When Screens Come Between Parents and Children: What the Science Says
Parents are often told to limit their children's screen time. Less often do we ask another question: what happens when…
Breastfeeding Beyond the First Year: What New Research Says About Toddlers’ Health
Every year, World Breastfeeding Week highlights what decades of research have consistently shown: human milk is one of the most…
More than morning sickness… Hyperemesis Gravidarum
International Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG) Awareness Day When people imagine pregnancy sickness, they usually imagine discomfort. Crackers on the bedside table…
Is Your Coffee Habit Helping or Hurting? How Coffee Influences Your Long-Term Health Map
For many people, coffee is a daily habit rather than a health strategy. However, a new large-scale study published in…
Eating More Fiber Could Be One of the Easiest Ways to Live Longer
In a world of flashy diets and quick fixes, sometimes what matters is simply what you eat most days. A…
Australia Bans Social Media for Under-16s — But What Does Science Really Say About Children and Screens?
Australia has just taken a historic step: becoming the first country in the world to ban social-media accounts for anyone…
Immediate mother–infant contact is now considered essential clinical care
After decades of accumulating evidence, it is now “no longer ethical” to withhold skin-to-skin contact from healthy newborns in future…
How AI Is Helping Doctors Read the Earliest Signs of Pregnancy
International Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day October 15 marks International Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day, honoring grief that…
Five Days of Junk Food, Lasting Marks in the Brain
We tend to think of food choices as reversible. A weekend of pizza and snacks, and then back to salads…
Can a Plant-Based Diet Protect Against Blood Clots?
Some risks run in families. Blood clots, what doctors call venous thromboembolism (VTE), are one of them. They can appear…