When the pandemic first began earlier this year, it seemed like if we could just hunker down until perhaps summer, things would get better and we’d be able to get back to life as usual (or at least something similar to life as usual). We were in survival mode: we cut corners and made do,… Read More: Managing the new normal: Actively help your family weather the… »
Two recent qualitative studies highlight Jamaican men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender (trans) women’s heightened vulnerability to HIV. These groups are at higher risk of infection as a result of various socioeconomic inequalities — homelessness, lack of employment, the criminalisation of same-sex practices and high levels of stigma and violence. As a… Read More: Managing sexual and survival risks: the impact of inequity and… »
by Internet Archive Book Images Not too long ago, veterinarians though pain served a purpose and was not to be treated in animals. They believed that pain was a natural way to keep an animal still and quiet so they could heal. However, today the thought is much different. Veterinarians now see that animal’s suffer… Read More: Managing a Pet’s Pain With Medicine »
by Biblioteca Rector Machado y Nuñez Pain can be caused by a wide range of factors such as injuries, health conditions, age, excessive exercise and others. Pain affects our ability to focus and perceive reality adequately because it impacts the region of the brain called lateral occipital complex. Not to mention the negative emotional effects… Read More: Is managing pain naturally safe? »