Liberation and health equity go hand-in-hand. Here’s how.
Social and Racial Justice
MacKenzie (Kenzie) Isaac, MA
Liberation and health equity go hand-in-hand. Here’s how. Juneteenth is observed by many as the formal end to the American institution of slavery. However, remains of this shameful legacy are still burrowed deeply into our healthcare system, impacting everyone’s ability to live freely in good health. Thus, while Juneteenth is a time of joyful celebration, Read more…
Black Maternal Health Awareness Week is April 11 – 17.
Social and Racial Justice
MK Haber, FNP-C, IBCLC
Black Maternal Health Awareness Week is April 11 – 17. What do we need to know? During pregnancy, childbirth, or the first 42 days after delivery of a living child, Black people are dying at almost three times the rate as white people. More than 80% of pregnancy-related deaths are preventable. After the initial feelings Read more…
Is the Glucola test necessary?
Reproductive Health Videos
Rebecca Raskin-Wish
The Glucola test is given to pregnant people to test for gestational diabetes and is both necessary and safe. Untreated gestational diabetes can have serious health consequences for both the pregnant person and the baby. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/6ugfJoIMNAU What is Gestational Diabetes? Gestational diabetes occurs when a person has elevated blood sugar levels during pregnancy. In gestational Read more…
Birthing While Black: A Maternal Health Crisis
Reproductive Health Social and Racial Justice
We need to talk about two recent cases of medical racism in maternity care. In this post you’ll learn more about what steps you can take to directly address this crisis. Last month, like so many moments in the reproductive health space, we woke up to information that has our hearts despairing. Two viral videos last month showed Read more…
What’s your guidance about calcium supplements?
General Health
Daphne Berryhill, RPh
Calcium from foods is best, but supplements can help fill nutrition gaps when needed. Just be sure that your total calcium intake from food and supplements doesn’t exceed your recommended daily amount, and check with your clinician or pharmacist first. We’ve been hearing for years that we need to get enough calcium from food or Read more…
There has been a lot about Tylenol in the news lately. Can you explain what the different pain and fever reducers are?
General Health Hot Health Topics Treatments
Cynthia (Cindy) Leifer, PhD
There are multiple over-the-counter fever and pain-reducing medications, but they are not all equal and some can be dangerous for certain people. It is important to know the differences so you can keep you and your family safe. Trying to choose a fever-reducing medication can be confusing. There are so many different drug names and Read more…
Liberation and health equity go hand-in-hand. Here’s how.
Social and Racial Justice
MacKenzie (Kenzie) Isaac, MA
Juneteenth is observed by many as the formal end to the American institution of slavery. However, remains of this shameful legacy are still burrowed deeply into our healthcare system, impacting everyone’s ability to live freely in good health. Thus, while Juneteenth is a time of joyful celebration, it is also a perfect opportunity to reflect Read more…
Is the Glucola test necessary?
Reproductive Health
Rebecca Raskin-Wish
The Glucola test is given to pregnant people to test for gestational diabetes and is both necessary and safe. Untreated gestational diabetes can have serious health consequences for both the pregnant person and the baby. What is gestational diabetes? Gestational diabetes occurs when a person has elevated blood sugar levels during pregnancy. In gestational diabetes, Read more…
How does intimate partner violence impact pregnancy?
Reproductive Health
Roopa Seshadri, PhD, AM
How does intimate partner violence impact pregnancy? TL;DR: Survivors of intimate partner violence during pregnancy, both parents and infants, experience long-term emotional trauma and chronic health problems, and timely support can help prevent it. *If you or anyone you know needs help, please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 (SAFE) or 1-800-787-3224 (TTY). Read more…
What do we need to know about Black Maternal Health?
Reproductive Health
Black Maternal Health Awareness Week is wrapping up. What do we need to know about Black Maternal Health? During pregnancy, childbirth, or the first 42 days after delivery of a living child, Black people are dying at almost three times the rate (CDC, 2021) as white people. More than 80% of pregnancy-related deaths are preventable Read more…
What is preeclampsia? Who is most at risk? What should we be aware of?
Reproductive Health
MK Haber, FNP-C, IBCLC
Preeclampsia and other severe pregnancy complications, especially among Black people, have thankfully been getting more attention in the media in the last couple of weeks. These individual stories are so important because they humanize what can sometimes become numbing statistics. And they are highlighting some of the significant health disparities in the U.S. that Black Read more…
Are there differences in cardiovascular disease (CVD) between women and men?
General Health
Megan Madsen, DO
Risk factors and symptoms of CVD can be different for women. Estrogen plays an important role in risk for CVD. Besides chest pain, women may have subtle symptoms such as heartburn, nausea, milder discomfort in the chest, back and abdomen or a sensation of generalized weakness. **Nerds, for the purpose of this article, “women” refers Read more…
Si estás embarazada- por favor, ¡obtén tu vacuna de COVID-19!
Families/Kids Posts en Español Vaccines
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
Sólo 40% de personas embarazadas en los EE.UU. han sido vacunadas contra COVID-19 desde el primero de enero de 2022. Desafortunadamente, esta tasa baja de vacunación tiene consecuencias trágicas. 💥 La vacunación durante el embarazo es segura. No hay ninguna conexión con el aborto espontáneo ni la infertilidad. 💥 La vacunación durante el embarazo protege Read more…
¿Las vacunas contra COVID-19 causan infertilidad?
Posts en Español Vaccines
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
R: No existe evidencia científica que sugiera que las vacunas contra COVID-19 tengan un impacto negativo en la fertilidad en hombres o mujeres. Si bien, las vacunas no se probaron entre personas embarazadas para la autorización inicial de uso de emergencia de la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de EE.UU. (FDA, por sus siglas en Read more…
Any update on safety of the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines in pregnancy?
Families/Kids Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
A: Preliminary data presented to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) are reassuring. Pregnant persons who received the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccines did not have increased risk of side effects from the vaccines or bad outcomes (like preeclampsia, miscarriage, preterm birth, neonatal death, or congenital anomalies). More studies and safety monitoring are ongoing, but Read more…
Liberation and health equity go hand-in-hand. Here’s how. Juneteenth is observed by many as the formal end to the American institution of slavery. However, remains of this shameful legacy are still burrowed deeply into our healthcare system, impacting everyone’s ability to live freely in good health. Thus, while Juneteenth is a time of joyful celebration, Read more…
Black Maternal Health Awareness Week is April 11 – 17.
Social and Racial JusticeMK Haber, FNP-C, IBCLC
Black Maternal Health Awareness Week is April 11 – 17. What do we need to know? During pregnancy, childbirth, or the first 42 days after delivery of a living child, Black people are dying at almost three times the rate as white people. More than 80% of pregnancy-related deaths are preventable. After the initial feelings Read more…
Is the Glucola test necessary?
Reproductive Health Videos
Rebecca Raskin-Wish
The Glucola test is given to pregnant people to test for gestational diabetes and is both necessary and safe. Untreated gestational diabetes can have serious health consequences for both the pregnant person and the baby. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/6ugfJoIMNAU What is Gestational Diabetes? Gestational diabetes occurs when a person has elevated blood sugar levels during pregnancy. In gestational Read more…
Birthing While Black: A Maternal Health Crisis
Reproductive Health Social and Racial Justice
We need to talk about two recent cases of medical racism in maternity care. In this post you’ll learn more about what steps you can take to directly address this crisis. Last month, like so many moments in the reproductive health space, we woke up to information that has our hearts despairing. Two viral videos last month showed Read more…
What’s your guidance about calcium supplements?
General Health
Daphne Berryhill, RPh
Calcium from foods is best, but supplements can help fill nutrition gaps when needed. Just be sure that your total calcium intake from food and supplements doesn’t exceed your recommended daily amount, and check with your clinician or pharmacist first. We’ve been hearing for years that we need to get enough calcium from food or Read more…
There has been a lot about Tylenol in the news lately. Can you explain what the different pain and fever reducers are?
General Health Hot Health Topics Treatments
Cynthia (Cindy) Leifer, PhD
There are multiple over-the-counter fever and pain-reducing medications, but they are not all equal and some can be dangerous for certain people. It is important to know the differences so you can keep you and your family safe. Trying to choose a fever-reducing medication can be confusing. There are so many different drug names and Read more…
Liberation and health equity go hand-in-hand. Here’s how.
Social and Racial Justice
MacKenzie (Kenzie) Isaac, MA
Juneteenth is observed by many as the formal end to the American institution of slavery. However, remains of this shameful legacy are still burrowed deeply into our healthcare system, impacting everyone’s ability to live freely in good health. Thus, while Juneteenth is a time of joyful celebration, it is also a perfect opportunity to reflect Read more…
Is the Glucola test necessary?
Reproductive Health
Rebecca Raskin-Wish
The Glucola test is given to pregnant people to test for gestational diabetes and is both necessary and safe. Untreated gestational diabetes can have serious health consequences for both the pregnant person and the baby. What is gestational diabetes? Gestational diabetes occurs when a person has elevated blood sugar levels during pregnancy. In gestational diabetes, Read more…
How does intimate partner violence impact pregnancy?
Reproductive Health
Roopa Seshadri, PhD, AM
How does intimate partner violence impact pregnancy? TL;DR: Survivors of intimate partner violence during pregnancy, both parents and infants, experience long-term emotional trauma and chronic health problems, and timely support can help prevent it. *If you or anyone you know needs help, please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 (SAFE) or 1-800-787-3224 (TTY). Read more…
What do we need to know about Black Maternal Health?
Reproductive Health
Black Maternal Health Awareness Week is wrapping up. What do we need to know about Black Maternal Health? During pregnancy, childbirth, or the first 42 days after delivery of a living child, Black people are dying at almost three times the rate (CDC, 2021) as white people. More than 80% of pregnancy-related deaths are preventable Read more…
What is preeclampsia? Who is most at risk? What should we be aware of?
Reproductive Health
MK Haber, FNP-C, IBCLC
Preeclampsia and other severe pregnancy complications, especially among Black people, have thankfully been getting more attention in the media in the last couple of weeks. These individual stories are so important because they humanize what can sometimes become numbing statistics. And they are highlighting some of the significant health disparities in the U.S. that Black Read more…
Are there differences in cardiovascular disease (CVD) between women and men?
General Health
Megan Madsen, DO
Risk factors and symptoms of CVD can be different for women. Estrogen plays an important role in risk for CVD. Besides chest pain, women may have subtle symptoms such as heartburn, nausea, milder discomfort in the chest, back and abdomen or a sensation of generalized weakness. **Nerds, for the purpose of this article, “women” refers Read more…
Si estás embarazada- por favor, ¡obtén tu vacuna de COVID-19!
Families/Kids Posts en Español Vaccines
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
Sólo 40% de personas embarazadas en los EE.UU. han sido vacunadas contra COVID-19 desde el primero de enero de 2022. Desafortunadamente, esta tasa baja de vacunación tiene consecuencias trágicas. 💥 La vacunación durante el embarazo es segura. No hay ninguna conexión con el aborto espontáneo ni la infertilidad. 💥 La vacunación durante el embarazo protege Read more…
¿Las vacunas contra COVID-19 causan infertilidad?
Posts en Español Vaccines
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
R: No existe evidencia científica que sugiera que las vacunas contra COVID-19 tengan un impacto negativo en la fertilidad en hombres o mujeres. Si bien, las vacunas no se probaron entre personas embarazadas para la autorización inicial de uso de emergencia de la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de EE.UU. (FDA, por sus siglas en Read more…
Any update on safety of the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines in pregnancy?
Families/Kids Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
A: Preliminary data presented to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) are reassuring. Pregnant persons who received the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccines did not have increased risk of side effects from the vaccines or bad outcomes (like preeclampsia, miscarriage, preterm birth, neonatal death, or congenital anomalies). More studies and safety monitoring are ongoing, but Read more…
Black Maternal Health Awareness Week is April 11 – 17. What do we need to know? During pregnancy, childbirth, or the first 42 days after delivery of a living child, Black people are dying at almost three times the rate as white people. More than 80% of pregnancy-related deaths are preventable. After the initial feelings Read more…
Is the Glucola test necessary?
Reproductive Health VideosRebecca Raskin-Wish
The Glucola test is given to pregnant people to test for gestational diabetes and is both necessary and safe. Untreated gestational diabetes can have serious health consequences for both the pregnant person and the baby. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/6ugfJoIMNAU What is Gestational Diabetes? Gestational diabetes occurs when a person has elevated blood sugar levels during pregnancy. In gestational Read more…
Birthing While Black: A Maternal Health Crisis
Reproductive Health Social and Racial Justice
We need to talk about two recent cases of medical racism in maternity care. In this post you’ll learn more about what steps you can take to directly address this crisis. Last month, like so many moments in the reproductive health space, we woke up to information that has our hearts despairing. Two viral videos last month showed Read more…
What’s your guidance about calcium supplements?
General Health
Daphne Berryhill, RPh
Calcium from foods is best, but supplements can help fill nutrition gaps when needed. Just be sure that your total calcium intake from food and supplements doesn’t exceed your recommended daily amount, and check with your clinician or pharmacist first. We’ve been hearing for years that we need to get enough calcium from food or Read more…
There has been a lot about Tylenol in the news lately. Can you explain what the different pain and fever reducers are?
General Health Hot Health Topics Treatments
Cynthia (Cindy) Leifer, PhD
There are multiple over-the-counter fever and pain-reducing medications, but they are not all equal and some can be dangerous for certain people. It is important to know the differences so you can keep you and your family safe. Trying to choose a fever-reducing medication can be confusing. There are so many different drug names and Read more…
Liberation and health equity go hand-in-hand. Here’s how.
Social and Racial Justice
MacKenzie (Kenzie) Isaac, MA
Juneteenth is observed by many as the formal end to the American institution of slavery. However, remains of this shameful legacy are still burrowed deeply into our healthcare system, impacting everyone’s ability to live freely in good health. Thus, while Juneteenth is a time of joyful celebration, it is also a perfect opportunity to reflect Read more…
Is the Glucola test necessary?
Reproductive Health
Rebecca Raskin-Wish
The Glucola test is given to pregnant people to test for gestational diabetes and is both necessary and safe. Untreated gestational diabetes can have serious health consequences for both the pregnant person and the baby. What is gestational diabetes? Gestational diabetes occurs when a person has elevated blood sugar levels during pregnancy. In gestational diabetes, Read more…
How does intimate partner violence impact pregnancy?
Reproductive Health
Roopa Seshadri, PhD, AM
How does intimate partner violence impact pregnancy? TL;DR: Survivors of intimate partner violence during pregnancy, both parents and infants, experience long-term emotional trauma and chronic health problems, and timely support can help prevent it. *If you or anyone you know needs help, please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 (SAFE) or 1-800-787-3224 (TTY). Read more…
What do we need to know about Black Maternal Health?
Reproductive Health
Black Maternal Health Awareness Week is wrapping up. What do we need to know about Black Maternal Health? During pregnancy, childbirth, or the first 42 days after delivery of a living child, Black people are dying at almost three times the rate (CDC, 2021) as white people. More than 80% of pregnancy-related deaths are preventable Read more…
What is preeclampsia? Who is most at risk? What should we be aware of?
Reproductive Health
MK Haber, FNP-C, IBCLC
Preeclampsia and other severe pregnancy complications, especially among Black people, have thankfully been getting more attention in the media in the last couple of weeks. These individual stories are so important because they humanize what can sometimes become numbing statistics. And they are highlighting some of the significant health disparities in the U.S. that Black Read more…
Are there differences in cardiovascular disease (CVD) between women and men?
General Health
Megan Madsen, DO
Risk factors and symptoms of CVD can be different for women. Estrogen plays an important role in risk for CVD. Besides chest pain, women may have subtle symptoms such as heartburn, nausea, milder discomfort in the chest, back and abdomen or a sensation of generalized weakness. **Nerds, for the purpose of this article, “women” refers Read more…
Si estás embarazada- por favor, ¡obtén tu vacuna de COVID-19!
Families/Kids Posts en Español Vaccines
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
Sólo 40% de personas embarazadas en los EE.UU. han sido vacunadas contra COVID-19 desde el primero de enero de 2022. Desafortunadamente, esta tasa baja de vacunación tiene consecuencias trágicas. 💥 La vacunación durante el embarazo es segura. No hay ninguna conexión con el aborto espontáneo ni la infertilidad. 💥 La vacunación durante el embarazo protege Read more…
¿Las vacunas contra COVID-19 causan infertilidad?
Posts en Español Vaccines
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
R: No existe evidencia científica que sugiera que las vacunas contra COVID-19 tengan un impacto negativo en la fertilidad en hombres o mujeres. Si bien, las vacunas no se probaron entre personas embarazadas para la autorización inicial de uso de emergencia de la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de EE.UU. (FDA, por sus siglas en Read more…
Any update on safety of the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines in pregnancy?
Families/Kids Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
A: Preliminary data presented to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) are reassuring. Pregnant persons who received the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccines did not have increased risk of side effects from the vaccines or bad outcomes (like preeclampsia, miscarriage, preterm birth, neonatal death, or congenital anomalies). More studies and safety monitoring are ongoing, but Read more…
The Glucola test is given to pregnant people to test for gestational diabetes and is both necessary and safe. Untreated gestational diabetes can have serious health consequences for both the pregnant person and the baby. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/6ugfJoIMNAU What is Gestational Diabetes? Gestational diabetes occurs when a person has elevated blood sugar levels during pregnancy. In gestational Read more…
Birthing While Black: A Maternal Health Crisis
Reproductive Health Social and Racial JusticeWe need to talk about two recent cases of medical racism in maternity care. In this post you’ll learn more about what steps you can take to directly address this crisis. Last month, like so many moments in the reproductive health space, we woke up to information that has our hearts despairing. Two viral videos last month showed Read more…
What’s your guidance about calcium supplements?
General HealthDaphne Berryhill, RPh
Calcium from foods is best, but supplements can help fill nutrition gaps when needed. Just be sure that your total calcium intake from food and supplements doesn’t exceed your recommended daily amount, and check with your clinician or pharmacist first. We’ve been hearing for years that we need to get enough calcium from food or Read more…
There has been a lot about Tylenol in the news lately. Can you explain what the different pain and fever reducers are?
General Health Hot Health Topics Treatments
Cynthia (Cindy) Leifer, PhD
There are multiple over-the-counter fever and pain-reducing medications, but they are not all equal and some can be dangerous for certain people. It is important to know the differences so you can keep you and your family safe. Trying to choose a fever-reducing medication can be confusing. There are so many different drug names and Read more…
Liberation and health equity go hand-in-hand. Here’s how.
Social and Racial Justice
MacKenzie (Kenzie) Isaac, MA
Juneteenth is observed by many as the formal end to the American institution of slavery. However, remains of this shameful legacy are still burrowed deeply into our healthcare system, impacting everyone’s ability to live freely in good health. Thus, while Juneteenth is a time of joyful celebration, it is also a perfect opportunity to reflect Read more…
Is the Glucola test necessary?
Reproductive Health
Rebecca Raskin-Wish
The Glucola test is given to pregnant people to test for gestational diabetes and is both necessary and safe. Untreated gestational diabetes can have serious health consequences for both the pregnant person and the baby. What is gestational diabetes? Gestational diabetes occurs when a person has elevated blood sugar levels during pregnancy. In gestational diabetes, Read more…
How does intimate partner violence impact pregnancy?
Reproductive Health
Roopa Seshadri, PhD, AM
How does intimate partner violence impact pregnancy? TL;DR: Survivors of intimate partner violence during pregnancy, both parents and infants, experience long-term emotional trauma and chronic health problems, and timely support can help prevent it. *If you or anyone you know needs help, please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 (SAFE) or 1-800-787-3224 (TTY). Read more…
What do we need to know about Black Maternal Health?
Reproductive Health
Black Maternal Health Awareness Week is wrapping up. What do we need to know about Black Maternal Health? During pregnancy, childbirth, or the first 42 days after delivery of a living child, Black people are dying at almost three times the rate (CDC, 2021) as white people. More than 80% of pregnancy-related deaths are preventable Read more…
What is preeclampsia? Who is most at risk? What should we be aware of?
Reproductive Health
MK Haber, FNP-C, IBCLC
Preeclampsia and other severe pregnancy complications, especially among Black people, have thankfully been getting more attention in the media in the last couple of weeks. These individual stories are so important because they humanize what can sometimes become numbing statistics. And they are highlighting some of the significant health disparities in the U.S. that Black Read more…
Are there differences in cardiovascular disease (CVD) between women and men?
General Health
Megan Madsen, DO
Risk factors and symptoms of CVD can be different for women. Estrogen plays an important role in risk for CVD. Besides chest pain, women may have subtle symptoms such as heartburn, nausea, milder discomfort in the chest, back and abdomen or a sensation of generalized weakness. **Nerds, for the purpose of this article, “women” refers Read more…
Si estás embarazada- por favor, ¡obtén tu vacuna de COVID-19!
Families/Kids Posts en Español Vaccines
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
Sólo 40% de personas embarazadas en los EE.UU. han sido vacunadas contra COVID-19 desde el primero de enero de 2022. Desafortunadamente, esta tasa baja de vacunación tiene consecuencias trágicas. 💥 La vacunación durante el embarazo es segura. No hay ninguna conexión con el aborto espontáneo ni la infertilidad. 💥 La vacunación durante el embarazo protege Read more…
¿Las vacunas contra COVID-19 causan infertilidad?
Posts en Español Vaccines
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
R: No existe evidencia científica que sugiera que las vacunas contra COVID-19 tengan un impacto negativo en la fertilidad en hombres o mujeres. Si bien, las vacunas no se probaron entre personas embarazadas para la autorización inicial de uso de emergencia de la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de EE.UU. (FDA, por sus siglas en Read more…
Any update on safety of the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines in pregnancy?
Families/Kids Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
A: Preliminary data presented to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) are reassuring. Pregnant persons who received the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccines did not have increased risk of side effects from the vaccines or bad outcomes (like preeclampsia, miscarriage, preterm birth, neonatal death, or congenital anomalies). More studies and safety monitoring are ongoing, but Read more…
Calcium from foods is best, but supplements can help fill nutrition gaps when needed. Just be sure that your total calcium intake from food and supplements doesn’t exceed your recommended daily amount, and check with your clinician or pharmacist first. We’ve been hearing for years that we need to get enough calcium from food or Read more…
There has been a lot about Tylenol in the news lately. Can you explain what the different pain and fever reducers are?
General Health Hot Health Topics TreatmentsCynthia (Cindy) Leifer, PhD
There are multiple over-the-counter fever and pain-reducing medications, but they are not all equal and some can be dangerous for certain people. It is important to know the differences so you can keep you and your family safe. Trying to choose a fever-reducing medication can be confusing. There are so many different drug names and Read more…
Liberation and health equity go hand-in-hand. Here’s how.
Social and Racial Justice
MacKenzie (Kenzie) Isaac, MA
Juneteenth is observed by many as the formal end to the American institution of slavery. However, remains of this shameful legacy are still burrowed deeply into our healthcare system, impacting everyone’s ability to live freely in good health. Thus, while Juneteenth is a time of joyful celebration, it is also a perfect opportunity to reflect Read more…
Is the Glucola test necessary?
Reproductive Health
Rebecca Raskin-Wish
The Glucola test is given to pregnant people to test for gestational diabetes and is both necessary and safe. Untreated gestational diabetes can have serious health consequences for both the pregnant person and the baby. What is gestational diabetes? Gestational diabetes occurs when a person has elevated blood sugar levels during pregnancy. In gestational diabetes, Read more…
How does intimate partner violence impact pregnancy?
Reproductive Health
Roopa Seshadri, PhD, AM
How does intimate partner violence impact pregnancy? TL;DR: Survivors of intimate partner violence during pregnancy, both parents and infants, experience long-term emotional trauma and chronic health problems, and timely support can help prevent it. *If you or anyone you know needs help, please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 (SAFE) or 1-800-787-3224 (TTY). Read more…
What do we need to know about Black Maternal Health?
Reproductive Health
Black Maternal Health Awareness Week is wrapping up. What do we need to know about Black Maternal Health? During pregnancy, childbirth, or the first 42 days after delivery of a living child, Black people are dying at almost three times the rate (CDC, 2021) as white people. More than 80% of pregnancy-related deaths are preventable Read more…
What is preeclampsia? Who is most at risk? What should we be aware of?
Reproductive Health
MK Haber, FNP-C, IBCLC
Preeclampsia and other severe pregnancy complications, especially among Black people, have thankfully been getting more attention in the media in the last couple of weeks. These individual stories are so important because they humanize what can sometimes become numbing statistics. And they are highlighting some of the significant health disparities in the U.S. that Black Read more…
Are there differences in cardiovascular disease (CVD) between women and men?
General Health
Megan Madsen, DO
Risk factors and symptoms of CVD can be different for women. Estrogen plays an important role in risk for CVD. Besides chest pain, women may have subtle symptoms such as heartburn, nausea, milder discomfort in the chest, back and abdomen or a sensation of generalized weakness. **Nerds, for the purpose of this article, “women” refers Read more…
Si estás embarazada- por favor, ¡obtén tu vacuna de COVID-19!
Families/Kids Posts en Español Vaccines
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
Sólo 40% de personas embarazadas en los EE.UU. han sido vacunadas contra COVID-19 desde el primero de enero de 2022. Desafortunadamente, esta tasa baja de vacunación tiene consecuencias trágicas. 💥 La vacunación durante el embarazo es segura. No hay ninguna conexión con el aborto espontáneo ni la infertilidad. 💥 La vacunación durante el embarazo protege Read more…
¿Las vacunas contra COVID-19 causan infertilidad?
Posts en Español Vaccines
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
R: No existe evidencia científica que sugiera que las vacunas contra COVID-19 tengan un impacto negativo en la fertilidad en hombres o mujeres. Si bien, las vacunas no se probaron entre personas embarazadas para la autorización inicial de uso de emergencia de la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de EE.UU. (FDA, por sus siglas en Read more…
Any update on safety of the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines in pregnancy?
Families/Kids Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
A: Preliminary data presented to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) are reassuring. Pregnant persons who received the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccines did not have increased risk of side effects from the vaccines or bad outcomes (like preeclampsia, miscarriage, preterm birth, neonatal death, or congenital anomalies). More studies and safety monitoring are ongoing, but Read more…
There are multiple over-the-counter fever and pain-reducing medications, but they are not all equal and some can be dangerous for certain people. It is important to know the differences so you can keep you and your family safe. Trying to choose a fever-reducing medication can be confusing. There are so many different drug names and Read more…
Liberation and health equity go hand-in-hand. Here’s how.
Social and Racial JusticeMacKenzie (Kenzie) Isaac, MA
Juneteenth is observed by many as the formal end to the American institution of slavery. However, remains of this shameful legacy are still burrowed deeply into our healthcare system, impacting everyone’s ability to live freely in good health. Thus, while Juneteenth is a time of joyful celebration, it is also a perfect opportunity to reflect Read more…
Is the Glucola test necessary?
Reproductive Health
Rebecca Raskin-Wish
The Glucola test is given to pregnant people to test for gestational diabetes and is both necessary and safe. Untreated gestational diabetes can have serious health consequences for both the pregnant person and the baby. What is gestational diabetes? Gestational diabetes occurs when a person has elevated blood sugar levels during pregnancy. In gestational diabetes, Read more…
How does intimate partner violence impact pregnancy?
Reproductive Health
Roopa Seshadri, PhD, AM
How does intimate partner violence impact pregnancy? TL;DR: Survivors of intimate partner violence during pregnancy, both parents and infants, experience long-term emotional trauma and chronic health problems, and timely support can help prevent it. *If you or anyone you know needs help, please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 (SAFE) or 1-800-787-3224 (TTY). Read more…
What do we need to know about Black Maternal Health?
Reproductive Health
Black Maternal Health Awareness Week is wrapping up. What do we need to know about Black Maternal Health? During pregnancy, childbirth, or the first 42 days after delivery of a living child, Black people are dying at almost three times the rate (CDC, 2021) as white people. More than 80% of pregnancy-related deaths are preventable Read more…
What is preeclampsia? Who is most at risk? What should we be aware of?
Reproductive Health
MK Haber, FNP-C, IBCLC
Preeclampsia and other severe pregnancy complications, especially among Black people, have thankfully been getting more attention in the media in the last couple of weeks. These individual stories are so important because they humanize what can sometimes become numbing statistics. And they are highlighting some of the significant health disparities in the U.S. that Black Read more…
Are there differences in cardiovascular disease (CVD) between women and men?
General Health
Megan Madsen, DO
Risk factors and symptoms of CVD can be different for women. Estrogen plays an important role in risk for CVD. Besides chest pain, women may have subtle symptoms such as heartburn, nausea, milder discomfort in the chest, back and abdomen or a sensation of generalized weakness. **Nerds, for the purpose of this article, “women” refers Read more…
Si estás embarazada- por favor, ¡obtén tu vacuna de COVID-19!
Families/Kids Posts en Español Vaccines
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
Sólo 40% de personas embarazadas en los EE.UU. han sido vacunadas contra COVID-19 desde el primero de enero de 2022. Desafortunadamente, esta tasa baja de vacunación tiene consecuencias trágicas. 💥 La vacunación durante el embarazo es segura. No hay ninguna conexión con el aborto espontáneo ni la infertilidad. 💥 La vacunación durante el embarazo protege Read more…
¿Las vacunas contra COVID-19 causan infertilidad?
Posts en Español Vaccines
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
R: No existe evidencia científica que sugiera que las vacunas contra COVID-19 tengan un impacto negativo en la fertilidad en hombres o mujeres. Si bien, las vacunas no se probaron entre personas embarazadas para la autorización inicial de uso de emergencia de la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de EE.UU. (FDA, por sus siglas en Read more…
Any update on safety of the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines in pregnancy?
Families/Kids Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
A: Preliminary data presented to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) are reassuring. Pregnant persons who received the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccines did not have increased risk of side effects from the vaccines or bad outcomes (like preeclampsia, miscarriage, preterm birth, neonatal death, or congenital anomalies). More studies and safety monitoring are ongoing, but Read more…
Juneteenth is observed by many as the formal end to the American institution of slavery. However, remains of this shameful legacy are still burrowed deeply into our healthcare system, impacting everyone’s ability to live freely in good health. Thus, while Juneteenth is a time of joyful celebration, it is also a perfect opportunity to reflect Read more…
Is the Glucola test necessary?
Reproductive HealthRebecca Raskin-Wish
The Glucola test is given to pregnant people to test for gestational diabetes and is both necessary and safe. Untreated gestational diabetes can have serious health consequences for both the pregnant person and the baby. What is gestational diabetes? Gestational diabetes occurs when a person has elevated blood sugar levels during pregnancy. In gestational diabetes, Read more…
How does intimate partner violence impact pregnancy?
Reproductive Health
Roopa Seshadri, PhD, AM
How does intimate partner violence impact pregnancy? TL;DR: Survivors of intimate partner violence during pregnancy, both parents and infants, experience long-term emotional trauma and chronic health problems, and timely support can help prevent it. *If you or anyone you know needs help, please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 (SAFE) or 1-800-787-3224 (TTY). Read more…
What do we need to know about Black Maternal Health?
Reproductive Health
Black Maternal Health Awareness Week is wrapping up. What do we need to know about Black Maternal Health? During pregnancy, childbirth, or the first 42 days after delivery of a living child, Black people are dying at almost three times the rate (CDC, 2021) as white people. More than 80% of pregnancy-related deaths are preventable Read more…
What is preeclampsia? Who is most at risk? What should we be aware of?
Reproductive Health
MK Haber, FNP-C, IBCLC
Preeclampsia and other severe pregnancy complications, especially among Black people, have thankfully been getting more attention in the media in the last couple of weeks. These individual stories are so important because they humanize what can sometimes become numbing statistics. And they are highlighting some of the significant health disparities in the U.S. that Black Read more…
Are there differences in cardiovascular disease (CVD) between women and men?
General Health
Megan Madsen, DO
Risk factors and symptoms of CVD can be different for women. Estrogen plays an important role in risk for CVD. Besides chest pain, women may have subtle symptoms such as heartburn, nausea, milder discomfort in the chest, back and abdomen or a sensation of generalized weakness. **Nerds, for the purpose of this article, “women” refers Read more…
Si estás embarazada- por favor, ¡obtén tu vacuna de COVID-19!
Families/Kids Posts en Español Vaccines
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
Sólo 40% de personas embarazadas en los EE.UU. han sido vacunadas contra COVID-19 desde el primero de enero de 2022. Desafortunadamente, esta tasa baja de vacunación tiene consecuencias trágicas. 💥 La vacunación durante el embarazo es segura. No hay ninguna conexión con el aborto espontáneo ni la infertilidad. 💥 La vacunación durante el embarazo protege Read more…
¿Las vacunas contra COVID-19 causan infertilidad?
Posts en Español Vaccines
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
R: No existe evidencia científica que sugiera que las vacunas contra COVID-19 tengan un impacto negativo en la fertilidad en hombres o mujeres. Si bien, las vacunas no se probaron entre personas embarazadas para la autorización inicial de uso de emergencia de la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de EE.UU. (FDA, por sus siglas en Read more…
Any update on safety of the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines in pregnancy?
Families/Kids Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
A: Preliminary data presented to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) are reassuring. Pregnant persons who received the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccines did not have increased risk of side effects from the vaccines or bad outcomes (like preeclampsia, miscarriage, preterm birth, neonatal death, or congenital anomalies). More studies and safety monitoring are ongoing, but Read more…
The Glucola test is given to pregnant people to test for gestational diabetes and is both necessary and safe. Untreated gestational diabetes can have serious health consequences for both the pregnant person and the baby. What is gestational diabetes? Gestational diabetes occurs when a person has elevated blood sugar levels during pregnancy. In gestational diabetes, Read more…
How does intimate partner violence impact pregnancy?
Reproductive HealthRoopa Seshadri, PhD, AM
How does intimate partner violence impact pregnancy? TL;DR: Survivors of intimate partner violence during pregnancy, both parents and infants, experience long-term emotional trauma and chronic health problems, and timely support can help prevent it. *If you or anyone you know needs help, please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 (SAFE) or 1-800-787-3224 (TTY). Read more…
What do we need to know about Black Maternal Health?
Reproductive Health
Black Maternal Health Awareness Week is wrapping up. What do we need to know about Black Maternal Health? During pregnancy, childbirth, or the first 42 days after delivery of a living child, Black people are dying at almost three times the rate (CDC, 2021) as white people. More than 80% of pregnancy-related deaths are preventable Read more…
What is preeclampsia? Who is most at risk? What should we be aware of?
Reproductive Health
MK Haber, FNP-C, IBCLC
Preeclampsia and other severe pregnancy complications, especially among Black people, have thankfully been getting more attention in the media in the last couple of weeks. These individual stories are so important because they humanize what can sometimes become numbing statistics. And they are highlighting some of the significant health disparities in the U.S. that Black Read more…
Are there differences in cardiovascular disease (CVD) between women and men?
General Health
Megan Madsen, DO
Risk factors and symptoms of CVD can be different for women. Estrogen plays an important role in risk for CVD. Besides chest pain, women may have subtle symptoms such as heartburn, nausea, milder discomfort in the chest, back and abdomen or a sensation of generalized weakness. **Nerds, for the purpose of this article, “women” refers Read more…
Si estás embarazada- por favor, ¡obtén tu vacuna de COVID-19!
Families/Kids Posts en Español Vaccines
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
Sólo 40% de personas embarazadas en los EE.UU. han sido vacunadas contra COVID-19 desde el primero de enero de 2022. Desafortunadamente, esta tasa baja de vacunación tiene consecuencias trágicas. 💥 La vacunación durante el embarazo es segura. No hay ninguna conexión con el aborto espontáneo ni la infertilidad. 💥 La vacunación durante el embarazo protege Read more…
¿Las vacunas contra COVID-19 causan infertilidad?
Posts en Español Vaccines
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
R: No existe evidencia científica que sugiera que las vacunas contra COVID-19 tengan un impacto negativo en la fertilidad en hombres o mujeres. Si bien, las vacunas no se probaron entre personas embarazadas para la autorización inicial de uso de emergencia de la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de EE.UU. (FDA, por sus siglas en Read more…
Any update on safety of the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines in pregnancy?
Families/Kids Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
A: Preliminary data presented to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) are reassuring. Pregnant persons who received the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccines did not have increased risk of side effects from the vaccines or bad outcomes (like preeclampsia, miscarriage, preterm birth, neonatal death, or congenital anomalies). More studies and safety monitoring are ongoing, but Read more…
How does intimate partner violence impact pregnancy? TL;DR: Survivors of intimate partner violence during pregnancy, both parents and infants, experience long-term emotional trauma and chronic health problems, and timely support can help prevent it. *If you or anyone you know needs help, please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 (SAFE) or 1-800-787-3224 (TTY). Read more…
What do we need to know about Black Maternal Health?
Reproductive HealthBlack Maternal Health Awareness Week is wrapping up. What do we need to know about Black Maternal Health? During pregnancy, childbirth, or the first 42 days after delivery of a living child, Black people are dying at almost three times the rate (CDC, 2021) as white people. More than 80% of pregnancy-related deaths are preventable Read more…
What is preeclampsia? Who is most at risk? What should we be aware of?
Reproductive HealthMK Haber, FNP-C, IBCLC
Preeclampsia and other severe pregnancy complications, especially among Black people, have thankfully been getting more attention in the media in the last couple of weeks. These individual stories are so important because they humanize what can sometimes become numbing statistics. And they are highlighting some of the significant health disparities in the U.S. that Black Read more…
Are there differences in cardiovascular disease (CVD) between women and men?
General Health
Megan Madsen, DO
Risk factors and symptoms of CVD can be different for women. Estrogen plays an important role in risk for CVD. Besides chest pain, women may have subtle symptoms such as heartburn, nausea, milder discomfort in the chest, back and abdomen or a sensation of generalized weakness. **Nerds, for the purpose of this article, “women” refers Read more…
Si estás embarazada- por favor, ¡obtén tu vacuna de COVID-19!
Families/Kids Posts en Español Vaccines
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
Sólo 40% de personas embarazadas en los EE.UU. han sido vacunadas contra COVID-19 desde el primero de enero de 2022. Desafortunadamente, esta tasa baja de vacunación tiene consecuencias trágicas. 💥 La vacunación durante el embarazo es segura. No hay ninguna conexión con el aborto espontáneo ni la infertilidad. 💥 La vacunación durante el embarazo protege Read more…
¿Las vacunas contra COVID-19 causan infertilidad?
Posts en Español Vaccines
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
R: No existe evidencia científica que sugiera que las vacunas contra COVID-19 tengan un impacto negativo en la fertilidad en hombres o mujeres. Si bien, las vacunas no se probaron entre personas embarazadas para la autorización inicial de uso de emergencia de la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de EE.UU. (FDA, por sus siglas en Read more…
Any update on safety of the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines in pregnancy?
Families/Kids Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
A: Preliminary data presented to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) are reassuring. Pregnant persons who received the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccines did not have increased risk of side effects from the vaccines or bad outcomes (like preeclampsia, miscarriage, preterm birth, neonatal death, or congenital anomalies). More studies and safety monitoring are ongoing, but Read more…
Preeclampsia and other severe pregnancy complications, especially among Black people, have thankfully been getting more attention in the media in the last couple of weeks. These individual stories are so important because they humanize what can sometimes become numbing statistics. And they are highlighting some of the significant health disparities in the U.S. that Black Read more…
Are there differences in cardiovascular disease (CVD) between women and men?
General HealthMegan Madsen, DO
Risk factors and symptoms of CVD can be different for women. Estrogen plays an important role in risk for CVD. Besides chest pain, women may have subtle symptoms such as heartburn, nausea, milder discomfort in the chest, back and abdomen or a sensation of generalized weakness. **Nerds, for the purpose of this article, “women” refers Read more…
Si estás embarazada- por favor, ¡obtén tu vacuna de COVID-19!
Families/Kids Posts en Español Vaccines
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
Sólo 40% de personas embarazadas en los EE.UU. han sido vacunadas contra COVID-19 desde el primero de enero de 2022. Desafortunadamente, esta tasa baja de vacunación tiene consecuencias trágicas. 💥 La vacunación durante el embarazo es segura. No hay ninguna conexión con el aborto espontáneo ni la infertilidad. 💥 La vacunación durante el embarazo protege Read more…
¿Las vacunas contra COVID-19 causan infertilidad?
Posts en Español Vaccines
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
R: No existe evidencia científica que sugiera que las vacunas contra COVID-19 tengan un impacto negativo en la fertilidad en hombres o mujeres. Si bien, las vacunas no se probaron entre personas embarazadas para la autorización inicial de uso de emergencia de la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de EE.UU. (FDA, por sus siglas en Read more…
Any update on safety of the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines in pregnancy?
Families/Kids Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
A: Preliminary data presented to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) are reassuring. Pregnant persons who received the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccines did not have increased risk of side effects from the vaccines or bad outcomes (like preeclampsia, miscarriage, preterm birth, neonatal death, or congenital anomalies). More studies and safety monitoring are ongoing, but Read more…
Risk factors and symptoms of CVD can be different for women. Estrogen plays an important role in risk for CVD. Besides chest pain, women may have subtle symptoms such as heartburn, nausea, milder discomfort in the chest, back and abdomen or a sensation of generalized weakness. **Nerds, for the purpose of this article, “women” refers Read more…
Si estás embarazada- por favor, ¡obtén tu vacuna de COVID-19!
Families/Kids Posts en Español VaccinesAparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
Sólo 40% de personas embarazadas en los EE.UU. han sido vacunadas contra COVID-19 desde el primero de enero de 2022. Desafortunadamente, esta tasa baja de vacunación tiene consecuencias trágicas. 💥 La vacunación durante el embarazo es segura. No hay ninguna conexión con el aborto espontáneo ni la infertilidad. 💥 La vacunación durante el embarazo protege Read more…
¿Las vacunas contra COVID-19 causan infertilidad?
Posts en Español Vaccines
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
R: No existe evidencia científica que sugiera que las vacunas contra COVID-19 tengan un impacto negativo en la fertilidad en hombres o mujeres. Si bien, las vacunas no se probaron entre personas embarazadas para la autorización inicial de uso de emergencia de la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de EE.UU. (FDA, por sus siglas en Read more…
Any update on safety of the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines in pregnancy?
Families/Kids Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
A: Preliminary data presented to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) are reassuring. Pregnant persons who received the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccines did not have increased risk of side effects from the vaccines or bad outcomes (like preeclampsia, miscarriage, preterm birth, neonatal death, or congenital anomalies). More studies and safety monitoring are ongoing, but Read more…
Sólo 40% de personas embarazadas en los EE.UU. han sido vacunadas contra COVID-19 desde el primero de enero de 2022. Desafortunadamente, esta tasa baja de vacunación tiene consecuencias trágicas. 💥 La vacunación durante el embarazo es segura. No hay ninguna conexión con el aborto espontáneo ni la infertilidad. 💥 La vacunación durante el embarazo protege Read more…
¿Las vacunas contra COVID-19 causan infertilidad?
Posts en Español VaccinesTita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
R: No existe evidencia científica que sugiera que las vacunas contra COVID-19 tengan un impacto negativo en la fertilidad en hombres o mujeres. Si bien, las vacunas no se probaron entre personas embarazadas para la autorización inicial de uso de emergencia de la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de EE.UU. (FDA, por sus siglas en Read more…
Any update on safety of the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines in pregnancy?
Families/Kids Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
A: Preliminary data presented to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) are reassuring. Pregnant persons who received the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccines did not have increased risk of side effects from the vaccines or bad outcomes (like preeclampsia, miscarriage, preterm birth, neonatal death, or congenital anomalies). More studies and safety monitoring are ongoing, but Read more…
R: No existe evidencia científica que sugiera que las vacunas contra COVID-19 tengan un impacto negativo en la fertilidad en hombres o mujeres. Si bien, las vacunas no se probaron entre personas embarazadas para la autorización inicial de uso de emergencia de la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de EE.UU. (FDA, por sus siglas en Read more…
Any update on safety of the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines in pregnancy?
Families/Kids VaccinesSarah Whitley Coles, MD
A: Preliminary data presented to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) are reassuring. Pregnant persons who received the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccines did not have increased risk of side effects from the vaccines or bad outcomes (like preeclampsia, miscarriage, preterm birth, neonatal death, or congenital anomalies). More studies and safety monitoring are ongoing, but Read more…
A: Preliminary data presented to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) are reassuring. Pregnant persons who received the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccines did not have increased risk of side effects from the vaccines or bad outcomes (like preeclampsia, miscarriage, preterm birth, neonatal death, or congenital anomalies). More studies and safety monitoring are ongoing, but Read more…
