Observed every year in the last week of April, World Immunization Week aims to raise awareness about the importance of vaccination in protecting people of all ages against preventable diseases (basically, our credo).
How could we resist the sweet and savory flavors of air created by a vape? My name is Nate. I’m a sophomore at Poly Prep High School in Brooklyn, NY, and have been interning at Cancer Sherpa for the past two months.
While there has been a flood of women’s healthcare companies popping up in the last few years, Deborah and Jake saw a need for making the fertility and family-building process not only less opaque but, in Deb’s words, alleviate the “total hell” of finding the right fertility doctor.
World Sleep Day might sound like an excuse to hit the snooze button a few more times (which, let's be honest, wouldn't be a bad thing), but it's actually a day dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of good sleep hygiene for our health and well-being.
Celebrated every year on the last day of February, we honor the 350 million people worldwide who live with a rare disease.
Thursday, February 29th is Rare Disease Day, and as the mother of a child with a rare disease, childhood vaccination is a vital topic.
Have you been hearing about “third places” lately? Coined by the renowned US sociologist Ray Oldenburg in his 1989 book "The Great Good Place," the third place concept is gaining traction as a crucial component of social well-being.
When most people think about donating blood, they think about donating whole red blood cells for packed red blood cell transfusions given to trauma, surgical, and oncology patients. However, there are different types of donations that create different types of blood products that patients receive.
Resolutions are chosen once a year; it’s habits that make our everyday lives better. Instead of getting caught up in the new-year-new-me fallacy, learn the science behind building habits and create small changes that you’ll actually stick with.
As the crisp chill of winter settles in, it's time to shift our focus to winter wellness, ensuring that our homes and bodies are prepared for the colder months ahead.
It’s National Influenza Vaccination Week, and the CDC wants to remind all of two things: it is not too late to protect yourself against the flu by getting vaccinated, and by getting the vaccine you will tame your flu illness and its symptoms from wild to mild.
The key to making the most of a Social Worker’s services is to be open and honest with what’s challenging for you and to directly ask what they can help you to accomplish.
Part of what makes this time of year so special, whether through personal or communal nostalgia, is the feeling that we can always fall back on our community. As adults, we often forget that, which isolates us when we do not need to do that to ourselves.
