While we have seen decreasing rates of alcohol and tobacco use during pregnancy over the last few decades, the use of cannabis during pregnancy is on the rise. Qualitative studies indicate that pregnant women report using cannabis to manage a range of psychological symptoms, including anxiety and depression. Given that the COVID-19 pandemic has led… Read More »
As a brand new paramedic in one of Sydney’s biggest COVID-19 hotspots, day one of Alex’s job was a nightmare. But she says the most terrifying time in the role begins Monday. After 15 weeks of lockdown for Sydney, restrictions have been eased, with everything from gyms and cafes to pools, beauticians and retail stores… Read More »
Fabiola Gianotti, the director-general of scientific research center CERN, told CNBC that she fears that science could largely be forgotten following the coronavirus pandemic. “Of course there is a danger, the danger that once the crisis [is] over science is put back into its little box or in a drawer to be taken out again… Read More »
As adults have masked up, locked down and engaged in social distancing, children have been forced to as well. Yet, as psychologists have warned, children have likely not come away from this situation unscathed. New data suggest that infants born during 2020 may have lower IQs than those born in 2019 or earlier.1 Despite data… Read More »
June 24, 2021 Posted By Categories Gary Schwitzer is the founder and publisher of HealthNewsReview. He has covered health care news almost exclusively since 1973. Here is his online bio. He tweets as @garyschwitzer or as @HealthNewsRevu. Two new journalistic analyses of 2020-2021 pandemic news coverage were released this week. I was interviewed in each of them. Science… Read More »
The leaders, struggling to tame outbreaks exacerbated by the Delta variant, said they would encourage the voluntary transfer of vaccine production technologies “on mutually agreed terms” as the region prepared for future health shocks. “The pandemic continues to have a devastating impact on our region’s people and economies,” the leaders said in a joint statement… Read More »