Doctors’ emotions can lead to useless end-of-life care
Despite a preference for dying peacefully at home, many terminally ill patients undergo painful end-of-life treatments. A model explains why.
Work-from-home parents watched kids more in COVID’s first year
Parents, especially mothers, spent more time supervising their kids during the first year of the pandemic, researchers report.
Poll: What if your teen refuses holiday religious services?
In a poll, 44% of parents said that teens shouldn’t get to choose whether or not to attend holiday religious services until they’re 18.
How dementia caregivers can cope with the holidays
The holidays may add stress for caregivers of loved ones with dementia. Here are some tips for coping while making the most of the holiday.
Maternal health risks increase where rent is high
New research links high rent relative to income with life-threatening risks to maternal health during labor and delivery.
Lack of food spiked 25% when Child Tax Credit expired
In the months after the advance federal Child Tax Credit ended in December 2021, low-income families with children struggled the most to afford enough food.
Lack of food spiked 25% when Child Tax Credit expired
In the months after the advance federal Child Tax Credit ended in December 2021, low-income families with children struggled the most to afford enough food.
Warm parenting of teens can bring closer bond later
Warm, thoughtful parenting of adolescents can mean a closer relationship when that teen is a young adult, research finds.
Are adult children close with their stepparents?
To evaluate how stepfamilies will affect elder care, researchers looked at how much time families spend together.
Emotional support for parents eases childhood adversity
Providing emotional support for parents can help their children weather adversity, research finds.