DEAR ABBY: Two and a half years ago we lost my dad, who was 94. He and Mom had been married 72 years. She entered assisted living right before COVID — with all its difficulties — set in. We made it through that, we’re all vaccinated now and her facility has opened back up. Mom … Read more
Queen Elizabeth “would have supported” Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s decision to live outside of England “for years,” according to royal expert Andrew Morton. The “Diana: Her True Story — in Her Own Words” author described how the monarch would have been “understanding” of the Duke and Duchess of Sussexes’ decision to leave the Firm … Read more
A YouTuber is facing criticism after posting a video pretending to live like Jeffrey Dahmer “for 24 hours.” DuB Bridge posted the controversial video on Oct. 6 under the DuB Family YouTube channel, which has more than 1.3 million subscribers. The video begins with Bridge at home watching “Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story,” … Read more
We all know the importance of brain health, gut health, and heart health, but when it comes to lung health, it’s probably not something many of us think too much about. But according to research, your lung health can predict how long you live. One study that involved a 30-year follow-up found that there is … Read more
Elizabeth Olsen said she suffered panic attacks “on the hour every hour” during early adulthood when she lived in Manhattan. In an interview with Variety, the 33-year-old actress revealed how she “didn’t understand what anxiety or a panic attack was” until she was 21 — and how she thought she was going to “drop dead” … Read more
A new possible “superbug” STI that has proven resistant to antibiotics thus far has scientists worried amid an “out of control” STD epidemic, with the medical community saying more screenings for the disease are needed. Mycoplasma genitalium — also known as M. genitalium or M. gen — is a sexually-transmitted bacterial infection that can cause … Read more
This vagina designer is a cut above. Dr. Umberto Tozzi — who specializes in labiaplasty, a surgery aimed at reducing a woman’s labia minora or the flaps of skin on either side of the vaginal opening — has operated on over 300 women in his career. And the “down there” doctor’s handiwork is improving the … Read more
You are reading our weekly Well+Being newsletter. Sign up here to get it delivered to your inbox every Thursday. Whether you agree with President Biden that the pandemic is over or you agree with most scientists who say it’s definitely not over, it doesn’t really matter. The reality is that all around us, pandemic precautions … Read more
The healthy guidelines you live by might actually be ridiculous myths. Last week, the rule that you need to get in 10,000 steps per day made news when it was reported that the number was actually a Japanese marketing ploy with little scientific basis. It’s hardly the only health fact that’s actually a fiction, said … Read more
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Anyone who has a fitness tracker knows 10,000 steps per day is touted as the pinnacle of health. That magical number of steps has been linked to a wide variety of health benefits, such as weight loss and lowered risks of cancer, dementia and heart disease. Walking 10,000 steps has even become a trend on … Read more
Brady, a seven-time Super Bowl champion quarterback who currently plays for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and his wife, Bündchen, a fashion model, are dealing with “marital issues,” according to a source close to the couple. The two are currently “living separately,” another source close to Bündchen told CNN. CNN has reached out to representatives for … Read more
Those with phobias of needles can now get tattoos without having to worry. Scientists have developed a way to get a permanent tattoo without going under the needle and suffering through hours of pain. The new technology is in the form of a skin patch that has microneedles smaller than grains of sand. While it … Read more
Three medical journals recently launched independent investigations of possible data manipulation in heart studies led by Temple University researchers, Reuters has learned, adding new scrutiny to a misconduct inquiry by the university and the U.S. government. The Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology and the Journal of Biological Chemistry is investigating five papers authored by … Read more
A 5lb newborn boy with a life-threatening heart defect received a world-first partial heart transplant using living tissue that may never need to be replaced. North Carolina child Owen Monroe, who is now four months old, was born with his two main arteries — the aorta and pulmonary artery — fused together in a condition … Read more
This woman’s doctor allegedly shrugged off her ailments and said “laziness” was the answer — but it turns out she had cancer. When Courtney Nettleton, a 21-year-old from Wakefield, West Yorkshire, found herself feeling “uncontrollably” tired and sleeping 14 hours every day over the summer of 2021, she feared something was wrong. “I was told … Read more
It was as serious as cancer. A United Kingdom woman who blamed her scratch on a hairbrush was horrified after finding out she had skin cancer — which left her with a “volcanic crater” in her forehead. “I just thought I’d scratched myself or it was a beauty spot,” Rachel Collett, 48, told Kennedy News … Read more
People who snore may have an increased risk of cancer, according to a new study. Obstructive sleep apnea is a sleep disorder that affects millions of Americans each year; presenting as loud snoring, gasping and daytime sleepiness. The symptoms are due to an obstruction of people’s airways when they sleep, resulting in stopping people from … Read more
Two days after getting her COVID-19 vaccine, Victoria Lang had an “insane” period. That one abnormal flow uncovered a shocking diagnosis — the 30-year-old pharmacist had cancer. “I woke up in the morning, and I had to run and get a towel to hold under me,” Lang told South West News Service. “I know what is … Read more
The secret to weight loss could be in the brain. Researchers have uncovered newly identified sensory neurons that ferry messages from fat tissue to the brain, according to Science Daily. “The discovery of these neurons suggests for the first time that your brain is actively surveying your fat, rather than just passively receiving messages about … Read more