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Will we ever find a safe and satisfying alternative to a big, warm hug? More important: Do we want to?
Sharing a hug can benefit us in ways that are both emotional and physical, which is why it’s natural to want to connect through touch.
When mothers see their children, it triggers the release of the neurochemical oxytocin, the so-called bonding hormone. “The body can have a similar response with hugging it gets all the feeling-good hormones flowing,” says Neysa Ernst, RN, the nurse manager of the Johns Hopkins Biocontainment Unit in Baltimore, a state-of-the-art facility designed to care for patients affected by high-consequence infectious diseases such as COVID-19.
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Clinicians and parents are increasingly recognizing the inequities in ADHD care for Black and Latinx children. Children of color inadequately treated for ADHD face serious consequences at school and experience long-term negative impacts on health and well-being. Expert Dr. Tumaini Coker will address these diagnostic and treatment disparities, the negative impact of these inequities, and how the medical community can adapt Parent Behavioral Training programs to help meet the needs of these families and achieve equity in ADHD care.
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When it comes to assessing your risk for heart disease, you need to think not only about how much you weigh, but where you carry any extra pounds. That’s because people who have what’s considered a healthy weight based on their body mass index (BMI) can still have an increased risk for heart disease if they have extra fat around their midsection, according to guidelines from the American Heart Association (AHA) published in April 2021 in
This means that even if you’re not overweight, your next physical should involve a tape measure around your waist in addition to a check of your height and weight, according to the AHA.
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“Fitness snacking” with brief bursts of exercise can help you reestablish a workout routine, says an expert.
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Has the COVID-19 pandemic put you in a workout slump? If your fitness habits aren’t what they used to be, rest assured you’re in good company.
A growing body of evidence shows that the pandemic has profoundly changed how much people exercise, not only in the United States but around the world. In a study published in November 2020 in the
Annals of Internal Medicine, researchers found that, based on more than 19 million smartphone-based, step-counting measurements taken from January 19 to June 1, 2020, physical activity levels dropped dramatically in many countries after the pandemic struck.
The seven-day rolling average for coronavirus hospitalizations has increased 37% in Oregon and 26% in Nevadas as the number of daily vaccinations continue to decline.