Florida’s about to get a free shipment of dust — straight from the desert. A mammoth cloud of Saharan dust, roughly the size of the continental U.S., is barreling across the Atlantic and expected to smother parts of the Sunshine State in a rusty haze this week. The gritty gift from North Africa has already … Read more
Your father might not have been comfortable talking about his feelings, but these days, more men, and particularly new fathers, are fessing up to being sad dads. Postpartum depression — a severe and long-lasting mood disorder affecting new parents — is self-reported in approximately 12% to 16% of US women, according to the Centers for … Read more
A family therapist has revealed the most common problems he helps patients overcome in each decade of their life — and how they do it. Jeff Watson, 55, an associate marriage and family therapist in San Leandro, California, has been working with people of all ages for four years. He says each stage of life … Read more
As if having erectile dysfunction (ED) wasn’t hard enough, scientists say impotence may be linked to a common condition that causes humiliating, stubborn symptoms. ED, which affects about 30 million US men, occurs when you can’t get or keep an erection firm enough for satisfactory sex. It can be caused by psychological troubles, such as … Read more
No amount of alcohol is good for the human body, previous research has shown — and now a new study has linked it to a rising number of deaths. Over the course of two decades — from 1999 to 2020 — the number of alcohol-related deaths nearly doubled, according to a study from Florida Atlantic … Read more
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s plush multi-million-dollar Portugal pad is still “incomplete,” according to a new report — a new setback for the exiled former royals. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have splurged $4.7 million on one of 300 residences at the 722-acre CostaTerra Golf and Ocean Club — a development about 81 miles south of Lisbon, it … Read more
Nearly a dozen thrill-seekers at Orlando theme parks reported dizziness, chest pain or lost consciousness over a three-month period, according to a Florida state document. The 11 incidents occurred at Disney World and Universal, including four at their water parks, between April and June, the Orlando Sentinel reported. Florida theme parks are required to self-report … Read more
If you’re browsing the latest beauty trend, it’s possible you’ve fallen victim to “eyebrow blindness.” The term, coined by content creators on TikTok, refers to the act of shaping your brows in accordance to what’s in fashion, rather than what works best for your face. Cassandra Bankson, a medical esthetician and YouTube skin care personality, … Read more
Well, that’s rich. While it’s true that the uber-wealthy don’t share the same mundane problems as their lower-class counterparts, it turns out their “rich people problems” include the same spectrum of negative emotions as the rest of us — not that New Yorkers have any sympathy for them. The upper class commonly struggles with a … Read more
Loneliness may hurt more than your child’s feelings. Adults who experienced loneliness in childhood are more likely to endure psychosis as a result, according to early findings presented at the European Congress of Psychiatry. Researchers analyzed reports from 285 people who had experienced their first episode of psychosis and 261 people who had not. Lonely … Read more
DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been married three years, and we generally trade off spending holidays with each of our families. Because neither set of our parents is willing to travel to us, we go to them. My mother-in-law takes great pride in hosting and sets a beautiful table. She’ll spend an entire … Read more
Being a mother is, unequivocally, the hardest job in the known universe. Who raises/ruins us is a luck of the draw — or the umbilical cord — as some are born to saints and others to a slightly more complex, traumatizing model of motherhood. What role do the stars play, and are some signs more … Read more
Hold the phone — or don’t. An Irish woman says she’s developed chronic shoulder pain after using her phone for up to four hours a day. Michelle Waldron, 34, says she’s now unable to complete daily tasks after the harrowing condition came on overnight in December 2022 and hasn’t subsided since. “I went to bed … Read more
Jermaine Jackson is accused of sexually assaulting a woman in or around the spring of 1988, according to a new lawsuit. Filed by Rita Butler Barrett on Wednesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court and obtained by The Post, the suit accuses the famed member of The Jackson 5 of sexual abuse, sexual assault, sexual battery, … Read more
Sweat dreams are made of this. Two sleep health experts from the University of South Australia are sharing what causes people to sweat in their sleep and how to combat those dreaded “night sweats.” “Many conditions and factors can trigger night sweats by changing the body’s tightly regulated temperature set point, at which the body … Read more
Welcoming an infant can be an overwhelmingly daunting duty, owing to the late-night feedings, constant crying, incessant diaper changes and total lack of sleep. The unprecedented pressures of parenting have even prompted a few frazzled and fatigued first-time fathers to drink themselves sick. However, an October 2023 study from the Department of Public Health Sciences … Read more
Merde! Scorching temperatures in France’s southern region are stomping on the nation’s legendary wine industry, with the hot weather expected to squeeze output by up to 20%, experts warn. Egregious conditions in fabled wine regions like the Rhône — where the mercury recently passed 107 degrees Fahrenheit — have local authorities advising growers to harvest … Read more
Caution: Sharp curves ahead. Millions of men in the US reportedly suffer from a curved penis, but are too embarrassed to seek help due to societal stigma, a Texas urologist has cautioned. The scientist dropped the wince-worthy bombshell during a recent appearance on the Peter Attia Drive Podcast. “This population, I call the population that … Read more
You snooze, you lose. A new study published in the journal Neurology suggests that getting too much sleep can be damaging. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends at least seven hours of sleep per night — but researchers found that people who sleep more than nine hours per night had an increased chance … Read more
Experts are now recommending that doctors reduce their use of certain kinds of anesthesia in order to combat the effects of climate change. Dr. Mohamed Fayed, a senior anesthetist at Detroit’s Henry Ford Health, made the suggestion during the American Society of Anesthesiologists’ annual conference last Friday in Orlando, Florida. “Global warming is affecting our … Read more