When you’re dealing with depression, it seems really hard to come out on the other side. But Selena Gomez says once she got the right treatment, everything changed for the better. “My highs were really high, and my lows would take me out for weeks at a time,” she told The Wall Street Journal earlier this year. “I found out I do suffer from mental health issues. And, honestly, that was such a relief....
READ THIS NEXT: Google Just Issued This Urgent Warning to All Android Users. Considering the rapid changes in communication over the past several decades—particularly through the introduction of wireless cell phones—ample research has been aimed at understanding whether these devices could be harmful to our health, particularly when it comes to brain cancer. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), both cell phones and cordless phones emit radiofrequency radiation (RF), but experts are unsure whether this will cause health problems years down the line....
RELATED: Walmart Shoppers Are Outraged the Store Is Getting Rid of This. Chick-fil-A is facing a class action lawsuit for up-charging delivery orders, Food & Wine first reported. One person from New York City and another from New Jersey have alleged that that fast food chain started pricing menu items higher when selected for delivery in early 2020. The plaintiffs say that Chick-fil-A claims that consumers will only have to pay a flat “delivery free” of up to $3....
Our World in Data found that there are .18 daily deaths per million people on average in the European Union. In Canada, the rate is slightly lower, at .16 daily deaths per million. Adjusting for population, that makes the U.S.’s daily death rate of three people per million over 17 times that of Canada and the E.U. The U.S.’s death rate is not the highest in the world, however. It’s fourth, behind the United Kingdom (no longer part of the E....
For a study published Sept. 23 in the journal Frontiers in Psychiatry, a group of psychologists observed 881 ethnically diverse low-income fathers in order to examine the correlation between a father’s involvement in early infant parenting and their depressive symptoms during the infant’s first year. Over the course of the study, study participants were evaluated based on three measures of parental involvement: time spent with the infant, parent self-efficacy, and material support....
Daniel Kaluuya won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role as Black Panther Party Chairman Fred Hampton in Judas and the Black Messiah at the Academy Awards on April 25. After delivering a heartfelt acceptance speech, Kaluuya veered into uncharted territory. The actor remarked that he would be getting back to work on Tuesday after celebrating this win. “You’ve got to celebrate life,” Kaluuya told the crowd. “We’re breathing....
RELATED: Never Do This Before Takeoff, Flight Attendant Warns. Delta is rolling out an array of changes sure to please its SkyMiles members, according to The Points Guy. The changes will be especially beneficial for elite status members and flyers who spend big bucks with the airline or use a Delta co-branded credit card. The modifications overall make it easier for travelers to earn elite status and earn SkyMiles on flights that come with high price tags....
RELATED: If You Notice This While Walking, It Could Be the First Sign of a Stroke. If you’ve been struggling with walking recently, you might want to get checked for ALS. Problems with walking occur because the ailment is a “motor neuron disease that causes gradual degeneration and eventually death of motor neurons,” says Mark Davis, MD, a doctor working with Pacific Analytics. As the neurons deteriorate and die off, they are no longer sending messages to the muscles of the body, like those that help movement of the legs....
RELATED: Shoppers Are Threatening to Boycott Dollar Tree—Here’s Why. With the current state of the world, many Americans are still reeling from the repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to mass unemployment and financial hardship. Issues have been compounded as of late with inflation and gas prices rising at an alarming rate. Many companies have opted to lend a helping hand to employees during their time of need, but one email from Wayne Pankratz, an executive director of operations for American Franchise Capital (a franchisee of Applebee’s restaurants in the Midwest), seems to express the opposite....
1 Massive Mistake The text message was posted by patients on social media. “From the forwarded letters at CMP, Dr [name] has asked for you to do a DS1500 for the above patient. Diagnosis — Aggressive lung cancer with metastases,” it read. Metastases is a cancer that has spread from the primary site of the disease, forming new tumors in other parts of the body. The DS1500 form is meant for terminally ill people to claim financial assistance....
READ THIS NEXT: Skipping This Step in the Bathroom Increases Your Dementia Risk. As seniors get older, many find themselves struggling to fall asleep at bedtime, waking more frequently during the night, and rising earlier in the morning. Studies have shown that while sleep changes are widely considered a normal part of aging, changes in total sleep duration can also have negative consequences for some. According to a 2021 study conducted by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) and published in the journal Nature Communications, chronically poor sleep is considered a precursor for Alzheimer’s disease....
RELATED: If You Traveled Here Recently, Get Tested for COVID—Even If You’re Vaccinated. On July 26, the CDC announced that it had raised Spain, Portugal, Cyprus, and Kyrgyzstan to its top “Level Four: Very High” COVID risk assessment level. That same day, the U.S. State Department issued “Do Not Travel” advisories to the same countries. The moves also saw the CDC elevate Cuba to Level Four, where the State Department had already issued a “Do Not Travel” warning....
After decades of public service, the top health official is stepping down at the end of the year—but not without one last recommendation. Read on for the advice Fauci had during his “final message” to the public this week. READ THIS NEXT: 80 Percent of People With Long COVID Have This in Common, New CDC Study Finds. While he may have only become a familiar face in the nearly three years since COVID first appeared, Fauci has served for decades as a public health official....
RELATED: This Strange Symptom at Night Could Mean You Have Omicron, Doctors Warn. During a Jan. 19 video conference interview with Yahoo Finance, Fauci discussed what the rest of 2022 and beyond might look like in terms of getting a handle on COVID-19. He admitted that his greatest concern was how the high levels of unvaccinated people will be affected by the spread of the virus, but also said, “the worst-case scenario is we’re on our way there and we get hit with another variant that actually eludes the immune protection....
RELATED: Dr. Fauci Says “Herd Immunity” Is No Longer the Goal With COVID—This Is. Speaking to John Dickerson on CBS’s Face the Nation on May 16, Fauci said the CDC will soon revise its mask guidelines to further detail how to handle face coverings in certain situations. When Dickerson asked whether or not there could’ve been a better way of approaching the shocking change in mask guidance, Fauci explained the CDC will soon be offering more situation-specific guidelines....
READ THIS NEXT: Dr. Fauci Just Gave This Concerning New Warning to Anyone Who’s Had COVID. Nearly two and a half years into the COVID pandemic, the CDC said cases and hospitalizations have “been on the rise” because of a newly dominant version of the virus: the Omicron subvariant BA.5. According to the agency’s latest data, daily new cases did decrease by less than 1 percent this week compared to last, but daily hospital admissions have increased by nearly 2 percent in the same time period....
READ THIS NEXT: Dr. Fauci Just Said Virus Experts Are “Very Concerned” About This. Even though COVID cases are falling right now, the U.S has just welcomed a new variant to the forefront. According to the CDC’s latest projections, the Omicron subvariant BA.5 is now estimated to be the dominant variant in the country, accounting for around 53.6 percent of new infections. The subvariant is spreading so fast that it overtook the formerly-dominant Omicron subvariant BA....
Gut health is inextricably linked to nearly every aspect of your wellness, including brain function, chronic disease risk, weight management, and sleep quality. While an abundance of gut-healthy foods exists, a new study highlights the surprising health benefits of one common snack. Read on to find out what it is, and how eating it can boost your overall health. READ THIS NEXT: Trying to Lose Weight? Your Success Depends on This, New Study Says....
According to the research published in the journal Gastroenterology, people with Barrett’s esophagus—a condition that results from acid reflux damage that causes the esophagus to thicken—may be more susceptible to developing COVID than the general population. After examining 30 patients with Barrett’s esophagus, the study’s authors posit that, due to the physiological changes brought about by the condition, cells within the esophagus begin to take on the properties of the digestive tract cells to which COVID binds....
RELATED: Drinking This Every Day Slashes Your Dementia Risk In Half, Study Says. In a 2019 study published in the journal Nutrients, researcher Puja Agarwal, PhD, and her team at Rush University examined how eating certain foods can lower one’s risk of developing Alzheimer’s. For the study, researchers analyzed 925 participants, all between the ages of 58 and 98, who were a part of the Rush Memory and Aging Project, a study on the decline of cognitive and motor functions that can come with aging....
