Acute hepatitis cases have developed among previously healthy children around the world, including some in the United States. The cause is unknown but at this point parents should not worry unduly, experts said. View original article Contributor: Frances Stead Sellers
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Test your knowledge of this week’s health news. View original article Contributor: Knvul Sheikh
Some studies find higher rates of erectile dysfunction among men recovering from the illness. But other factors related to the pandemic, like heightened anxiety, may also be to blame. View original article Contributor: Roni Caryn Rabin
Two-thirds of working parents surveyed met the criteria for parental burnout. Here’s how to spot the signs — and get help. View original article Contributor: Catherine Pearson
He delved into numerous scientific fields — stem-cell research, genetic modification of food and DNA privacy among them — and sought to pinpoint the dangers. View original article Contributor: Katharine Q. Seelye
Medication abortion allows patients to terminate early pregnancies at home. Some states are moving to limit it, while others are working to expand access. View original article Contributor: Pam Belluck and Sheryl Gay Stolberg
When Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine came down with a “blizzard” of allergy-like symptoms in March 2020, he blamed the layer of pollen coating his car. “It was Washington, D.C., in late March,” he says. I thought, “‘Okay, well, this is hay fever gone wild.’” Only when his wife, Anne Holton, developed “textbook” COVID-19 symptoms did … Read more
The White House is considering at least one other candidate in a process likely to play out over several weeks, say officials. View original article Contributor: Yasmeen Abutaleb
Abortion clinics in Republican-led states, like Jackson Women’s Health Organization in Mississippi, are scrambling to prepare for an uncertain future. View original article Contributor: Timothy Bella