If you’re outgoing but hate mingling in groups and making small talk —there’s now a name for this personality type

If you’re outgoing but hate mingling in groups and making small talk —there’s now a name for this personality type

If you’re a chatty Kathy who enjoys deep conversations but hates small talk and group settings — you’re not an outcast, you’re just an otrovert.  That’s not a typo. It’s a real term. Unlike introverts, who prefer solitude, and extroverts who thrive in group settings — otroverts are independent thinkers who would rather sit back … Read more

US ‘ill prepared for a global pandemic,’ outgoing CDC chief warns

US ‘ill prepared for a global pandemic,’ outgoing CDC chief warns

Years after the COVID-19 pandemic started, is the US prepared for the next pandemic? No, according to the outgoing director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Rochelle Walensky. “Decades of underinvestment in public health rendered ‌‌the United States ill prepared for a global pandemic,” Walensky, 54, wrote Tuesday in a New York … Read more