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Chlamydia and gonorrhea have increased among younger women, study finds

September 22, 2020 at 5:44 p.m.

Rates of chlamydia and gonorrhea are increasing among women ages 18 to 30 in the United States, a recent study by Quest Diagnostics suggests. The study, recently published in the...

Brookings, the public policy nonprofit, published a report that predicted a decline of between 300,000 and 500,000 births as a result of the pandemic

That COVID-19 baby boom might be more of a bust

September 10, 2020 at 11:53 a.m.

When stay-at-home orders were announced in the spring, some people wryly speculated about a COVID-19 baby boom. Social media users even came up with a few suggestions for what this...

DO THE DISHES | Whether you have a dishwasher or hand-wash your dishes, it's important to thoroughly clean any dishes or utensils used by someone who has COVID-19 with soap and hot water. The CDC also recommends wearing gloves while handling any dishes, glasses or silverware used by a person who is sick.

COVID-19 has interrupted STD screenings. Sexual health centers are concerned.

June 17, 2020 at 5:34 p.m.

When the COVID-19 pandemic sparked the stay-at-home order in Philadelphia in March, sexual health centers across the city were allowed to remain open as long as they stopped elective procedures,...

Binge eating disorder, which affects about 3% of the U.S. adult population, is more common but less well-known than anorexia and bulimia.

Social distancing is particularly hard on those with eating disorders, experts say

May 22, 2020 at 5:32 p.m.

When Lauren Rowello, a 29-year-old freelance writer based in Moorestown, N.J., developed COVID-19 symptoms — a fever and severe cough — in early March, she didn't know that the infection...

Children social distance in the playground of La Choinette primary school, in Chasne sur Illet, western France, Thursday, May 14, 2020. Authorities say over eighty percent of preschools and primary schools are reopening in France this week.

Doctors worry COVID-19 school closures could worsen childhood obesity. Here’s how to combat weight gain in teens

May 15, 2020 at 9:06 p.m.

The closing of schools, playgrounds, sports fields and summer camps due to COVID-19 have pediatric nutritionists and dietitians concerned that changes in eating habits and an overall decrease in physical...

An image from an electron microscope shows SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Scientists say this version of the coronavirus has mutated and become more contagious.

The psychology behind why it’s hard for us to accept a pandemic

June 11, 2020 at 3:29 p.m.

As the number of COVID-19 cases in the country climbed past 1 million last week, people in Philadelphia and New Jersey were overcrowding beaches and parks, largely ignoring social distancing...

Quentin Heyward, a flight attendant and purser at Delta airlines, left, and the Rev. Martini Shaw, right, an Episcopal priest at the Historic African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas, walk together, but apart, to maintain about a 6 foot distance, at the Race Street Pier in Philadelphia, March 26, 2020. Heyward and Shaw are friends who worked out at the same gym prior to the coronavirus. Now they walk at sunrise and sunset.

How ‘caution fatigue’ may slow social distancing efforts

May 4, 2020 at 2:57 p.m.

As Pennsylvanians prepare for the eighth week of social distancing under Gov. Tom Wolf's stay-at-home order, psychologists warn that "caution fatigue" may start to affect people's choice to make safe...

Evitar tocarse los ojos, la nariz y la boca.

Cómo hablar con tus hijos sobre el coronavirus

March 6, 2020 at 4:05 p.m.

Cuando la funcionaria federal de salud, Nancy Messonnier, anunció que los estadounidenses debían comenzar a prepararse para una "disrrupción significativa" de sus rutinas debido a la propagación de infecciones del...

Gwyneth Paltrow in "The Goop Lab" on Netflix.

Gwyneth Paltrow’s ‘The Goop Lab’ treats fake science like the real thing. Here’s why that’s dangerous

February 5, 2020 at 7:19 p.m.

On Jan. 24, Goop, actress Gwyneth Paltrow's lifestyle company long criticized for peddling pseudoscience, launched its Netflix documentary series, The Goop Lab. The six-part series covers subjects such as "energy...

A recent study found that the most frequent form of discrimination experienced by black teens was through secondhand exposure to racial discrimination against another individual.

Study links daily racial discrimination to depressive symptoms in black teens

January 3, 2020 at 9:00 a.m.

Black teens experience several forms of racial discrimination every day, which leads to increased short-term depressive symptoms, according to a study by researchers at Rutgers University. The study, which was...

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