Your bones could be silently thinning for years before you ever fall and break one in midlife or older age—a fate that strikes up to half of women over 50, double the number of men. At the moment of a fracture, you might not even know you’d developed low bone density, as testing doesn’t usually
Mom group dynamics can be challenging to navigate. While these social circles are designed to offer built-in support from people who are going through new life changes like you are, they’re notorious for fostering petty drama—as evidenced (and described) by a certain celebrity making waves on the internet right now. High School Musical alum Ashley
All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. Call it a cautionary tale of modern dating: The “mama’s boy” is an archetype we are warned to avoid. But is that for good reason? Of course, being close
President Cyril Ramaphosa receiving on behalf of government a R1 billion consignment of critical personal protective equipment (PPE) and other medical supplies. The Auditor-General has released shocking findings about Covid-19 PPE government contracts. Kimi Makwetu says there are clear signs of overpricing, unfair processes and potential fraud.He says he will "converge" his report with that…
Whether you had a “bad cold” this winter or recently endured a cough that would not quit, it’s only natural to wonder if you might have had COVID-19 without realizing it. That’s especially true now that infectious disease experts say the virus was likely already spreading before cities started to lock down and put social…
The Food and Drug Administration has updated its list of cinnamon products with dangerously high levels of lead, bringing the total to 21. The alert now includes Wise Wife brand ground cinnamon from SLR Food Distribution Inc., of Hicksville, NY. The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, Department of Analytical Chemistry collected and analyzed samples of this
(Oona Zenda/KFF Health News) As Grace Griffin and her husband were welcoming their long-awaited baby — a daughter — Griffin found herself worried about looming medical bills and unsure if their family could pay for the care they needed. “This whole experience has me wondering (keeping me up at night, actually): Can we ever afford
LYON, France — Halving the dose of antenatal betamethasone given to prevent severe respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) in infants does not appear to affect later intelligence quotient (IQ) scores or other measures of neurodevelopment, suggests a follow-up study of a randomized trial. However, it is unclear from the present data, presented at the Congress of