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. View original article Contributor: Michelle Crouch
Maroon Calabash, a Black doula collaborative in the Milwaukee area, pairs new mothers with a postpartum doula and charges on a sliding scale. View original article Contributor: Adeiyewunmi (Ade) Osinubi
Burpees are loved and hated in equal measure. Here’s how to safely work up to doing one. View original article Contributor: Rachel Fairbank
“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. View original article Contributor: Marlene Cimons
Food and diet patterns are difficult to study. Much of our knowledge comes from epidemiological studies that can show associations, but not cause and effect. An example would be a … Click to Continue » View original article Contributor:
As I was driving during a cross-country road trip, my vision became wobbly. An extensive search for a specialist followed. View original article Contributor: David A. Kaplan
Despite having labels that contain terms such as “dermatologist-recommended,” “hypoallergenic” or “fragrance-free, ”many popular hand sanitizer products on the market contain common allergens and irritants. A recent study published in … Click to Continue » View original article Contributor:
New clinic seeks to provide wellness and alternative health care Macalester College The Mac Weekly >View original article Contributor:
As of today, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) no longer advises mask-wearing in public indoor spaces for most Americans. Using a new method to determine community risk, more than half of U.S. counties—home to about 70% of the nation’s population—do not currently meet the threshold for recommended universal indoor masking, CDC … Read more
(Camden, N.J.) — Drugmaker Johnson & Johnson and three major distributors finalized nationwide settlements over their role in the opioid addiction crisis Friday, an announcement that clears the way for $26 billion to flow to nearly every state and local government in the U.S. Taken together, the settlements are the largest to date among the … Read more