“We have to support each other, (let) people know that they’re not alone,” said Stephany Bolivar, who lives in Brooklyn, New York. In a Facebook post, she offered to house anyone who needed to travel to New York to get an abortion. Then, she messaged...
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When mothers suffer, babies suffer, say maternal mental health experts 💥💥💥
Yet these conditions, known as perinatal mood disorders, remain largely misunderstood by the public and healthcare providers alike, said experts at a roundtable discussion hosted by CNN’s gender reporting team As Equals. The conversation started with panelists saying that the number of women affected by...
Why do sleeping dogs look like they’re running? Experts weigh in 💥💥💥
“When she’s sleeping sometimes her paws are going aggressively — like, frantically — like she’s running on an invisible treadmill,” said owner Wudan Yan, who lives in Seattle. “She’s dreaming, right?” Yan said. “She’s dreaming about chasing squirrels and bunnies.” The kinds of behaviors Yan...
Is Covid endemic yet? Experts aren’t so sure 💥💥💥
“I think we’ve done a huge disservice using the word ‘endemic,’ frankly,” Michael Fraser, executive director of the US Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, told an audience of mostly public health officers during a panel discussion at the 2022 Preparedness Summit in Atlanta...
US police agencies are sending protective gear to Ukrainian civilians in what experts call an unprecedented move 💥💥💥
Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts said his state will send 550 pieces of protective gear and Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said her state’s department of public safety and 18 law enforcement agencies will provide Ukraine with 860 pieces of gear. Among the agencies contacted by CNN,...
US tsunami warning system needs an urgent overhaul, experts say 💥💥💥
The report, written by an advisory panel of tsunami experts, says the US warning system is in dire need of an overhaul, struggling with outdated technology, delayed forecasts and disjointed communication. It warns the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Science Advisory Board (NOAA SAB) that...
Why have women been so disproportionately affected by Covid-19? Experts explain 💥💥💥
CNN’s findings align with other research that has been conducted over the past couple of years that shows that women have been disproportionately affected by the pandemic. But why have women been so adversely affected? What is it about the societies in which they live...
Experts are speculating over Russia’s next move. They may want to check Ukraine’s weather forecast 💥💥💥
So far, this winter has been unseasonably mild in much of Ukraine. As CNN drove from the eastern port city of Mariupol to Zaporizhzia in central Ukraine on February 1, it began to rain. The driver shrugged in disbelief. “Should be snow,” he laughed. In...
Experts are speculating over Russia’s next move. They may want to check Ukraine’s weather forecast 💥💥💥
So far, this winter has been unseasonably mild in much of Ukraine. As CNN drove from the eastern port city of Mariupol to Zaporizhzia in central Ukraine on February 1, it began to rain. The driver shrugged in disbelief. “Should be snow,” he laughed. In...
DRC court sentences 49 to death over 2017 killing of UN experts 💥💥💥
One of the men was sentenced to death for “criminal conspiracy, participation in an insurrectionist movement, terrorism and the war crime of murder,” the president of the military court said in the conviction. HRW, however, says the court and Congolese State have failed to investigate...