Daylight saving time will be coming to a close this weekend. The onset of daylight saving time in the spring is linked to more negative health consequences like a higher risk of obesity, metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease and depression. However, the clocks “falling back” in November are also associated with some adverse health outcomes such…
Asheville, North Carolina, has been called a potential safe haven for climate refugees by real estate researchers, praised for its temperate mountain weather, distance far from the coast, experiencing less extreme heat and fewer wildfires. The city of around 95,000 people was believed markings of a place where those escaping the harsh impacts of the…
Two major developments in women’s health have recently made news: less invasive alternatives to the pap smear — long considered “an uncomfortable but necessary evil” for cervical cancer screenings — and the new pain management guidelines for IUD insertion, the highly effective contraceptive that many women have said hurts when placed in the uterus to…
The World Health Organization has declared mpox an international public health emergency for the second time in two years as cases and deaths surge across several east and central African countries. The announcement comes one day after the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention declared mpox a continent-wide public health emergency. Although many countries…
