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A New Era of Mental Health Care for NICU Parents

Stanford Childrens

While that’s always the primary goal, a handful of forward-thinking hospitals have embraced a family-focused approach to care that also includes the parents’ mental health and well-being. Some parents have therapy individually as well as the sessions they share together.

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High School Physical Education Curriculum

PLT4M

That’s why it’s essential to prioritize and plan a high school physical education curriculum that not only teaches the foundational elements of health and wellness but also encourages student choice, autonomy, and exposure to a wide variety of activities. Without it, we risk leaving behind those who need support the most.

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Works of Heart

Stanford Childrens

Luckily, Tawny and her husband, Bo, were well prepared for this moment. The Ayes wanted expert advice so they began researching their son’s heart condition in earnest. No one was leaving his defective heart to fate. The newborn needed constant monitoring and medication until they could get him into the cardiac operating room.

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The Commodification of Breath: Parsing Fact from Fiction in the Gilded Age of Breathwork and Breathing Influencers

AASP

The consequences, they argue, are a cascade of severe health conditions ranging from asthma and facial malformation to ADHD and depression. The benefits of resonance frequency breathing are well-supported (e.g., The Effects of Resonance Frequency Breathing on Cardiovascular System and Brain-Cardiopulmonary Interactions.

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Why Implement Fitness Testing in Elite Sport? A Breakdown for Coaches

First Beat

By using repeat testing over time, you are able to monitor changes in cardiovascular fitness without using intensive maximal protocols (Hulin, et al., In addition to the results from the current test, you will also be shown how much these have changed from the previous occurrence, as well as variation from an individual’s baselines.

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The Hidden Connection Between Erectile Dysfunction and Antioxidant Status

Designs for Health

However, the physiological incapacity to achieve and sustain an erection serves as a profound indicator of underlying systemic health issues, particularly those related to cardiovascular and metabolic health. ED often precedes cardiovascular events, acting as an early warning sign of systemic vascular dysfunction.

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Getting to the Heart of a Rare Genetic Condition

Stanford Childrens

A rare genetic condition meant a lot of uncertainty for an unborn baby. But her expectations took a sharp turn when she was five months along and an ultrasound revealed that her baby, Nya, had a heart condition. A multispecialty Stanford Medicine Children’s Health team came together to find answers.