andreswd/E+/Getty Images On May 1, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced changes to the way the United States conducted vaccine trials. While some have applauded this change as a much needed move towards transparency and heretofore lacking precaution, many experts have decried the still largely unclear announcement as unnecessary, costly, and dangerous. Here’s what you need to know. HHS announced new safety testing for all new vaccines In a statement published by The Washington Post, HHS spokesman Andrew Nixon announced “All new vaccines will undergo safety testing in placebo-controlled trials prior to licensure — a radical departure...
A New Survey Found The Top Baby Names That Grandparents Hate Most
DekiArt/E+/Getty Images When my mom was pregnant, she and my dad couldn’t seem to come to a consensus on what I should be named. My mom wanted Danielle or Grace while my dad was gunning hard for Sharon or Brenda. (It was the ’80s.) Fortunately, my great-grandma suggested “Jamie,” which she’d apparently heard on “one of her stories” and it stuck. But not all parents and grandparents are simpatico when it comes to grandchild names. A survey of 2,000 grandparents and parents on the website Gransnet, in cooperation with its sister site, Mumsnet, looked at grandparent involvement and opinions on...
19 Background Noise Shows You Can Watch While Multitasking
Netflix Looking for a good TV show is always a struggle. Looking for one that can hold your attention without being too overwhelming? Even harder. Looking for one that can hold your attention but also give you the freedom to fold some laundry or paint your nails or order groceries? Well, that’s like finding a unicorn. It feels like these days, most of the shows on TV and streaming services are just shows full of Easter eggs and hidden meanings, shows where there’s always some big GOTCHA moment at the end and you have to go on Reddit to figure...
A Mom Makes Argues That Too Much Compromise In Marriage Is A Bad Thing
Instagram Deciding to tie your life to another person is no small thing. And so marriage isn’t always easy… but it also shouldn’t always be hard. There should be an equilibrium where all partners feel like the work they’re putting into their relationship is at least as powerful as the joy and partnership they’re getting out of it. Prevailing wisdom often encourages compromise, but social media personality Jaime Fisher who, along with her husband Josh seek to “dismantle patriarchy within long-term relationships” disagrees: “I actually don’t believe you should get into a long-term relationship where you’re going to have to...