If you’re like many couples, you and your spouse retreat to the couch after a long day of work and … scroll. Turns out that may not be such a great idea. That’s because about half of partnered adults in the U.S. (those who are married, living together or in a committed relationship) say their …
You may already know that stress eating—mindlessly downing unhealthy snacks when you’re feeling overwhelmed and emotionally spent—isn’t great for long-term health. Often these feel-good foods make us anything but: Science shows that fried, fatty, sugary, ultra-processed foods increase inflammation in the body. What is inflammation? Inflammation is our immune system’s response to stimulus, such as …
Perhaps you’re back in the office four or five days a week. Possibly you’ve resumed your 9-5 grind, the leniency of working around your busy home life lost. And maybe Zoom meetings wearing a blouse with pajama bottoms feel like a lifetime ago. But whether or not you’ve fully reverted to pre-COVID work life, chances …
You may have been too young to remember, but depending on your state’s school immunization requirements, you likely received a slew of vaccines before you started day care, preschool, or kindergarten. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends 4- to 6-year-olds receive, among others, their fourth dose of the polio vaccine; their second …
Hilary DeCesare enjoyed professional success in spades, first as a Silicon Valley sales executive and later through her business as a life-transition and executive coach. But when it came to finding a new love match following a divorce, DeCesare for years ground through dating apps, sites, and other avenues without fulfillment. Then it hit her: …
MEREDITH, N.H. — Flooding from a burst water main at Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital has disrupted services for about 200 patients seeking to have children through in vitro fertilization, leaving some of them devastated. Alexis Goulette, who runs a private IVF support group on Facebook, said Wednesday that a lot of the women had …
Childhood anxiety disorders impact one in eight kids, making this a condition many families grapple with. But despite how common they are, anxiety disorders in kids aren’t discussed a lot, leaving plenty of parents feeling unprepared and even helpless when it comes to raising an anxious child. “Kids with anxiety disorders can often be clingy, …
The U.S. Open is in full swing—Carlos Alcaraz, Naomi Osaka, and Novak Djokovic are among the big names crushing it on the courts. While many watch these powerful players in awe during the annual competition in New York City, others tune in because of their love of the sport. Tennis has steadily grown in popularity …
Much of the discussion on the upcoming U.S. presidential election revolves around issues of age: Donald Trump is 78 and Joe Biden is 81. That begs a question: Just what is the perfect age to be president—or any high-stakes leader, for that matter? That’s a question that has been well-studied by many scholars over the …
COVID-19 is still very much the topic of conversation when it comes to infectious diseases, but when it comes to lethality, the coronavirus no longer leads the pack. Instead, it’s tuberculosis that has once again become the world’s most deadly infectious disease. A World Health Organization report this week shows 10.8 million people became sick …