Jun 18, 2021
KQED News Mind/Shift – Selena Simmons-Duffin
Perhaps the only respite pandemic closures brought to my family — which includes two kids under age 6 — was freedom from the constant misery of dripping noses, sneezes and coughs. And statistics suggest we weren’t the only ones who had fewer colds last year: With daycares and in-person schools closed and widespread use of masks and hand sanitizer in most communities, cases of many seasonal respiratory infections went down, and flu cases dropped off a cliff.
Read More: https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/58020/5-ways-to-stop-summer-colds-from-making-the-rounds-in-your-family
Jun 17, 2021
The Daily News – Dr Sally Robinson
How hot is too hot to exercise outside? Evaporation of sweat cools the body, so when it’s humid, evaporation is prevented and the cooling effect is diminished or gone.
Read More: https://www.galvnews.com/health/free/article_73b80e9b-bad7-550e-bea1-a14d0c44bb3e.html
Jun 17, 2021
Medical X-Press – Staff Writer
Catch-up vaccinations for routine childhood and adolescent vaccinations are lagging behind after a decline during March to May 2020, according to research published in the June 11 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
Read More: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-06-catch-up-vaccinations-children-teens-lagging.html
Jun 16, 2021
The Conversation – Neema Ghorbani Mojarrad
Although myopia – also known as near-sightedness or short-sightedness – can run in families, environmental factors, such as spending too much time indoors have a large influence. For most people, myopia develops from a mixture of both genetics and environmental factors. But while evidence shows that modern lifestyle factors contribute to myopia, scientists still aren’t entirely sure why.
Read More: https://theconversation.com/short-sightedness-is-increasing-in-children-and-researchers-are-still-trying-to-understand-why-162308
Jun 16, 2021
The Conversation – Kevin Shafer
When my oldest son, now nearly 13, was born in July of 2008, I thought I could easily balance my career and my desire to be far more engaged at home than my father and his generation were. I was wrong.
Read More: https://theconversation.com/nurturing-dads-raise-emotionally-intelligent-kids-helping-make-society-more-respectful-and-equitable-161395
