Author Archives: Health

Preeclampsia: Everything You Need to Know about This High-Risk Pregnancy Complication

Although it’s relatively uncommon, affecting just 3.4 percent of pregnancies in the U.S. each year, preeclampsia is a complication that can have serious long-term health effects for mom and baby. The condition is characterized primarily by higher-than-normal blood pressure during pregnancy, and may also involve elevated levels of protein in urine and a decrease in… Read More »

It’s Official: Former Bachelorette Kaitlyn Bristowe and Jason Tartick Are Engaged

Kaitlyn Bristowe may be helping Katie Thurston with finding a fairy-tale ending during her time on The Bachelorette, but it looks like she just got her own. According to Entertainment Tonight, Kaitlyn and boyfriend Jason Tartick are engaged after two years of dating! And the story of how they got engaged is actually so dang… Read More »

Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine scores FDA nod in adolescents, enabling a wider rollout

In a first for the U.S., the FDA has authorized the use of Pfizer’s BioNTech-partnered COVID-19 vaccine for use in adolescents between the ages of 12 and 15—months ahead of the upcoming school year in the fall.  The FDA will amend the existing emergency authorization for the vaccine, which was first issued in December, the agency said. Pfizer’s… Read More »