You should know what your prostate is and what it does. Over 30 million men suffer from prostate conditions that impact their quality of life. Each year over 230,000 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer and about 30,000 will die from it. What is the Prostate? The prostate is a part of your sex […]
Daily food choices can have a profound impact on overall health and well-being. Not only do healthy dietary patterns help maintain good health, but they also reduce the risk of chronic diseases throughout all stages of life. The United States Department of Agriculture’s Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025, and nutrition experts agree it is vital […]
What COVID nails look like, and if you should worry if you notice them.
By Korin Miller, Health There are so many weird things that can happen after you’ve recovered from COVID-19, from a persistent cough to hair loss. Now there’s a new side effect to keep on your radar: COVID nails, aka Beau’s lines. Tim Spector, a British epidemiologist and principal investigator of the Zoe COVID Symptom Study app, recently […]
By Katelyn Campbell Divorce is a challenge that thousands of families are faced with each year. As a parent, you may feel inclined to shield your child throughout the process of your divorce and there are times that may be necessary. However, more often than not, children need help developing their coping skills and healing […]
By Anne Fishel, The Conversation For all the parents feeling exhausted by the cooking, cleaning and planning of a million meals during the pandemic, there’s some good news. Commensality, or the sharing of food with others, is beneficial for your physical and mental health. Most parents already know that family mealtimes are great for the bodies, the brains and the mental health of children. More […]
A factory worker didn’t want to call in sick or catch COVID-19, so she tried to ignore the pain. Now she has stage 4 cancer.
By Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica Teresa Ruvalcaba lay on a bed in the emergency room of Chicago’s Mount Sinai Hospital, her right breast swollen to nearly twice the size of her left, the skin so thick and dimpled that the doctor examining her would note that it resembled an orange peel. Ojalá que sólo sea una infección, […]
By Linda N. Special to CAW In 2021, women’s roles and contributions are even more critical in working through and pulling out of the COVID-19 pandemic. Women are sacrificing their health, career, persons to support family, society, and country. Some are taking up additional roles to meet the demands created by the pandemic, often leaving […]
By Kenneth Fung & Josephine Pui-Hing Wong, The Conversation The mental health crisis is a parallel pandemic of COVID-19 across the globe. There are increased concerns about pandemic-related risks of suicide in Canada and elsewhere. Studies from different countries present a complex picture with varying suicide trends, but increased rates of depression, anxiety and suicidal ideation were found to be consistent across countries. […]
By Dominique A. Phillips and Jill Ehrenreich-May, The Conversation Pilar’s parents took all the recommended precautions to shield her from the dangers of COVID-19. They stayed at home, away from family, friends and group activities. Pilar had remained in virtual schooling throughout the pandemic as a first and then second grader. As things began to […]
By Wendy Sims-Schouten, The Conversation Over the past decade resilience has become a societal buzzword, both a personality trait to foster and miracle drug that can heal all wounds and right all wrongs. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, in particular, it has been the lens through which children and young people’s ability to […]