Want to live app-ily ever after? Don’t meet your mate online. While the unlucky in love are still hoping to strike romance gold — endlessly swiping for their forever person on dating apps like Tinder, Bumble, Grindr and Hinge — a new study has found that married couples who met online are less satisfied with their … Read more
The number of Australians having sex outside of their relationship has increased, according to new data. Affairs have been happening since the dawn of time, but interestingly, it’s not just the married among us who are getting it on the outside of their shared bed these days. As stigmas and cultural attitudes change, the number … Read more
Two in five American parents think they know everything there is to know about their biological family’s health history, a new survey suggests. Despite less than half (38%) knowing all of their biological family’s health history, nine in 10 parents polled agreed knowing this is an important part of knowing their own health risks. That’s … Read more
Four in 10 Americans (41%) say they put off going to the doctor. A survey of 2,000 US residents found that being potentially unable to afford their care (52%) was a top reason. Other reasons for avoiding their doctor included anxiety about potential procedures or tests (40%), fear of receiving bad news or a serious … Read more
The new findings delve deep into the nitty-gritty of cheating — from why people do it, to who are the most likely culprits. Regardless of marital status, age, and geographic location, there’s a myriad of reasons why some people cheat. According to Ashley Madison, the dating site for married people, the number one reason why people … Read more
Seven in 10 high school teachers agree that a one-size-fits-all education, with the same curriculum and teaching methods for all students, is a thing of the past. The traditional classroom model seems to require a shift as the majority (67%) prefers to have fewer than 20 students in a classroom, according to a survey of … Read more
Gen Z holds the tightest grip on their wallets when it comes to adding gratuity with the younger generation less likely to tip service workers than millennials, Gen Xers and baby boomers, a survey conducted by Bankrate found. The tendency to tip correlates with increased age, according to the survey results. Gen Zers are the … Read more
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
Students are increasingly leaving school — not with a degree, but with a mental health crisis. A new Gallup survey has reported that 41% of students who are currently enrolled in a postsecondary program have considered stopping their education in the past six months. The number has gone up significantly from the first year of … Read more
More people are passing on puff-puff. A majority of Americans support a ban on all tobacco products, according to a new survey from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The poll, which was published in the peer-reviewed journal Preventing Chronic Disease on Thursday, asked people if they would support policies for a ban on … Read more
Better safe than sorry. Around one in five people run background checks on their online dates before meeting them, a new survey says — but who has time for all that rigmarole? Some 38% of respondents say they simply “stalk” their first dates online instead. The survey of 1,000 singles, conducted in December by the Thriving … Read more
One in four seniors would rather go a summer without air conditioning than visit the doctor, according to new research. Some 2,000 Americans 64 and older were surveyed about unpleasant experiences more desirable than a doctor’s appointment. Around a third said they would prefer to let their spouse make all decisions in the home for … Read more
It seems everyone is still wondering what “woke” and “Karen” really mean. The insulting word “Karen” topped the list of most-Googled slang terms this year in nearly half of US states, according to AI writing tool QuillBot. The company analyzed which states searched for the word — which it defines as a “pejorative slang term … Read more
A TikTok video has again sparked the reclined seat debate after a viral moment showed one man’s reclined airplane seat angling over the tray behind him during mealtime. Henry and Mike Budrewicz of Boston shared the nine-second clip to their joint TikTok account – The Pointer Brothers – which has a following of 1.4 million. Set to … Read more
Three in five (62%) people believe most common ailments will be cured or contained within 100 years, new research suggests. A new survey of 2,000 U.S. adults revealed that many are optimistic about the future of medicine and can envision a future in which migraines (52%), allergies (47%) and the common cold (43%) aren’t as … Read more
The single-dose, intranasal treatment also reduces symptoms of multiple variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — By the time you test positive for COVID-19, the SARS-CoV-2 virus has already taken up residence in your respiratory system. With each breath, you expel invisible viral particles into the air—a process known as … Read more