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Pregnant women advised to dim lights before bed to reduce diabetes risk

31 Hits - Mar 14, 2023, 2:37 PM - zompress

Those exposed to more light in hours before sleep appear more likely to develop gestational diabetes, researchers suggest

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Post-birth surfing was my source of joy, and parental guilt

55 Hits - Feb 20, 2023, 3:22 PM - zompress

While pregnant, surfer Gill Hutchison voluntarily ‘beached herself’. Her return to the waves required a new type of balancing act

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Watch this creep’: the women exposing gym harassment on TikTok

120 Hits - Feb 15, 2023, 3:06 PM - zompress

The hashtag ‘gym weirdos’ has received nearly 2m views as women covertly record their experiences

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2023 forecast 7 immediate and long-term priorities for hospital leaders

108 Hits - Jan 26, 2023, 12:02 PM - zompress

Compared to other industries or even sectors within healthcare, hospital leaders are in an unenviable position going into 2023.

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Japan to lower COVID-19 to flu status, further easing rules

96 Hits - Jan 20, 2023, 4:09 PM - zompress

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday announced plans to downgrade the legal status of COVID-19 to the equivalent of...

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Reports of young children accidentally eating marijuana edibles soar

133 Hits - Jan 4, 2023, 12:27 PM - zompress

Edibles are often packaged to look like candy, and children, unaware of the risk, may find them appealing.

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CVS and Walgreens Limit Fever-Reducer Meds for Kids: What Parents Can Do

139 Hits - Dec 21, 2022, 3:29 PM - zompress

As the holiday season has arrived, so have many winter illnesses like the common cold and seasonal flu.

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How you sleep can cause neck and back pain

140 Hits - Dec 19, 2022, 4:44 PM - zompress

Neck pain may have many causes: Stress, poor posture, texting, injuries from sports, car or other accidents and chronic illnesses...

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FDA authorizes updated Covid booster shots for kids under 5

166 Hits - Dec 9, 2022, 12:11 PM - zompress

The omicron-targeted vaccines made by Moderna and Pfizer will become available to children 6 months and older after the CDC...

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Ancient viral DNA in human genome guards against infections

167 Hits - Nov 18, 2022, 12:41 PM - zompress

Viral DNA in human genomes, embedded there from ancient infections, serve as antivirals that protect human cells against certain present-day...