I’m still working towards taking my birth-story power back.When I heard my doctor utter the dreaded words, “It’s time to consider a C-section,” my heart shattered into a million sharp pieces. It was May of last year. My baby was crowning. I’d already been through more than 22 hours of labor, the last two of…
All products featured on SELF are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission.During these unpredictable pandemic times (after which the word “uncertainty” will be triggering for years) one thing has remained constant in many of our lives: a skin-care routine. Maybe yours…
The Food and Drug Administration continues to play it close to the vest regarding questions about the Cronobacter outbreak linked to infant formula, but the agency is beginning to think about preventive action to help identify future outbreaks faster. One of the problems with identifying and reacting to the ongoing outbreak of infections in babies…
High-pressure processing (HPP) is safe to use to destroy pathogens but it is not as effective on milk and some ready-to-eat foods, according to an EFSA opinion. The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) experts assessed the safety and efficacy of HPP on food, whether it can be used to reduce Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat (RTE)…
To salmon and pigs and numerous crops like corn and soybeans, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has added beef from gene-edited cattle as safe food for humans. This approval came through a short-form process because the genetic makeup was like existing cattle and the trait is natural in some breeds. The FDA said it has…
The United Kingdom will not follow the European Union in banning titanium dioxide as a food additive. The UK’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) said after reviewing the evidence, no safety concerns have been identified, which means there will not be a change to regulation in England and Wales. Food Standards Scotland (FSS) also reached the…
A new study has once again demonstrated the positive mental health effects of giving trans youth access to puberty blockers and hormones, adding to the ever-growing pile of evidence in favor of such life-saving medical interventions.The study, published in the American Medical Association’s monthly open-access journal, examined changes in mental health outcomes among a cohort…
Shannen Doherty has not had the easiest eight years dealing with breast cancer, to say the least. In a new Instagram post, she shared a health update: “Early morning doctors visit for scans. Blurry eyed. Hair askew but the new bandage wraps made me smile! #cancerslayer” along with a selfie and a snap of her pink, heart-patterned…
Golden anniversaries are rare, especially in the workplace. FSIS recognizes an employee who reached this impressive milestone in November 2021, having served with multiple federal departments. Financial Management Specialist Stephen Whatley has worked in FSIS’ Office of the Chief Financial Officer for 20 years and is presently assigned to the Financial Management Division (FMD). He…
Expertise within each field matters too. For instance, my graduate degree focus in behavioral health and health communication doesn’t make me the best person to talk about infectious disease; in that case, you’d want an epidemiologist or infectious disease doctor. All medical doctors are trained in the basics, but if you’re going to give birth,…