[ad_1] Juliet was hanging out with her aunt and relaxing, floating in a lake in Georgia last spring when her aunt brought up birth control. Juliet is 15, in ninth grade, and she’s got a lot going on. She’s learning to drive, plays tennis, is serious about flute in marching band, and she’s taking two…
Read More “Teen goes on birth control out of fear of rape and Georgia’s abortion ban : Shots” »
[ad_1] 5280 High School in Denver is one of 43 secondary schools in the U.S. with a program designed for students recovering from substance use disorder and related mental health disorders. Stephanie Daniel/KUNC hide caption toggle caption Stephanie Daniel/KUNC 5280 High School in Denver is one of 43 secondary schools in the U.S. with a…
Read More “Recovery high schools build a culture of mental health to help kids thrive : Shots” »
[ad_1] A growing body of research is probing art’s effects on the brain. DrAfter123/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption DrAfter123/Getty Images A growing body of research is probing art’s effects on the brain. DrAfter123/Getty Images To make sense of difficult science, Michael Kofi Esson often turns to art. When he’s struggling to understand the immune…
Read More “This is your brain on art: How music, dance and poetry can help your brain : Shots” »
[ad_1] A homeless encampment along a street in Skid Row on Dec. 14, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. Two days earlier, LA Mayor Karen Bass declared a state of emergency regarding homelessness in the city, where an estimated 40,000 residents are unhoused. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mario Tama/Getty Images A homeless encampment…
Read More “Is involuntary psychiatric commitment making a policy comeback? : Shots” »
[ad_1] A Lone Star tick (middle) flanked by a deer tick (left) and a dog tick. The Lone Star tick is thought to be primarily responsible for an allergy to red meat, but other ticks can’t be ruled out. Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Getty Images A Lone Star tick (middle) flanked by a…
Read More “Red meat allergy caused by ticks may cause digestive symptoms only : Shots” »
[ad_1] People walk past the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, in Nashville, Tenn., on Monday, where victims were taken after a shooting at the Covenant School. John Amis/AP hide caption toggle caption John Amis/AP People walk past the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, in Nashville, Tenn., on Monday, where victims were…
Read More “At hospital, the agony of not being able to help school shooting victims : Shots” »
[ad_1] Public health professor Arline Geronimus says marginalized people suffer nearly constant stress, which leads to increasingly serious health problems over time. Jon Cherry/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jon Cherry/Getty Images Public health professor Arline Geronimus says marginalized people suffer nearly constant stress, which leads to increasingly serious health problems over time. Jon Cherry/Getty…
[ad_1] Volunteer pilots fly patients to get abortions and gender-affirming medical care from states with bans to nearby states where the services are available. Rose Conlon/Kansas News Service hide caption toggle caption Rose Conlon/Kansas News Service Volunteer pilots fly patients to get abortions and gender-affirming medical care from states with bans to nearby states where…
[ad_1] Just before Christmas, federal health officials confirmed life expectancy in America had dropped for a nearly unprecedented second year in a row – down to 76 years. While countries all over the world saw life expectancy rebound during the second year of the pandemic after the arrival of vaccines, the U.S. did not. Then,…
[ad_1] Dr. Leah Rethy is an internal medicine resident with Penn Medicine. Kimberly Paynter/WHYY hide caption toggle caption Kimberly Paynter/WHYY Dr. Leah Rethy is an internal medicine resident with Penn Medicine. Kimberly Paynter/WHYY Dr. Leah Rethy was pregnant during the first year of her internal medicine residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania…
Read More “Medical residents unionize at hospitals around the country : Shots” »
