Health & Wellness

Hong Kong’s imported chikungunya cases reveal a bigger platform weakness
Hong Kong just recorded three more imported cases of chikungunya fever—and with that, an infectious disease specialist issued a warning: more are coming....

Does birth order affect mental health?
Birth order is a tempting story to believe because it gives tidy roles to a complicated system. The firstborn carries the torch, the...

How teachers can help anxious firstborns in classroom?
Firstborn children often step into school with a quiet sense of duty that began at home. Many have learned to be the extra...

How to support a firstborn who shows signs of anxiety?
A firstborn often learns to be reliable before they learn to be relaxed. In many homes the eldest child becomes the helper, the...

Does wooziness pose a significant risk?
You stand. The room tilts. For a second you are not sure if your body will hold. This moment is common as we...

Excessive sleep may affect cognitive performance
Sleep powers the brain. That is not in dispute. What is often missed is the dose response. Like caffeine or training load, sleep...

How important is the maternal mental health for single mothers
Single mothers hold two jobs. Care and income. The load is heavy. The buffers are thin. Mental health takes the hit first. This...

In what ways does medical inflation differ from overall economic inflation?
Medical costs have decoupled from the rest of the economy again. Global consumer price pressures have cooled from the post-pandemic spike, yet medical...

Is it good or bad to work out before bed?
You come home tired. You want recovery, not adrenaline. A bath, a book, soft music. Then the gym bag catches your eye. The...

Firstborn and only children are more prone to encounter anxiety and despair, according to a research
Being told that birth order might raise risk can feel heavy. The finding is real, and the sample is large. More than 182,000...

Does not having children cause health problems in women?
This question sits at the crossroads of biology, culture, and fear. The short answer is no single decision defines a woman’s health span....
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