Every September our children start a new school year and we cannot believe how old they are getting. A few days ago my daughter started high school first and the memory came to me of when she started first as a child with her two little curly tails, thirteen years ago. (Oh my gosh, it seems like yesterday!)
More than 165 vaccines are being developed right now in the world to try to stop COVID-19, as recognized by the WHO in early August. This is a record development in the history of Medicine. But when will there be a vaccine? And above all, to whom will it be administered first?
There is no doubt that the coronavirus came to drastically change our lives, completely transforming the routine of all families, the way we work and, mainly, the way we relate to other people.
It is not the first time that we echo this type of news, but it does not stop us from being moved by the tenderness and generosity of the act: a nurse has breastfed a newborn whose mother was unwell after a home birth.
During pregnancy and postpartum, serious complications can occur that must be addressed immediately by a doctor, so recognizing the signs is key to seeking help. It is important that both the pregnant woman and the new mother know them, as well as the people who live or work with them, in order to be alert.
The benefits of breastfeeding, for both the baby and the mother, are countless. In addition, new positive effects of the most complete food that we can offer to our children are constantly being discovered. The last one comes from the University of Huelva, where a research team, in collaboration with the General Hospital of Riotinto, has applied a new method of analysis in breast milk with which they have identified the presence of a new substance called selenoprotein P that it intervenes in hormonal production, in the immune system and transports selenium to the brain.
Danni Büchner is invited to Sam Dylan's Halloween party. But the "Goodbye Germany" emigrant has no desire for many other party guests. And find clear words.
