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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s engagement was just the first sign that the two are ready for the next step. Of course, there’s marriage, and there are even reports that the two are looking to start a family soon, but there’s also the one thing a lot of couples would describe as an even bigger deal than signing that marriage …

Travis Kelce’s parents, Donna and Ed, are overjoyed about his engagement to Taylor Swift, sharing heartfelt reactions and details. Donna celebrated with a childhood photo tribute, while Ed revealed Travis proposed at home in Lee’s Summit, emphasizing the importance of the moment. Both parents have expressed their excitement and support for the couple as they embark on this new chapter. …

Botswana has been getting a lot of calls lately from across the African continent, prodding the nation — once “at risk of extinction” from HIV — to tell the world how they did the impossible: squash childhood HIV rates. The number of children living with HIV has declined sharply everywhere, but nowhere more so than in Botswana, which has managed …

Facebook Tweet Email Link The US Department of Health and Human Services said it is re-establishing the Task Force on Safer Childhood Vaccines, a panel of US health officials tasked with making recommendations on vaccine development, distribution and monitoring. The task force, which will be helmed by US National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, will also include the …

Childhood trauma tied to sexual narcissism and hypersexual behavior  PsyPost Source link

Care and Feeding is Slate’s parenting advice column. Have a question for Care and Feeding? Submit it here. Dear Care and Feeding, After a traumatic childhood, I built a life where I don’t have take care of people. But recently my husband’s adult daughter developed a serious illness, and she and her toddler son have moved in with us. I’m living my …

Facebook Tweet Email Link Cruel words can leave a mark on a child –– and may have as much of an impact as physical abuse, new research has found. People who experienced physical abuse as a child were at a 50% increased risk of reporting low mental health in adulthood compared with those with no abuse, according to the study …

“Pac-Man [the character] was designed to represent the core concept of the game, ‘to eat’, in the simplest way possible,” Michiko Kumagai, the licensing manager for the iconic character at the game’s publisher, Bandai Namco, tells the BBC. “Just like the McDonald’s arches, he’s become an internationally recognised symbol. At one glance everyone can understand what Pac-Man means instinctively, [which] is …

CDC Says Childhood Vaccination Rates Have Dropped Again  The New York Times Vaccine exemptions rise in 36 states  Axios Fewer kindergarteners are being vaccinated, CDC data show  The Hill Childhood vaccine exemption rates hit a record high, CDC data shows  NBC News US vaccination rates for measles, other diseases drop further, government data says  Reuters Source link

The percentage of kids who didn’t get their recommended childhood vaccines rose again last school year, continuing the post-pandemic trend of Americans opting out of vaccinations. During the 2024-25 school year, 4.1% of kindergartners — about 138,000 kids — had a vaccine exemption, surpassing the previous record high of 3.7% during the prior school year. Nearly all exemptions are listed …