A new study found that on average, vaccinated women got their periods 0.71 days late following the first shot. Those who received two vaccines within one cycle saw an increased cycle length of 4 days, on average.
With menorrhagia, you may lose twice as much blood during your period if the duration exceeds 7 days, which might trigger subtle health problems.
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Jeb Teichman, a retired pediatrician, lost his son to flu in 2019. On Tuesday, he joined other health officials to urge all Americans to get vaccinated and avoid his son’s fate.
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With the COVID-19 pandemic bringing attention to children’s mental health problems, more experts are advocating mental health days from school – excused absences because kids are feeling anxious or depressed.
J.J. Watt, a defensive end for the Arizona Cardinals, says he went into atrial fibrillation last week and had to have his heart “shocked back into rhythm.” He played against the Carolina Panthers on Sunday – just three days after the incident.
Produced from a single animal cell, cultivated meat is hailed as a slaughter-free way to feed more people without the environmental harm – and it can be made healthier. But is it too good to be true?
When having fish, there’s always a question as to whether to eat the skin. Does the skin taste as good as the fish, and is there any benefit to eating it?
Although we usually associate cravings with comfort foods, they can also happen with healthy vegetables, like kale. However, some may even wonder, why kale?
Ohio health officials reported the death of a monkeypox patient, marking the third known death of a U.S. patient with monkeypox. The Ohio Department of Health said that an adult male with monkeypox died. He also had “other health conditions.”
The number of people in the United States who died by suicide increased 4% in 2021 compared to the previous year, the National Center for Health Statistics reported.
An estimated 192,875 Americans sleep unsheltered on any given night. Many don’t make it to get medical care when they need it because of mental health issues, or a lack of resources, or substance misuse, or something as simple as a lack of ID. Street medicine goes into the streets to treat people wh…
COVID-19 causes DNA damage to the heart, affecting the body in a completely different way than the flu does. The damage was similar to the way chronic diseases such as diabetes and cancer appear in the heart, with heart tissue showing DNA damage signals.
No doubt the liver serves an important purpose in our bodies, but when it comes to the liver as a dinner item, is it safe and healthy for us to eat?
A long-time Sartell clinic will start seeing patients next week in their newly renovated space.
Despite all the available treatment options, HIV/AIDS is still highly stigmatized. Many myths continue to surround both the virus and the condition.
People who didn’t get the monkeypox vaccine were 14 times more likely to get infected with the virus, data from the CDC says. Health officials are optimistic about the effectiveness of the two-dose Jynneos vaccine – and the possibility of eliminating the current outbreak in the country.
It remains unclear why some people recover from acute COVID-19 and others go on to experience symptoms for months or even years. There is no evidence that the number of initial symptoms is tied to risk for long COVID, or that race or ethnicity make a significant difference.