#risk-factors

#risk-factors

September is an important month for mental health awareness - Suicide Prevention Month. The goals of Suicide Prevention Month are to raise awareness, reduce mental health stigma, and promote help-seeking behaviors. Despite some promising reductions in U.S. suicide rates in the general population over the last decade, maternal suicide rates have increased during the same time period. Maternal suicide is defined as the death of a woman by suicide during the perinatal period (while pregnant or during the first year after giving birth).

Chronic venous insufficiency, or CVI, happens when veins in the legs can't properly carry blood back to the heart, leading to blood pooling in the lower legs.

1 in 5 Americans have a sexually transmitted infection, and many factors such as location, choices, and identity contribute to the risk of contracting STIs.