The period with the strictest lockdown conditions and quarantining posed additional problems for young people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and their families, given that their routines were suddenly disrupted. Routines form an essential aspect of their everyday life and life structure. However, their response and adaptation to this new…
90 Day Fiance's Jonathan's Fiancee Janelle Is Pregnant With Their 1st Child
Baby on board! Jonathan Rivera’s fiancée, Janelle Miller, is pregnant with their first child. Adorable! ’90 Day Fiance’ Babies: Pics “We’ve been keeping a little secret,” the 90 Day Fiancé alum, 34, wrote via Facebook on Sunday, March 28. “We will be welcoming our first child, our son, in August!…
The Boy Band 27% Of People Would Invite To Sing At Their Wedding
If you were planning a wedding, who would you book to do the music? If you’re on a super-slim budget, you may wind up having to plug your playlist into a speaker system, but let’s just imagine that money is no object. Pretend you’re a one-percenter, just for a day,…
Majority of women can still give birth naturally if their water breaks early
About 11% of women who carry to term will experience prelabor rupture of membrane—a condition where the amniotic sac breaks open early, but labor doesn’t begin. Typically, when a woman’s water breaks but labor doesn’t start, labor is induced. But a new University of Michigan study found that expectant management—waiting…
Expert: 40% of people won't be able to conceive on their own by 2050
More than 40% of people will need technological help conceiving children by 2050, expert predicts: Provocative book claims ‘everywhere chemicals’ have driven sperm counts down by more than 50% in the past 40 years Dr Shanna Swan is a foremost expert on fertility at the Icahn School of Medicine at…
Bringing Up Bates' Alyssa, John Webster Welcome Their 4th Child: See Pics
Welcome to the family! Alyssa Bates and John Webster’s fourth child arrived on Tuesday, February 9, Us Weekly confirms. Celebrity Pregnancy Announcements of 2020: See Which Stars Are Expecting In August 2020, news broke that the Bringing Up Bates star, 25, was pregnant with baby No. 4. “We’re so excited to…
Sleep disorders: Patients often underestimate their total sleep time
People with sleep disorders commonly have a misperception about their actual sleep behavior. A research group led by Karin Trimmel and Stefan Seidel from MedUni Vienna’s Department of Neurology (Outpatient Clinic for Sleep Disorders and Sleep-Related Disorders) analyzed polysomnography results to identify the types of sleep disorder that are associated…
Health officials warn Americans not to let their guard down
With a COVID-19 vaccine perhaps just days away in the U.S., most of California headed into another lockdown Sunday because of the surging outbreak and top health officials warned Americans that this is no time to let their guard down. “The vaccine’s critical,” Dr. Deborah Birx, the White House coronavirus…
When health workers came up against COVID, it laid bare gaps in their training
COVID-19 turned 2020 on its head for all healthcare workers, particularly those at the front line of the pandemic response. Unexpectedly, the need to control the spread of the coronavirus has consumed healthcare systems. The healthcare workforce’s pivotal role in our pandemic response has been in the public spotlight. The…
Why people with Tourette's are sharing their tics on TikTok
Scrolling through your phone when you can’t sleep at night, you find yourself on TikTok, watching an endless stream of videos of strangers participating in dance trends and filtered face effects. But among all the renegade-ing and clips of cats making cocktails, you might stumble upon an entire community of…
‘Smart Wrap’ implant may help people better control their bladders
An implantable smart wrap that fits safely and securely around the bladder may one day help people who have under-active bladders, a condition that hinders patients from urinating regularly and comfortably, according to an international team of researchers. In a study, the implant, which combines sensors and a polymer wrap,…