The Hidden Cost Of Coronavirus-Related School Closing
New research found that primary school students experienced mental health issues after schools shut down due to the pandemic.
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There Are Mental Health Benefits To Kids Keeping Cameras Off In Zoom Classes
Back to school, this year, was an easier trip for some kids, since all they had to do was shuffle a few steps to their computer. As classes resume via Zoom, there are numerous benefits. There are, however, certain concerns students are now having to deal with that may impact their mental health. -
Why You Might Want To Avoid This TikTok Trick For Acne
TikTok is all about offering advice as well as entertainment, but some of the advice isn't always the greatest. Now there's a new TikTok video that has over a million views and nearly 90,000 likes to date that shows a young woman using a mask made of crushed aspirin to clean her face. -
Study Reveals Promising News About Teens And Vaping
Once marketed as a way to stop smoking cigarettes, vaping has come under increasing scrutiny from the CDC and FDA over the last couple of years. There has been some promising news, though, about teens and their vaping habits. -
The Real Reason Fewer Kids Are Undergoing Lead Testing
Physicians are starting to see the pandemic's far-reaching health impact in areas that have nothing to do with the virus, like a decrease in lead testing. -
Why Uncontrolled High Blood Pressure Is Especially Risky Right Now
We're doing a worse job now at controlling hypertension than we have in years, according to findings presented at an American Heart Association virtual conference. Considering that we're now in a pandemic, this is especially troubling. -
How To Stay Safe While Working Out Indoors
With fall fast approaching and fitness centers re-opening across the country, many of us may be thinking of heading back to the gym. But is it safe? -
Why A New Tick In NJ Could Be Part Of A Bigger Problem
New Jersey already had ticks, as numerous pets and unhappy campers can attest. But you can never have too many tick species — or rather, you can, since one species is more than enough, thank you very much. And yet, here it comes, the Carios kelleyi, aka bat tick. -
New Fathers Have A Surprising Hormone On Board
When there's a new baby, you can expect hormone swings — for the mom. But, as it turns out, prolactin isn't just for the ladies; new fathers actually produce it -
What You Need To Know About The TikTok 'Benadryl' Challenge
While TikTok might seem fairly harmless to the casual scroller, there's a much darker side to the social media app. -
The Unexpected Effects Virtual School Is Having On Kids' Sleep
Now that many kids' new version of "back to school" means back in their bedrooms, a teacher droning on over Zoom, they're missing out recess and lunch with school pals. For some kids, this is having an unexpected benefit — they may be getting more sleep these days. -
A Side Effect Of Acetaminophen You Never Expected
The legal, over-the-counter medication acetaminophen, commonly sold as Tylenol, may make you feel more comfortable doing something wild and crazy. -
Why People Are Talking About Kaley Cuoco Wearing A Mask During A Workout
A famous mask advocate is Kaley Cuoco, who, when posting a video of her workout routine to Instagram, was seen to be wearing one throughout the 1 minute 20-second clip that showed her jumping rope. This drew a lot of negative comments, though. -
The Surprising Way Pets Can Help You Feel Better During The Pandemic
While the quarantine period was hard on all of us, leaving us holed up at home right when spring was springing and we all wanted to be out and about, it did have one surprising upside. We're talking about all of the quality time you got to spend with your pets. -
What You Need To Know About Face Masks And Sex During Quarantine
Canada's Chief Public Health Officer has plenty to say on the hot topic of whether, when, and how you should be doing the deed during this period of pandemic. -
Here's One More Benefit That Will Make You Want To Wear A Mask
It's a good idea to simply pop a face mask on. But if you need more convincing, here's another reason. -
Why Experts Are Calling 'Coronasomnia' An Epidemic Of Its Own
After several months of adjusting to disrupted routines, so many of us have resigned ourselves to sleepless nights that there's now a name for the phenomenon: coronasomnia. -
A Surprising Way Telemedicine Can Improve Your Blood Pressure
Certain conditions, such as high blood pressure, require ongoing medical involvement in order to monitor their status, and that is another area in which telehealth is likely to play an increasingly large role. -
New Guidelines Make It Easier For Parents To Get Kids Vaccinated
With this year's pandemic, routine vaccines might be the last things on our minds. There may be an easier way to get them, though. -
The Real Reason Your Face Mask Should Cover Your Nose
Have you ever been out and about and seen people wearing face masks, but they're not exactly wearing those masks as they were meant to be worn? What we're talking about here, though, is people who seem to think that they are fully masked when their masks are only covering their mouths. -
Younger People Are At Risk For Colon Cancer. Here's What You Need To Know
Despite the fact that Chadwick Boseman had been seen to have lost a significant amount of weight over the past few months, it seems nobody really knew he was sick. Once the news came out, the shock diminished not one bit when it was revealed that he'd been suffering from colon cancer. -
Why You Shouldn't Use This TikTok Hack To Whiten Your Teeth
One such tip is that presented by a TikToker who suggests a budget-friendly teeth-whitening hack. Instead of using the expensive store-bought kits, she suggests just applying regular old 3 percent hydrogen peroxide to a cotton swab and running it across your teeth. Should you, though? -
Why Movie Theaters Remain A High-Risk Activity Despite Precautions
A collective sense of enthrallment is what makes going to the movies — as opposed to binging Netflix at home, alone — so special. But according to experts, it's also what makes the movie theater the ideal environment to transmit coronavirus. -
Why The FDA Is Warning About Certain Hand Sanitizer Packages
To try to prevent the serious, life-threatening consequences of ingesting hand sanitizer, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a warning to avoid certain types of the product that look like they are in food and beverage containers, and sometimes are scented with fruit flavors. -
The Real Reason Genetically-Modified Mosquitoes Will Be Released In Florida
As if things weren't bad enough, now word comes in that Florida will soon be releasing millions of genetically-engineered mosquitoes. In fact, 750 million of them over the next couple of years. -
Walmart Rolls Out A New Feature For Breastfeeding Parents
Once again, Walmart is poised to be at the forefront of a change, one that will be welcomed by all breastfeeding parents. According to ABC News, they are the first retailer in the nation to install lactation suites in-store. -
Why Experts Say The Flu Shot Is Even More Important This Year
The 2020/2021 flu season may well be one of the worst in modern memory due hospitals housing both flu victims and those suffering from COVID-19.
