When COVID-19 hit in 2020, Ghenya Grondin of Waltham, Massachusetts, was a postpartum doula – a person charged with helping young couples navigate the first weeks of their newborn child’s life at home. Grondin, now aged 44, was infected with SARS-CoV-2 in mid-March of that year – before there were tests, before social distancing or masks, and many months

The U.N. in Malawi has launched an urgent appeal for aid to deal with the impact of a record cholera outbreak that has so far killed nearly 1,450 people and infected 45,000. Local health experts say if urgent action isn’t taken to scale up the response, the number of cases could double in the next few months. The U.N. says

Children struggling with obesity should be evaluated and treated early and aggressively, including with medications for kids as young as 12 and surgery for those as young as 13, according to new guidelines released Monday. The long-standing practice of “watchful waiting,” or delaying treatment to see whether children and teens outgrow or overcome obesity on their own, only worsens the

The National Weather Service said Monday that it is advising residents in some areas of California to prepare for “two major episodes of heavy rain and heavy mountain snow” that are expected “to impact California in quick succession during the next couple of days.” The wet weather forecast is complicated further the service said by an “energetic and moisture-laden parade

Khaosan Pathet Lao (Lao News Agency), abbreviated to KPL, on Friday organized a gathering to commemorate the 55th anniversary of the establishment of KPL (Jan 6, 1968-2023). The celebration was held in the presence of Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism Suansavan Vignaket, KPL’s Director General Khampheuy Philapha, his predecessors, KPL’s retired and active staff and invited guests. Addressing the