[ad_1] Ahead of the International Day of the Girl Child, marked annually on 11 October, Asa Torkelsson, the Fund’s Country Director in Thailand, spoke to UN News and explained how the UN is supporting access to sexual and reproductive health, especially for young people. UN News: How widespread is teen pregnancy in Thailand? Asa Torkelsson: The … Read more

[ad_1] The flu typically kills the very young, the old and the sick. That made the virus in 1918 unusual, or so the story goes: It killed healthy young people as readily as those who were frail or had chronic conditions. Doctors of the time reported that, among those in the prime of their lives, … Read more

[ad_1] The News Approximately 20 percent of adolescents had symptoms of major depressive disorder in 2021 — the first full calendar year of the pandemic — but less than half who needed treatment received it, according to a new study. The research, published in JAMA Pediatrics, found that treatment was most lacking for minority adolescents, … Read more

[ad_1] If you’ve ever looked in the mirror and noticed a new pimple or sallow skin, it’s natural to wonder if the food you eat is somehow responsible. “Our diet absolutely affects our skin,” said Dr. Lauren Ploch, a dermatologist in Aiken, S.C. The skin is an organ, just like your heart or liver, and … Read more

[ad_1] The 49-year-old woman knew as soon as she got out of bed that something was very wrong. A quick survey of her body revealed the source: Sprinkled around her bellybutton were a half dozen blisters. They were small — the largest maybe the size of a pencil eraser — and painful. They looked like … Read more

[ad_1] A new study has an encouraging message for Americans who shy away from Covid shots because of worries about side effects: The chills, fatigue, headache and malaise that can follow vaccination may be signs of a vigorous immune response. People who had those side effects after the second dose of a Covid vaccine had … Read more

[ad_1] Kaiser Permanente health care workers were finishing a three-day strike on Friday, and were expected to return to work early Saturday morning without a new contract. No new negotiation sessions were scheduled until Thursday, Oct. 12, and Friday, Oct. 13. Union officials warned another walkout was possible. The two sides had not yet come … Read more

[ad_1] I’m in my early 70s, and I’m married to a man in his 60s. My husband’s father struggled with Alzheimer’s for almost a dozen years before he died. It was incredibly hard on everyone involved. And now my husband is in the midst of his own health crisis. He has had some significant cognitive … Read more

[ad_1] As sexually transmitted infections continue to climb in the United States, a promising tool to combat them is drawing more attention. This week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a draft proposal to recommend the antibiotic doxycycline as a “morning-after” pill to help prevent chlamydia, syphilis and gonorrhea infections among people at … Read more

[ad_1] I picked up my teenage daughter from marching band practice last week. She got in the car and immediately started texting. After a long silence, I said, “Speaking of phones,” — we weren’t speaking of phones — “my whole family used one phone, a landline in the kitchen.’” “If a friend called,” I continued, … Read more