When my best friend, “Kay,” was 24, her partner died. For years, I struggled to understand what happened to her in the aftermath. Kay had been dating “DF” for a year and a half. He was a few decades ...
The negative health effects associated with a sedentary lifestyle are well-documented, but a new study suggests that standing for long stretches throughout the workday puts people at greater risk for ...
Sitting is the new smoking. Well, not really -- but almost. The invisible threat of prolonged sitting is quietly undermining your health and longevity. Not exercising, or being sedentary, can ...
As a nurse-midwife, birth and its unlikely twin, death, were familiar, renting the fabric between worlds, opposite ends of the spectrum. I’ve studied death, helped mothers and fathers accept death, ...
Critics say the diagnosis may pathologize normal behaviors like mourning and doesn't provide a solution to the problems that lead to severe grief. Reading time 6 minutes The American Psychiatric ...
On average, 80 percent of American adults watch 3.5 hours of television per day and multiple observational studies have demonstrated a link between TV viewing and poorer health. In this new study, ...
A new study has linked prolonged P-wave duration to increased risk for sudden cardiac death (SCD), independent of cardiovascular risk factors and atrial fibrillation. 1 This suggests P-wave duration ...