Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is an imbalance of the vaginal microbiome that can lead to adverse health outcomes, including increased likelihood of potential pathogens colonizing the vagina, yet the mechanisms underlying these processes are poorly understood. A study published in PLOS…
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Mum's postpartum psychosis left her terrified of plot to take her baby away
When Carla Louise Phillips was 23 years old, she learned she was pregnant with a beautiful baby boy. Nine months later, after giving birth to Alfie, now three, she developed postpartum psychosis. This left her terrified that her baby would…
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How Jenna Dewan Makes Time for Herself as a Mom of 2: It's 'Tough'
Filling her tank! Jenna Dewan opened up about squeezing self-care into her schedule as a mother of two. Jenna Dewan’s Sweetest Moments With Her and Steve Kazee’s Son Callum “It comes down to how can you find and create the…
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Chief of U.S. vaccine initiative says October timeline ‘extremely unlikely, but not impossible’
The chief adviser for the White House vaccine program said Thursday it was “extremely unlikely, but not impossible” that a vaccine could be available by the end of October. Speaking with National Public Radio, Dr. Moncef Slaoui said that the…
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Lea Michele Gives 1st Glimpse of Her and Zandy Reich's Baby Boy Ever
There he is! Lea Michele debuted her and Zandy Reich’s 1-week-old son, Ever, via Instagram on Wednesday, August 26. Lea Michele’s Baby Bump Album: See Pics From the Star’s Pregnancy “ForEver grateful for this true blessing,” the Glee alum, 33,…
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Three quarters of patients report long-term effects of coronavius
Three quarters of a group of patients who received care for coronavirus at Bristol’s Southmead Hospital were still suffering ongoing symptoms three months later, a study published on the preprint server medRxiv has found. Researchers at North Bristol NHS Trust…
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Medicine seen as one of worst disability offenders
Doctors treat and heal patients, but they are seldom seen as people who may themselves require care or accommodation. Medics with disabilities are now calling for a paradigm shift in this mindset to make medical education and the profession more…
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Fear of missing out impacts people of all ages
Social media addicted teenagers are not the only people who experience the Fear of Missing Out also known as FoMO. In fact, not age, but aspects of self-perception—namely loneliness, low self-esteem and low self-compassion—were more closely associated with the social…
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Veterans undergoing elective PCI at community hospitals may have increased chance of death
Veterans who underwent elective percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for stable angina at a community facility were at a 33% increased hazard, or chance, of death compared to patients treated within the Veterans Affairs (VA) Healthcare System, according to an analysis…
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Individuals with high level of schizotypal traits exhibit altered brain structural and functional connectivity
Schizophrenia is a complex psychiatric disorder involving a wide range of cognitive, emotional, and social function impairments and altered brain structure. Recent findings suggest a continuum approach: that continuous symptoms and psychiatric disorder related traits can be integrated as risk…
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