Those Nerdy Girls present the facts, bust myths, and discuss solutions to the gun violence crisis in America. Hosted by: – Sara Gorman, PhD, MPH: Contributing Writer at TNG, co-Founder of Critica & Author of Denying to the Grave – Chana Davis, PhD: TNG Contributing Writer & Founder of Fueled by Science ➡️ Hello and Read more…
Sí, una persona puede detener los períodos menstruales de manera segura si está tomando anticonceptivos hormonales. Los periodos menstruales no suelen ser divertidos. Aparte de las molestias, también pueden provocar calambres, hemorragias abundantes, dolores de cabeza y síntomas en el estado de ánimo. En los casos graves, los periodos pueden ser incapacitantes y perturbar el Read more…
Tl;dr: The framing effect is a cognitive bias in which our choices are more influenced by how information is presented than the information itself. We can overcome the framing effect by purposefully rephrasing information to reflect both positive and negative aspects of the choice, separating the information from the razzle dazzle, and gathering as much Read more…
Gun violence has become an alarming public health crisis in the United States. Its toll goes well beyond the thousands of lives lost each year. It devastates families and communities. It threatens our sense of safety and security. In a series on gun violence as a public health issue, we explain the different types of Read more…
Mammograms are a useful screening tool for breast cancer, but they aren’t perfect tests. Figuring out how best to use them is tricky and changes over time. In early May, the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) released a draft of their updated guidelines for breast cancer screening. They now propose changing the starting Read more…
La FDA, por sus siglas en inglés, modificó la autorización de uso de emergencia en los Estados Unidos de las vacunas de ARNm de Moderna y Pfizer. Estos cambios han sido aprobados oficialmente por los CDC. Ahora se permite una dosis adicional de vacuna bivalente para: ➡️ Personas de al menos 65 años con más Read more…
A: Ozempic is a drug used to treat diabetes and has lately been touted as a helpful option to stimulate weight loss. Ozempic (semaglutide) was approved in 2017 for the treatment of diabetes. Sometime in 2022, the drug’s manufacturer, Novo Nordisk, announced that the drug was in short supply in part due to “incredible” demand. Read more…
Tl;dr: Availability bias, also called availability heuristic, is a type of cognitive bias that occurs when we rely disproportionately on the most readily available information to make decisions or judgments rather than the most representative or accurate data. Reflection and review of all available data can help us mitigate this particular bias. Sometimes do you Read more…
No. La anticoncepción de emergencia evita el embarazo. No pone fin al embarazo. Para una persona que no quiere quedar embarazada, ayuda a *prevenir* la necesidad de abortar. Existen dos tipos de anticoncepción de urgencia: las píldoras y los DIU (dispositivos intrauterinos). ✳️Las píldoras hormonales: Sólo contienen la hormona levonorgestrel y están disponibles para personas Read more…
Follow the feces. Wastewater data is one of our best remaining tools for COVID-19 surveillance. With the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency in the US, the US CDC will stop reporting community levels of COVID-19 cases or positivity rates. The accuracy of these numbers has also likely declined over time as people tested Read more…
To help your child separate fact from fiction, teach them to: be skeptical, use credible sources, think critically, and embrace learning through science. Start early, and weave these lessons into everyday life. Back when we were young, we Nerdy Girls used encyclopedias, reference books, and textbooks to learn. These days, we are surrounded by a Read more…
⏰ The Surgeon General recently raised the alarm on the importance of social connection as a remedy for 😢 loneliness😢. Social connection is as simple as being connected to other people, to your community, and to the larger society. 📉This isn’t a new trend 📉. Since the 1970s, people have noticed that many of us, Read more…
La niebla mental es un término general que se utiliza para describir muchos problemas, como la falta de atención, memoria y capacidad de planificación. Esto puede ocurrir después de una infección o lesión. Estamos aprendiendo más sobre sus causas, pero parece que tras una infección se producen cambios en el sistema inmunitario y en el Read more…
Respuesta corta: ¡sí! La vacuna de refuerzo bivalente brinda protección adicional contra infecciones sintomáticas de COVID-19 para personas que habían recibido previamente las primeras vacunas de ARNm. El CDC acaba de publicar un nuevo estudio que analizó la eficacia del refuerzo bivalente para prevenir infecciones sintomáticas de COVID-19 en comparación con la vacuna monovalente, que Read more…
A: The new respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine will be given to pregnant people and passes on RSV immunity to their newborns. RSV is a serious respiratory infection that can cause hospitalization and death in infants. Clinical trials showed a good safety profile. About RSV and recent outbreaks RSV is a common respiratory infection that Read more…
Those Nerdy Girls want to take a moment to honor those who dedicate their lives to educating the next generation. Whether in PreK-12 or at the university level or education in your area of expertise, you are the ones who ensure that we continue to strive for and value a civil society, progress in the Read more…
No sabemos con certeza de dónde vino el SARS-CoV-2, pero la mayoría de las pruebas hasta la fecha respaldan la explicación natural de un “desdoblamiento” (es decir, el virus pasó de los animales a los humanos). Han pasado más de 3 años desde el inicio de la pandemia de COVID-19 y todavía no podemos precisar Read more…
Tl;dr: The Horn and Halo Effects are cognitive biases where our first impression influences our decision making and how we feel about someone. This impression can be based on a single characteristic that is not actually relevant, such as their race, gender identity, or even how attractive we find someone. To break this cycle, we Read more…
Nurses have been vital to the spirit and operations of Those Nerdy Girls since the beginning. Our style of empathetic and trustworthy science communication is inspired by the therapeutic communcation approach of nursing. We are SO grateful to the nurses everywhere delivering their vital care, this week and EVERY week. Our CEO Dr. Ashely Ritter Read more…
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