An Emotional TikTok Reveals How Black Women Experience Touch Starvation
In a now-viral TikTok, 33-year-old Mayte Lisbeth gets vulnerable about how a recent long-term lack of affectionate touch has affected her psyche. The video’s caption — “It’s been five years of touch starvation. I’ll probably have some more of it. I’m not handling it well” — is telling in itself, but the emotional recording reveals […]
Does Rubella Cause German Measles? Vaccines & Rubella vs Rubeola Chart
If a pregnant woman gets infected with the Rubella virus, it can lead to miscarriage or stillbirth or cause congenital rubella syndrome in babies, including birth defects German measles (rubella) or three-day measles (rubeola), is usually a mild illness caused by the rubella virus. In comparison, the measles virus (rubeola virus, a paramyxovirus, genus Morbillivirus) causes measles. How serious is rubella in pregnancy? Usually, […]
Abortion Stays in the Spotlight in Courts, State Legislatures
Abortion continues to be in the spotlight nationally as the Supreme Court gets ready to take on a pivotal abortion case and states continue passing more laws restricting its availability. The most high-profile action currently is the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which the Supreme Court has agreed to hear, although it […]