Kate Winslet doled out free sex advice recently, answering listeners’ questions on the England-based podcast, How to Fail with Elizabeth Day. In the episode, which aired last week, Winslet answered questions about a range of topics—including one from an anonymous woman about what she should do about no longer wanting to have sex with her …
On social media, we may scroll through someone’s recent acceptance to law school, new dog, or engagement ring, but we aren’t really keeping up with them. People naturally drift apart, but it’s been more challenging to maintain relationships or meet that first work friend as our lives moved to the screen, whipping away our chance …
I will never forget the moment I discovered my own breast cancer. I was in the shower, rushing to get to work, daydreaming about an upcoming vacation, when I felt it: the tiny pebble lodged firmly in my right breast. I just stood there, not breathing, under the water. Would I lose my breasts? Would …
First came public pleas for millennials and Gen Zers to be aware of the signs of colon cancer, which has seen such a rise in young adults that it’s now the No. 1 cause of cancer deaths in men under 50 and No. 2 in women under 50. This week, that plea expanded to adolescents, …
Increasingly popular home medical devices can be a huge help for Medicare beneficiaries (particularly ones with chronic conditions) and their family caregivers. The devices offer vital health assistance and treatment in a comfortable, convenient setting and are often used in hospital at home programs. But these devices—known as durable medical equipment in Medicare Part B …
As a child, you likely had a bedtime routine: take a bath, put on your pajamas, brush your teeth, and get tucked in with your favorite book. Just maybe, on the weekends you got to stay up an extra half hour. Remember not worrying about an alarm clock, when getting enough sleep was your parents’ …
Respiratory virus season has arrived, and hopefully you’re up to date on vaccinations that can help prevent infectious diseases including COVID, the flu, whooping cough, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). But are you protected against pneumonia, a common complication of each of the above illnesses? If you haven’t received the pneumonia (pneumococcal) vaccine, you’re among …
Everyone knows that it’s dangerous to drive drunk, but the public discourse around driving stoned is a bit fuzzier. As cannabis transitions to mainstream acceptance in the U.S., the spotlight has often been on the benefits of legalization, and potential health upsides. What isn’t discussed as much is what happens when people smoke up and …
Stroke rates are rising, with over half a million Americans having a first stroke every year. But up to 80% of strokes may be preventable, which is why it’s so important to understand and mitigate your risk factors. That’s according to the American Stroke Association, which this week released its first new clinical guidelines for …
I was sure it was just a summer cold. I’d developed a sore throat one evening in late July, halfway through my family vacation. Next morning came the headache and runny nose. By the trip’s end, I felt a bone-deep exhaustion at odds with the week of seaside relaxation I’d just enjoyed. I’d had a …