HEALTH

Vivek Murthy: I don't even met a single person who's figured it all out with social media. He says you have just as much willpower and strength as prior generations. There are large numbers of adolescents who say that they are being bullied and harassed.
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2 years ago Read more at PBS NewsHour

The Illinois Department of Public Health and other state agencies are mobilizing to help Chicago and Cook County contain the outbreak. The vast majority of Chicagoans are vaccinated against measles and therefore not at high-risk. At the city’s largest migrant shelter on South Halsted Street in Pilsen, asylum seekers must stay inside and watch for symptoms.
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2 years ago Read more at NBC Chicago

The Loose Women presenter, 58, opened up about how she thought she was 'going to die' when she was struggling to breathe because of an acute chest infection. Coleen Nolan has joined forces with leading health charities Cancer Research UK, Action on Smoking and Health (Ash) and Asthma and Lung UK.
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2 years ago Read more at The US Sun

The insider, Director William Doyle, acquired 15,000 shares of Elanco Animal Health Inc on March 8, 2024. The company operates globally, providing a range of products that cater to the needs of companion and food animals. Insider transactions are closely monitored as they can signal a belief in the company's future prospects or that the stock is undervalued. This latest transaction is part of a trend observed over the past year.
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2 years ago Read more at Yahoo Finance UK

Loose Women's Coleen Nolan has quit smoking. The TV presenter is backing the NHS and Government’s call for 5.3 million people to kick the habit on No Smoking Day. One in four menopausal women say they felt better due to a 'wave of sisterhood'
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2 years ago Read more at Express

The Cherries Trust and Talking Cherries have been working with AFC Bournemouth in a joint project to use the rearranged match to raise awareness of cardiac health. This will be the matchday theme, with a number of different initiatives taking place around the Vitality Stadium on the day. All proceeds from the game's Cherries Community Draw will go to the Bourndemouth Heart Club and the British Heart Foundation charities.
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2 years ago Read more at Bournemouth Echo

Chicago health officials confirmed three new cases of measles in the Pilsen migrant shelter on Tuesday. Of the eight cases, one was unrelated to new arrivals while the other seven have been detected inside the shelter. Case investigations for those infected are ongoing to determine if any unvaccinated individuals were in contact with them.
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2 years ago Read more at NBC Chicago

New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams will announce three new proposals directing the city to increase support for peer mental health programs in schools. The proposals come as recent years have seen an uptick in students grappling with severe mental health challenges. For many students, the pandemic upended day-to-day life, isolating them from peers, and in many cases causing financial or personal loss within their families.
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2 years ago Read more at Chalkbeat

Bi+ Health Month is an annual mission of the Bisexual Resource Center and allied organizations to spread awareness about the many health disparities faced by the bisexual plus (bi+) community. Understanding and addressing these unique stressors could help you improve your mental health. Background on LGBTQ+ and Bi+ Mental Health LGBTQ+ people face higher rates of mental health struggles compared to heterosexual and cisgender people [1].
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2 years ago Read more at Psychology Today

Puberty blockers are used to delay the onset of puberty by blocking the body from making sex hormones such as testosterone and estrogen. The hormonal suppressants do not reverse any changes that have already happened, but block physical changes like breast development and facial hair. From 2021-2022, more than 5,000 youth were referred to the Gender Identity Development Service, a national health clinic in the U.K.
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2 years ago Read more at TIME