Why you should NOT ignore high blood pressure |

[ There can be detrimental effects on our health and body if we ignore hypertension, or high blood pressure. It is critical that we routinely check our blood pressure and follow the doctor’s recommendations for managing it with medication, lifestyle modifications, or other interventions as said and prescribed. It is essential that high blood pressure … Read more

Alabama IVF Patients Are Running Out of Time

[ In October, Melissa began an in vitro fertilization cycle. A resident of Birmingham, Alabama, her fertility journey to that point had been not just difficult, but harrowing—earlier that year, she had nearly bled to death during a procedure to resolve a second-trimester miscarriage. When the IVF process yielded just a single viable embryo, she … Read more

Why TikTok Is So Obsessed With a Mysteriously Pregnant Stingray

[ Charlotte is the TikTok generation’s Virgin Mary. Only she’s not human, and she’s carrying up to four messiahs. For a brief moment, some wondered aloud whether Charlotte, a round stingray about the size of a serving platter, might have been knocked up by a shark. She has been in a tank in Hendersonville, North … Read more

Anushka Sharma: Anushka Sharma Pregnancy Journey: From Vamika’s Birth to Second Pregnancy Confirmation |

[ Let’s take a trip down memory lane to 2020, when Anushka Sharma was expecting her baby girl, Vamika, with her husband Virat Kohli. Recently, cricketer AB de Villiers confirmed that the couple is expecting their second child, creating a buzz among fans. Anushka had candidly discussed her pregnancy experience in a 2020 Vogue India … Read more

Women with depression during, after pregnancy face elevated suicide risk, separate studies show

[ Women who suffer from depression during or after a pregnancy are at an elevated risk for suicide, two recent studies found. The first study, published Tuesday in the JAMA Network Open journal, found that women with perinatal depression (PND) were three times as likely to have suicidal behavior. The study found that the risk was especially … Read more

During Pregnancy, the Placenta Hacks the Immune System to Protect the Fetus

[ “The cell is effectively dressing up as an infectious agent,” Kagan said. “The result is that it convinces itself that it’s infected, and then operates as such.” Simmering Immunity Immune responses can be destructive, and antiviral responses especially so. Because viruses are at their most dangerous when they’re already inside a cell, most immune … Read more

Sims 4 cheats: all cheat codes for PC, Xbox, PS4, PS5

[ The Sims franchise has been around for a while now and has become extremely successful thanks to its quirkiness and ability to rope players into its bizarre world. The most recent entry, The Sims 4, launched in 2014 and has continued the series’ legacy, giving players a refined way to create a Sim, along … Read more

Severe morning sickness linked to GDF15 hormone: Study

[ Severe morning sickness symptoms during pregnancy are likely linked to one specific hormone, according to a new study. The scientific journal Nature, which published its findings on Wednesday, found that nausea and vomiting, common symptoms during the first trimester of a pregnancy, are primarily caused by the GDF15 hormone — which is produced in … Read more