When someone mentions the word radiation, what comes to mind? The atomic bomb? Marie Curie? X-rays? We are exposed to radiation every day by just existing on this planet. Cellphones, medical imaging, household appliances, the sun, cosmic rays during air flight, and radon are just a few examples of sources of radiation. Typically, the amount […]
It turns out hitting “snooze” on your biological clock might not be a bad idea after all. If you’ve been waiting until your 30s to have kids, new research shows that being an older mom might make your child smarter. Generally, the ideal age to give birth is between age 25-30 for a variety of […]
When it comes time to head to the delivery room, the first thing on your mind hopefully isn’t what can go wrong, but instead anticipating the moment you’ll finally lock eyes with the child you or your partner have been carrying for nine months. If there is a complication during or shortly before birth, you […]