With the festive season well and truly over, Brits are turning to ‘Dry January’ as a healthy way to counterbalance the overindulgence typical of the holiday season – and it may improve your sex life too. Many people buy into the idea that drinks set the mood for romance, but cutting back on alcoholic beverages can actually enhance your sexual […]

Without opioid painkillers to dull the ache in his knees and other joints, Arnold Wilson wouldn't be able to walk half a block. The 63-year-old former New York City nurse has crippling arthritis for which he takes OxyContin twice a day and oxycodone when he needs additional relief. For the past several years, he's kept another drug on hand as […]

In that post-holiday daze, you need a dinner that’s easy — and delicious! We’re all a little tired of cooking right now (and just plain tired in general), so this week, turn to Martha Stewart’s surprisingly simple one-pot dinner. It’s cheesy, fresh, and doesn’t leave a huge mess to cleanup afterward. Yes, please! “Some days call for a meal that […]

Unionization is having a moment. The National Labor Relations Board recently reported a 53% increase in union election petitions from fiscal year 2021 to 2022. But what about healthcare workers? Stresses from COVID-19 have added to already high rates of burnout and dissatisfaction, creating what would seem a powerful impetus for forming or joining a union. Yet a recent study […]

Scientists have developed a synthetic tissue that repairs injuries and restores normal erectile function in a pig model, in a study publishing January 4 in the journal Matter. The findings suggest that the artificial tunica albuginea (ATA), which mimics a fibrous sheath of tissue necessary to maintain erections, shows promise for repairing penile injuries in humans. “We largely foresaw the […]

LONDON (Reuters) – Leading scientists advising the World Health Organization said they wanted a “more realistic picture” about the COVID-19 situation from China’s top experts at a key meeting on Tuesday as worries grow about the rapid spread of the virus. The WHO has invited Chinese scientists to a virtual closed meeting with its technical advisory group on viral evolution […]

An updated Cochrane Review on infant skincare interventions for preventing atopic dermatitis (AD) and food allergy has reaffirmed previous study findings indicating a lack of benefit, and strengthened the suggestion of harm associated with early use of emollients. The document, published in November 2022, updates a February 2021 version, said Robert Boyle, MD, PhD, generic finpecia senior author of the Cochrane Review and a pediatric […]

Researchers from the University of Southampton, University of Oxford and Cardiff University have today released findings from a clinical trial investigating the effectiveness of the antiviral treatment molnupiravir against COVID-19—the first treatment tested in the ongoing PANORAMIC trial. In their paper published in The Lancet, they reported that molnupiravir did not reduce hospitalizations or deaths among higher risk, vaccinated adults […]

OKLAHOMA CITY — By the summer of 2021, Phil Maytubby, deputy CEO of the health department here, was concerned to see the numbers of people getting vaccinated against covid-19 slipping after an initially robust response. With doubt, fear, and misinformation running rampant nationwide — both online and offline — he knew the agency needed to rethink its messaging strategy. So, […]

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. Fear of leaking during menstruation is something even adults get worried about, but that’s even more so when you’re a teen. Thankfully, there are so many brands out there offering teen-friendly period products to help alleviate some of that […]