If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. We’re no screen time saints, but we’re always looking for screen-free options to keep our kids occupied too — and if they’re educational, even better! Which is why today’s Amazon Lightning Deal is particularly exciting: a huge stencil set […]

‘I didn’t want to be a troublemaker,’ Hannah*, an experienced surgeon, tells Metro.co.uk. ‘I didn’t want to not be able to have fun with my colleagues. ‘I didn’t want people to be, you know, weird around me, because they were worried I was going to “tell” on them. ‘And so I allowed an increasing level of physical contact which I […]

Dr Ellie says to avoid using brown bags for asthma attacks We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Asthma affects roughly 5.4 million people, confirmed Asthma UK. […]

Do you ever struggle to feel calm and relaxed before bed? Sometimes, no matter how tired we are, when it comes to switching off the lights and settling down for the night, our brains just won’t play ball. It’s a consequence of busy schedules, hectic work calendars, and the day-to-day stress we all carry around with us – and it […]

More than two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, behavioral health concerns continue to disrupt the lives of Americans, and addressing those concerns should be a major priority, according to a study by the Tulane University School of Social Work. Published recently in the journal Scientific Reports, research from Patrick Bordnick, dean of the School of Social Work, and Tonya Hansel, […]

Type 2 diabetes can be a 'devastating diagnosis' says expert We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Diabetes rates have doubled in the past decade, and continue […]

Asymptomatic viral infections in the first days and weeks of a baby’s life are associated with an increased risk of respiratory infections later in life, research suggests. Viruses were found to interact with newborns’ immune systems and microbiomes—the community of microbes that live in our body—in a way that affected both a child’s risk and number of subsequent infections. Prevention […]

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* pre-print server, a team of researchers developed YF-S0, an exceptionally potent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine candidate using live-attenuated yellow fever vaccine YF17D as a vector. Study: Biodistribution and Environmental Safety of a Live-attenuated YF17D-vectored SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Candidate. Image Credit: PanyaStudio/Shutterstock The first-generation COVID-19 vaccines are products of breakthrough innovation, and although […]

Bed nets save lives in the long run, according to a 22-year study in Tanzania which, for the first time, indicates that children who sleep under them at an early age are more likely to survive into adulthood. The study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, followed more than 6,700 children from 1998, tracking them again in 2019 […]

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. There’s a reason we don’t have white rugs anymore and why we have the detergent on standby. When we were younger, our mortal enemies were hangovers, the alarm clock, and accidentally spilling a spot of wine on our new […]