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The income gap is turning into a physical activity gap End-shutdown
For the past two decades, tech companies and lawmakers have warned of a “digital divide” in which poor children could fall behind their wealthier peers without equal access to technology. Today, with widespread internet access and smartphone ownership, the gap has narrowed dramatically. But with less fanfare, a different divide has emerged: Across the country, […]
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A man lives underwater for 100 days: this is what could happen End-shutdown
JOSE DITURI, A A professor at the University of South Florida, he hopes to do more than set a world record by living underwater for 100 days. He hopes to become “superhuman”. “The human body has never been under water for so long, so I will be closely monitored,” Dituri says in a Press release. […]
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Botox injections in the forehead alter brain activity linked to emotions End-shutdown
Botox injections paralyze muscles, so you don’t see fine lines and frowns. hedgehog94/Shutterstock After receiving Botox injections in the forehead, people’s brains respond differently when they see images of faces showing emotions. This may mean that they find it more difficult to interpret other people’s emotions due to the disruption of signaling between the facial […]
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Diversity and free speech can coexist at Stanford End-shutdown
Earlier this month, the Stanford Law School chapter of the Federalist Society invited Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Kyle Duncan to speak on campus. Student groups who vehemently opposed the defense and Judge Duncan’s previous court decisions regarding same-sex marriage, immigration, transgender people, abortion and other issues came out to protest. Some protesters booed […]
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The legalization of raw milk does not seem to be gaining ground in parliaments End-shutdown
Four states that currently ban retail sales of raw milk and allow only limited access to unpasteurized dairy products are struggling to make any progress this legislative season. Of the four states, only Illinois currently allows herd-sharing agreements, which means that a person has to buy a part of the herd or a single animal […]
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Pregnant, black? Here’s your drug test End-shutdown
Perinatal care differs by race and ethnicity, with greater disparities in care for more stigmatizing conditions such as depression and substance use, according to a retrospective study. For example, compared to white women, black women were less likely to receive a prenatal depression screening (OR 0.8, 95% CI 0.7-0.9) and more likely to receive a […]
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My wife told me all about her sexual past and I’m having mini panic attacks | sex End-shutdown
i’m in my mid 40’ss and have been married for more than a decade. My wife is not a loving person, while I am. us have good sex, but she doesn’t caress. Once we’re done, she’ll either get up and leave, or go to sleep. There is definitely a difference in the level of affection […]
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Summer time: how to adapt to the time change End-shutdown
Sign up for CNN’s Sleep, But Better newsletter series. Our seven-part guide has helpful tips for getting better sleep.. CNN — Are you ready to put your clocks forward an hour this weekend? That’s right: For most people in the United States, it’s time to “roll over” to Daylight Saving Time on Sunday, March 12 […]
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For some long-standing Covid patients, acupuncture offers relief End-shutdown
Frustrated by the lack of results from Western medicine, some long-standing Covid patients have turned to Eastern alternatives. Many say that acupuncture, in particular, has brought relief. Lauren Nichols, a Massachusetts resident who contracted Covid in March 2020, estimated that over two years she had tried about 30 different pharmaceuticals to relieve her migraines, brain […]
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Young doctors’ strike threatens patient safety, say NHS hospital chiefs | Industrial action End-shutdown
Next week’s three-day strike by young doctors in England will threaten patient safety and exacerbate the NHS staffing crisis, hospital chiefs have warned. They aired their fears hours after last-minute talks between the British Medical Association (BMA) and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) on Friday night failed to avert the walkout, which […]
