Do you spend more time in bed with your laptop, answering Slack messages, than you do with your partner? Then it may be time for a reality check. When our romantic relationships carry too much of the burden of our professional life, it can lead to resentment, jealousy, and, ultimately, a breakup—especially when we expect …
I took Headspace’s guided sleep course and I’m finally getting a good night’s rest. Here are the 5 habits I learned
I still don’t know how the “Enchanted Moonlight Library” sleepcast episode ends. Which, I suppose, is the point. A sleepcast is exactly what it sounds like: a podcast intended to help you doze off. Or, perhaps I have heard “the end” and never knew it; Headspace, the mental health app housing the audio content, slightly …
Does Medicare cover knee replacement surgery?
There are about 790,000 total knee replacements and 544,000 hip replacements done every year in the U.S.—and those numbers are expected to grow as the population ages, according to the American College of Rheumatology. Intended to help relieve pain and improve function, knee and hip replacements are considered two of the most successful medical interventions …
400,000 American teenagers are using addictive nicotine pouches like Zyn. Experts say ‘it’s reasonable to be concerned’
Hunter “Ratch” Ratchford is an Alabama college student with 42,000 followers on TikTok. That’s where he posts, pretty much exclusively, about Zyn, a brand of flavored oral nicotine pouches that come in bright round cans and flavors like cool mint, citrus, and cinnamon. Three years ago, says Ratch, one of his fraternity buddies introduced him …
4 tips to live a longer and healthier life
The Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit this week has been visited by leaders in women’s health who have no shortage of advice for anyone looking to improve their longevity and health span. During a panel on how women can reclaim their midlife, Debra Whitman, executive vice president and chief public policy officer at AARP and …
9/11-related illnesses have killed more FDNY members than died in World Trade Center attack
Twenty-three years ago today, 343 members of the Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY) were killed in the 9/11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. Now even more have died from illnesses related to their rescue and recovery efforts at Ground Zero. In a ceremony last week, 32 FDNY members’ names …
A protein-blocking drug extended life by 25% in mice. Could it work in humans?
In the quest for longevity, a new study proposes a novel pathway to extend life. In an animal study, researchers found that mice given a drug to inhibit a protein associated with aging lived nearly 25% longer and were less likely to develop cancer than mice in the control group. While the results do not …
79% of parents say they’ve given their kids sleep aids, from melatonin and Ambien to THC
Parenting brings many joys, but sleep deprivation is not one of them. So, it’s no wonder that moms and dads are willing to take some drastic measures—in the form of sleep medications—when it comes to getting their kids down for the night. New survey results from Sleep Doctor reveal that 79% of parents have given …
Serena Williams just had a cyst ‘the size of a small grapefruit’ removed from her neck. Here’s what it means
Tennis star Serena Williams shared in a TikTok posted on Tuesday that she had a cyst removed from her neck—one the size of a “small grapefruit.” “One day, back in May actually, I found this big mass on my neck,” Williams says in the video. “I was mortified by it. I got tests done, everything …
Here’s what you should know about Apple’s new sleep and hearing health features
During the much-anticipated “Glowtime” event, Apple unveiled its new products, including the latest iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods. But what the tech giant demonstrated was a renewed focus on health, boasting two “groundbreaking” features on the new Apple Watch and AirPods Pro 2: sleep apnea detection and hearing aid features. “These new features expand across …