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With Gabrielle Page You enter the exam hall already late. The next patient, someone you’ve never met, sits stiffly on the edge of the chair. Scan the chart before you sit down. Chronic back pain. Normal imaging. Multiple previous visits. Your mind is already moving towards efficiency. What can you realistically do in the next 15 minutes? You ask the patient to describe their pain. The patient hesitates, choosing his words carefully. You can feel the pressure of the ticking clock behind you. When you report that the imaging looks normal, you see a change in the patient. His…
Many exercise tips for people over 50 can be summed up in two words: “Just work out.” And while exercise is certainly better than nothing (and it’s better to be fit than just active), this advice ignores something extremely important: The details of how you exercise make a huge difference in the results you get. Exercise Recipe When a doctor prescribes a medicine, there is a lot of precision behind it: Drug name Dosage With food or without food Morning or evening Well, exercise is also medicine (in a very real sense, since it changes certain health indicators on par…
If you’ve been thinking about smoothing out frown lines or crow’s feet, you’ve probably heard of Botox. But two other treatments are growing in popularity: Jeuveau and Dysport. Both are FDA-approved injectable wrinkle treatments made from botulism toxin type A. They work by relaxing the muscles that cause expression lines. But when it comes to Jeuveau vs Dysport, how do they compare? Let’s break it down with a simple, science-backed, easy-to-understand guide to help you decide which one might be right for your skin goals. What is Jeuveau and Dysport? Jeuveau, also known as prabotulinumtoxinA and Dysport, abobotulinumtoxinA are part…
Visits for contraception and cancer screenings at Planned Parenthood clinics have dropped by double digits since the passage of a bill that limited Medicaid funding to some reproductive health providers last year, according to new Report of the Democratic Congress. Between July 1 and the end of December, the report said, distribution of emergency contraception fell by 10%, distribution of oral contraception fell by 27% and IUD insertions fell by 10%. Republican members of the House and Senate approved a sweeping budget reconciliation bill in July that included a one-year provision barring clinics from receiving reimbursement from federal Medicaid if…
Melanie Mawji is its founder Mels Space and Mama Bear Birth Prepoffering compassionate, trauma-informed support to individuals and families navigating pregnancy, birth and beyond. Beginning her career as a birth doula, she saw firsthand the emotional impact that challenging birth experiences can have. This inspired her to train as a counselor and create a safe, supportive space where her clients can feel heard, empowered and better prepared, whether processing past experiences or approaching birth with confidence and clarity. Here, she talks to The Natural Parent magazine about the passion behind her work, the challenges she’s overcome along the way,…
Let’s be real, people assume that because I’m a personal trainer, I work out all day. No! I might crush a workout every morning, but the rest of my day? It’s too much sitting at my computer, running a digital training platform (which, ironically, means I’m pretty sedentary). This is why my pillow has been a complete game changer. I’ve always known the power of moving more, taking steps, staying active throughout the day and avoiding the dreaded “desk meltdown.” But living in Minnesota, where winter can make outdoor walks miserable (or downright impossible), I needed a solution. Enter: the…
Pittcon, the nation’s leading annual conference and exhibition for laboratory science, is pleased to announce that the 77u The annual Pittcon, held in San Antonio, Texas, March 7-11, 2026, was a huge success. Thousands of academics and industry leaders in analytical chemistry and spectroscopy gathered at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center for a week of unparalleled scientific programming and an exhibit floor bursting with activity. Image credit: Pittcon Hundreds of exhibitors gathered on the show floor to showcase their latest innovations in instrumentation, sample preparation and laboratory software. Dozens of new instruments have been released by some of the…
Written by Erin Anastasi, Coordinator, Campaign to End Fistula & Technical Specialist at UNFPA in New York, USA and Kevin Nalubwama, fistula survivor, midwifery student, journalist, Operation Fistula Expert Client Advisor and informal advisor to Campaign to End Fistula in Kampala, Alone, uncertain and afraid, this crisis alienates and isolates them at the same time that they crave the human presence, the comfort of friends. They do not understand this “enemy”, this scourge that was unheard of only a short time ago, but now the source of seemingly endless suffering. Unsure if they can or will ever work,…
What does an anti-inflammatory diet look like? “Intervention studies to promote healthy aging need appropriate outcome measures, such as blood-borne biomarkers, which are easily obtainable, cost-effective and widely accepted”. We need blood-borne biomarkers of mortality risk. For example, having higher levels of C-reactive protein in your blood can increase your risk of premature death by 42%. C-reactive protein it is one of the most widely used inflammatory biomarkers to predict mortality, but those with the highest levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6), another marker of inflammation, may increase their risk of premature death by 49%. What can we do to download it?…
Alzheimer’s disease is characterized by the accumulation of two proteins in the brain: amyloid-beta and tau. Tau normally stabilizes the structure of nerve cells, but in this disease the protein undergoes chemical changes and begins to form tangles in neurons. This altered form is known as p-tau217 and can be measured in the blood. However, the disease develops slowly over many years, and signs of Alzheimer’s in the brain can be detected in the blood up to 20 years before symptoms become apparent. An inherent challenge in using the new blood tests is determining whether the measurable biological changes are…