nytimes.com February 12, 2019

Depression During and After Pregnancy Can Be Prevented, National Panel Says. Here’s How.

The task force of experts recommended at-risk women seek certain types of counseling, and it cited two specific programs that have been particularly effective. As many as one in seven women experience depression during pregnancy or in the year after giving birth.

theguardian.com February 9, 2019

The best thing you can do for your health: sleep well

Do you think you got enough sleep this past week? Can you remember the last time you woke up without an alarm clock, feeling refreshed, not needing caffeine? If the answer to any of these questions is “no,” you are not alone.

washingtonpost.com February 11, 2019

Unvaccinated teens are fact-checking their parents — and trying to get shots on their own

Ethan Lindenberger, frustrated by years of arguments about his mother’s anti-vaccination stance, staged a quiet defection on Reddit. The Norwalk, Ohio, teenager needed advice, he said, on how to inoculate himself against both infectious disease and his family’s dogma.

vox.com February 12, 2019

Private health insurance exists in Europe and Canada. Here’s how it works.

Presidential hopefuls in the Democratic primary have in recent weeks found themselves facing a new litmus test: Do they want to eliminate private health insurance? Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) faced a straightforward version of this question and gave a straightforward response.

nytimes.com February 12, 2019

What You and Your Family Need to Know About Maternal Depression

A government panel’s new recommendations could bring hope to many women at risk for the condition. Here is what the group said and how you can use the information. For the first time, a national health panel has recommended a way to prevent depression during and after pregnancy.

nytimes.com February 11, 2019

Hospital Mergers Improve Health? Evidence Shows the Opposite

The claim was that larger organizations would be able to harness economies of scale and offer better care. Many things affect your health. Genetics. Lifestyle. Modern medicine. The environment in which you live and work.

firstpost.com February 11, 2019

Scientist finds cure for HPV infection, cervical cancer after 20 years of trying

In an incredible medical breakthrough that effectively puts an end to cervical cancer in women, researchers in Mexico have found a cure for the cancer-causing Human Papillomavirus infection.

npr.org February 12, 2019

Task Force: To Prevent Postpartum Depression, At-Risk Women Should Get Counseling

Doctors can and should do more to prevent depression among pregnant women and new mothers by referring them to counseling. That's the recommendation of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an influential panel of clinicians and researchers that makes recommendations for patient care.

nytimes.com February 11, 2019

The Neuroscience of ‘Rock-a-Bye Baby’

Dr. Friedman is a psychiatrist and a contributing opinion writer. Want to fall effortlessly into profound slumber and sleep like a baby? Everyone knows that infants can be lulled to sleep by gentle rocking. Well, now it seems that what works for babies works for adults, too.