New research from the King’s Centre for Military Health Research (KCMHR) at King’s College London’s Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London has found that those who are discharged from the military in an unplanned way (including as a result of medical problems) have worse mental health outcomes than those leaving […]
For thousands of years, people have been using palm readings — also called chiromancy or palmistry — to divine an individual’s future. No one is totally sure how or where palmistry began, but scholars of the practice believe it started in ancient India and worked its way through Asia and Europe as merchants took the […]
Think you are doing the environment a favor when you throw a veggie alternative on the barbecue? The Swedes don’t, and as it stands they might be the only ones who feel shame when they chomp down on a halloumi burger. Many of us battle with feelings of guilt when we buy suspiciously cheap clothes, […]
The COVID-19 vaccine is a long-awaited miracle to some after a year of fear, isolation, and the unknown. As of this writing, half of all adults in the United States were fully vaccinated against this novel virus that changed the world, according to NPR. In addition, the CDC announced in May of 2021 that fully […]
Gym goers and fitness enthusiasts were less than thrilled when their favorite workout spots were shut down during the COVID-19 lockdown. This unanticipated situation forced people to get creative with their workouts, but they rose to the challenge. Many people looking to get their workout on purchased in-home gym equipment, and even more turned to […]
The world’s first mRNA vaccines—the COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna—have made it in record time from the laboratory, through successful clinical trials, regulatory approval and into people’s arms. The high efficiency of protection against severe disease, the safety seen in clinical trials and the speed with which the vaccines were designed are set to […]
When the 21st Century Cures Act was implemented Monday, healthcare providers were required to give their patients free access to all the health information in their electronic medical records. Black patients are much more likely than white patients to discover language in those records that indicates they are not believed by their physicians, according to […]
The bigger, the better! Pregnant Shawn Johnson East and Andrew East may be awaiting their second child — but they’re already thinking about expanding their family. Big Sis Drew! See Shawn Johnson East’s Pregnancy Pics Ahead of 2nd Child “We’re over halfway through [this pregnancy], and I could see myself doing it again,” the Olympian, […]
All grown up! Britney Spears posted a rare photo with her teenage sons, Sean Preston and Jayden, on Monday, March 1. Britney Spears’ Best Quotes About Her Sons “It’s so crazy how time flies …. My boys are so big now !!!!” the Grammy winner, 39, wrote via Instagram alongside a picture of herself, Preston, […]
New strains of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, may have greater transmissibility or altered virulence, or may exhibit resistance to the current vaccines. Now, scientists are racing to develop better ways to detect emerging SARS-CoV-2 strains among the high number of diagnosed infections. Johns Hopkins assistant professor of pathology Ben Larman, Ph.D., and his […]