Tips to Cut Back Without a Fight

When you were a kid, did you camp out on the couch with your siblings and fight over what show you’d watch on the family TV? Today, your kids have decidedly fewer limits when it comes to controlling a screen. They can watch many at once, and carry them wherever they go. As amazing as…

Black MDs Shatter Stereotypes, Promote Diversity on Instagram

Mar. 4, 2022 — Many applaud social media for connecting the world with the touch of a button. Others cite the opportunity to grow businesses without heavy marketing costs. But for a group of Black doctors, social media marks the chance to celebrate the ability to narrow racial disparities in medicine. “You’re a young adult…

‘Walkable’ Neighborhoods Linked to Less Obesity, Diabetes

March 4, 2022 — People who live in neighborhoods that are more walkable are much more physically active and less likely to gain weight or get type 2 diabetes or high blood pressure, researchers concluded after reviewing the results of dozens of previous studies. Gillian L. Booth, MD, and Nicholas A. Howell, MD, both…

A Call to Address Health Inequities Now, Before Next Pandemic

March 4, 2022 — With new cases of COVID-19 continuing to fall, this could be the time to focus on making sure everyone has equal access to vaccines and other drugs before the next public health emergency. The coronavirus pandemic, now in its third year, saw major issues develop around equal access to diagnosis, care,…

Nonprofit Plans to Make Affordable Generic Insulin

March 4, 2022 — Everyone knows that insulin prices in the United States are ridiculously high and unaffordable to many people with diabetes, but nobody has done anything about it — until now. Civica Inc., a nonprofit organization governed by health systems and philanthropies, announced Thursday that it plans to manufacture and sell generic insulin…

The Healthy Way to Be Angry

You have an important dinner to attend tonight after work and the clothes you need are at the cleaners. The dry cleaner will be closed by the time you leave the office, so your partner has graciously agreed to pick the clothes up for you. But when you get home, your partner looks up, claps…

Beware of the Latest TikTok Trend: Nasal Spray Tans

Still, another U.K. company, 2bTanned, posted a TikTok showing a user spraying the product up his nose and, in the comments, @2btanned suggested that the spray should be used at least a week or two before sun exposure “in order to get full effects.” @sashawoodx tells her viewers “Don’t walk … RUN for these…

Safe Weight Loss for Overweight Kids

SOURCES: Tamara Melton, MS, RDN, LD, program director and clinical instructor, Georgia State University. American Heart Association: “Overweight in Children.” Hammons, A. Pediatrics, June 2011. Boutelle, K. Obesity, July 2012. CDC: “Tips for Parents – Ideas to Help Children Maintain a Healthy Weight.” Lutes, L. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, June 2008. National Institute of Diabetes…

What Is a Lactation Massager?

While shopping for breastfeeding gear, you may have noticed lactation massagers in addition to breast pumps, nipple cream, and nursing pillows. What are they? And do you need one? A lactation massager is a handheld device that’s intended to help women overcome certain breastfeeding challenges, like engorged breasts or clogged milk ducts. Should…

Early Menopause May Raise a Woman’s Odds for Dementia

TUESDAY, March 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Women who enter menopause early may be more likely to develop dementia later in life, new research indicates. During menopause, production of the female sex hormone estrogen drops dramatically and a woman’s periods come to an end. While women typically enter menopause in their early 50s, many do…