforts Needed to Curb Maternal Deaths, Mwinyi Says
[Daily News] Zanzibar -- ZANZIBAR President Dr Hussein Mwinyi on Saturday called for concerted efforts to curb maternal and infant mortality in the country, saying the rate of deaths among expectant mothers and infants remain disturbingly high.
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - August 28, 2023 Category: OBGYN Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Pregnancy and Childbirth Tanzania Source Type: news

Relationship functioning moderates the link between history of childhood maltreatment and depression during pregnancy - Allen MOT, River LM, Rhoades GK, Stanley SM.
Prenatal depression is a significant health issue associated with increased risk for poor mental and physical health outcomes among for both parents and their children. Having a history of childhood maltreatment is associated with increased risk for prenat...
Source: SafetyLit - August 28, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Womb transplants may be the dawn of a new age, but they fill me with foreboding | Sonia Sodha
Ethical questions – not least, about risks to the donors – have been ignored in the excited coverage of this British medical breakthroughGood news stories can feel few and far between these days. The pace of progress means they are often medical; there ’s always new life-saving and life-changing treatments on the horizon.Perhaps that explains the breathy excitement with which the UK ’s first womb transplant wasreported last week– transferred from an older sister who has had children to a younger sister with a rare condition that means she could not otherwise carry a pregnancy. Articles were packed with quotes fro...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - August 27, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Sonia Sodha Tags: Fertility problems Health Society Medical research Ethics UK news Source Type: news

Freedom Writers: The Real Life Story That Continues To Inspire New Generations Today
Learn More Freedom Writers: The Real Life Story That Continues To Inspire New Generations Today Within the world of teen dramas, tales of inspirational teachers and at-risk students have proven to be especially popular, with "Stand and Deliver" and the Michelle Pfeiffer-starring "Dangerous Minds"…#standanddeliver #dangerousminds #freedomwriters #rottentomatoes #hilarysw. #eringruwell #longbeach #holocaust #diaryofannefrank #worldaroundthem
Source: Reuters: Health - August 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

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