Pregnant women shed grey matter to help with motherhood, study seen by BBC suggests

PHILADELPHIA — Christina Simms wouldn’t call herself an artist. The Howard University student was a budding scientist visiting to do research at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Her main objective was to do lab work. Yet as her summer internship entered its final weeks, she faced the daunting task of creating a piece of artwork…

Yolo County’s public health officer on Monday declared a local health emergency for properties impacted by the deadly Esparto fireworks facility explosion.“Today’s local health emergency declaration for the Oakdale Fire allows Yolo County to request support from state and federal health agencies for testing and any necessary cleanup if hazardous materials from fireworks are found…

Noor NanjiCulture reporter Getty Images Victoria Beckham pictured at the world premiere for her new Netflix documentary in Mayfair, London on Wednesday “It’s not about him, it’s about me,” declares Victoria Beckham (“him” being her husband Sir David Beckham). And that’s exactly what we get in a new three-part documentary, which drops on Netflix on…

Although the initiation of semaglutide is associated with improvements in cardiovascular risks, it is also associated with higher health care expenditures, according to investigators of a study published in JAMA Network Open. They stated that the “findings suggest potential clinical benefits in routine practice, while highlighting the need to evaluate the long-term impact of semaglutide…