An estimated 77% of Americans are engaging in addictive behaviors to cope with mental health issues — often in spite of efforts to find effective clinical therapies. The GeneSight Mental Health Monitor study, conducted by Myriad Genetics in Salt Lake City, Utah, counted several potentially high-risk behaviors among those used to cope with anxiety and … Read more
Never mind Ferraris, Harley-Davidsons and speed boats. The new midlife crisis for celebrity men is all about drastic dieting, psychedelic drugs and woo-woo wellness. Take buff Coldplay frontman Chris Martin — the ex-husband of Gwyneth Paltrow and current squeeze of actress Dakota Johnson — who, at 46, has revealed he only eats one meal a … Read more
Philadelphia officials announced Monday they are fundraising to launch a trial program to give $1,000 monthly cash payments to expectant mothers who live in certain communities. The Philadelphia Department of Public Health aims to start the Philly Joy Bank pilot in early 2024 to help ease racial disparities in infant mortality rates. Philadelphia has the … Read more
They’re trying to get ahead of any drama. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will have a “crisis team” on standby at the 2023 Oscars, a year after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock in a shocking moment that overshadowed Hollywood’s biggest night, TMZ reported Wednesday. The outlet cited unidentified Academy insiders who reportedly … Read more
Actress Jane Fonda, 85, blamed the “climate crisis” on racism during an interview on “The Kelly Clarkson Show.” Fonda appeared with her “80 for Brady” co-stars Lily Tomlin, Rita Moreno and Sally Field on the talk show this week to promote their new movie and reflect on what motivated them to get involved in social … Read more
The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline has fielded over 2 million calls, texts and chats since the phone number was shortened to three digits last summer, CNN reports. “It’s really eye-opening to see the increase in the texts, chats and calls that are coming in,” Hannah Wesolowski, the chief advocacy officer for the National Alliance … Read more
A family of seven has revealed how they were forced to live in a tent after being booted from their home that needed repairs. Patricia Thompson took to the social media app TikTok to document the family’s struggles during Australia’s horrific rental crisis. The family needed to leave their home in August after the property … Read more
Jackie Kennedy was prepared to die during the tense days of the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962, according to revelations in a new book by the former first lady’s Secret Service bodyguard. When he offered to hide Kennedy and her children, John and Caroline, during the nuclear standoff between the Soviet Union and the US, … Read more
It’s the beginning of the end for “The Crown.” The penultimate season of the Netflix series dropped a two-minute trailer on Thursday, and it’s full of royal family drama. “In light of the events of the last 12 months,” Imelda Staunton as Queen Elizabeth narrates over a fire in the opening scene, “perhaps I have … Read more
Valentine Low’s new book about the royal family, “Courtiers,” is out in the UK on Thursday. In an excerpt published in the Daily Mail, Low writes about Prince Harry and Prince William’s rift. Harry declined a crisis meeting with William in 2019, Low reports. Loading Something is loading. The Duke of Sussex declined to meet … Read more
Flint residents reported changes to the water’s color, smell and taste soon after the city turned to the Flint River as a water source in April 2014. Following outraged pushback by residents and reports of children with mysterious illnesses, tests by the US Environmental Protection Agency and scientists at Virginia Tech detected dangerous levels of … Read more
For years, human civilization has been embroiled in a quiet public health crisis: Some of our antibiotic drugs have stopped working. The over-prescription of antibiotics has turned the bugs we could once easily defeat into super-pathogens capable of evading even our best defenses, as they have evolved faster than we can design drugs to defeat … Read more
A Bay Area legislator has warned that San Francisco is “moving toward a public health disturbance” over monkeypox, citing a Wednesday announcement from the San Francisco Department of Public Health that the agency is running low on monkeypox vaccines. and will close its clinic in Zuckerberg. San Francisco General Hospital until more supplies arrive. State … Read more