As the back-to-school season approaches, parents and guardians are busy preparing their children for a successful year ahead. Amidst the excitement of new school supplies and meeting new friends, it’s crucial to prioritize your child’s health. One of the most important steps you can take is ensuring that their vaccinations are up to date.
Many women associate menopause with their late 40s or early 50s. However, emerging research suggests that symptoms related to perimenopause may begin much earlier than previously recognized, with many women in their 30s already experiencing significant changes.
Artificial intelligence is increasingly becoming part of how people search for health information, manage their symptoms and even talk through personal problems. But when it comes to mental health, there is an important question: can we safely rely on AI as a therapist?
Women with a history of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) have a significantly increased lifetime risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D). While nutrition, physical activity, and weight management are well-recognized prevention strategies, emerging evidence highlights sleep health, particularly short sleep duration and frequent snoring, as an important modifiable risk factor.
A large longitudinal study following nearly 3,000 women with previous gestational diabetes for more than 15 years found that approximately 35–60% of women with prior gestational diabetes develop type 2 diabetes within 10 years.
Walk into almost any pharmacy, grocery store or health store and you will see shelves filled with vitamins, minerals, herbal products and wellness supplements promising benefits ranging from better immunity to improved energy, digestion, sleep and joint health.
A new analysis examining 25 years of data from the U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) shows that dietary supplement use among adults has continued to grow, but the types of supplements people are taking have changed significantly. The study reviewed supplement patterns among more than 63,000 adults between 1999 and 2023, providing one of the most comprehensive looks at how supplement habits have evolved over time.
When parents think of food allergies, they typically picture sudden, dramatic symptoms: hives breaking out within minutes, facial swelling, or breathing difficulties requiring an immediate injection of epinephrine. However, there is a lesser-known, non-classic type of food allergy that looks completely different, often leaving parents and even healthcare providers searching for answers.
It is called Food Protein-Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome (FPIES). Because its symptoms are delayed and mimic common childhood illnesses, it is frequently misdiagnosed.
