LOUISVILLE, KY – JULY 26: Dr. Crystal Narcisse sees patient Sierra Lee, cq, 32, at Norton Health on July 26, 2023, in Louisville, KY. “There’s a reason someone’s blood pressure isn’t under control, or someone’s diabetes isn’t under under control,” Narcisse said. “It could be because of depression, or anxiety or PTSD or abuse.” Narcisse […]
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Surviving Alice in Wonderland Syndrome, A Rare, Terrifying Brain Disorder
Imagine feeling your body growing at a dizzying pace, so much so that you now fill an entire room — or suddenly seeing yourself from outside your own body — or watching your hand grow ever larger, until it is nearly as big as yourself. This is reality for sufferers of Alice in Wonderland Syndrome, […]
Read MoreAre Cigarettes Cool Again?
For nearly two decades, smoking has been out of fashion, but now, pop culture appears to romanticize the deadly habit. It is alarming because cigarette smoking is the leading cause of preventable deaths in the US with more than 480,000 Americans dying every year. The rise in smoking in TV and films is concerning health […]
Read MoreTrump, 79, Accidentally Reads Marco Rubio’s Private Note Out Loud
“It’s too bad that the Ballroom hasn’t completed because, if it were, it would be PACKED,” Trump continued. “We apologize to those Oil Companies that we cannot take today, but Secretary of Energy Chris Wright, and Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, will see them over the next week. Everyone is in daily contact. “Today’s […]
Read MoreNew Food Pyramid Vs. The Old: Complete Comparison Guide For 2026
New pyramid emphasizes whole, minimally processed foods over refined carbs and added sugars. Increased protein and fat intake recommended to support metabolic health, muscle mass, and nutrient absorption. Experts divided on changes, with some praising alignment to modern science and others raising concerns about saturated fat. Source: Smith Collection/Gado / Getty The new food pyramid […]
Read MoreSome Businesses Accommodating Popularity of ‘Dry January’
Dry January has become so popular, it has generated new businesses dedicated to drinkers who want a delicious mocktail. Kacie McIntosh, a contestant on the hit reality show “Love Is Blind,” is on week one of Dry January and says she feels more energized than ever. Bars are also answering the demand. At Dear Irving, […]
Read MoreNation Faces Worst Flu Season in 25 Years
Matt Lyons says he’s been sick with the flu for almost two months. The nation is in the grip of the worst flu season in 25 years. There have been a recorded 11 million cases, 120,000 hospitalizations, and 5,000 deaths. The flu seems to be hitting people harder and lasting longer. Doctors are reporting that […]
Read MoreRachel Uchitel Visits Plastic Surgeon Before Her Wedding
A bride stopped by plastic surgeon Dr. Robert Dorfman’s office in New York City for a refresh. The bride is Rachel Uchitel and back in 2009 she was known as Tiger Woods’ so-called mistress number one. Dr. Dorfman performed a non-surgical facelift. Using a CO2 laser to stimulate collagen production and reduce wrinkles. He also […]
Read MoreCelebrating worm science
For decades, scientists with big questions about biology have found answers in a tiny worm. That worm — a millimeter-long creature called Caenorhabditis elegans — has helped researchers uncover fundamental features of how cells and organisms work. The impact of that work is enormous: Discoveries made using C. elegans have been recognized with four Nobel […]
Read MoreRFK Jr. Conveniently Forgets to Tell Key Group About Vaccine Overhaul
“The woman screaming was, obviously, a professional agitator, and the woman driving the car was very disorderly, obstructing and resisting, who then violently, willfully, and viciously ran over the ICE Officer, who seems to have shot her in self defense,” Trump wrote. “Based on the attached clip, it is hard to believe he is alive, […]
Read MoreTrump Wants You to Eat “Real Food”—But You Still Can’t Afford It
“What’s allowed him to escape, you know, Houdini-like, is the Roberts court and the fact that he’s been able to manipulate the levers of power to keep himself going,” Raskin said. “I mean, if he put, you know, a fraction of that energy into trying to actually do something for the American people, we might […]
Read MoreTrump Team Unveils New Dietary Rules—But No Plan to Lower Food Costs
“What’s allowed him to escape, you know, Houdini-like, is the Roberts court and the fact that he’s been able to manipulate the levers of power to keep himself going,” Raskin said. “I mean, if he put, you know, a fraction of that energy into trying to actually do something for the American people, we might […]
Read MoreCatholic Influencer Announces Death Of 5-Year-Old Son From Influenza
A Catholic influencer is mourning the loss of his 5-year-old son who died from complications of influenza. Paul J. Kim had been updating his more than 390,000 followers on Instagram daily since his son, Micah, was rushed to the hospital on December 21. At a hospital, Micah was placed on life support where he fought […]
Read More5 Ways To Prevent The Risk Of Dementia
Did you know that Black Americans are twice as likely to develop dementia compared to White Americans? Suggested Reading According to the journal Nature, we are twice as likely to develop dementia due to factors such as air pollution, a lack of access to healthy foods, a lack of high-quality education, and even racism and […]
Read More5 Ways Black Folks Can Stave Off Dementia
Did you know that Black Americans are twice as likely to develop dementia compared to White Americans? According to the journal Nature, we are twice as likely to develop dementia due to factors such as air pollution, a lack of access to healthy foods, a lack of high-quality education, and even racism and discrimination. Suggested […]
Read MoreWithings Unveils Body Scan 2 at CES 2026, Adding Cardiac and Metabolic Health Metrics
At CES 2026, Withings is introducing Body Scan 2, an updated version of its Body Scan platform that expands the scope of health metrics captured during a short, guided weigh-in. The device sits above Withings’ conventional smart scales and is positioned as a more comprehensive at-home assessment tool rather than a body-composition-first product. It is […]
Read MoreMinnesota First Responder Paralyzed After Dunk Tank Malfunction
First responder Dena Suihkonen from Minnesota is bringing awareness to the dangers of dunk tanks after a recent accident. She was at a Fourth of July celebration when the dunk tank she was in malfunctioned. The accident burst her T12 vertebrae and caused her spinal cord to be severed, leaving her paralyzed. But her positive […]
Read MoreMounjaro Mexico Pharmacy: A Comprehensive Guide for Safe, Affordable Access
January 3, 2026 Mounjaro Mexico Pharmacy: A Comprehensive Guide for Safe, Affordable Access Introduction In recent years, the rising cost of prescription medications in many countries—especially the United States—has led patients to explore international options for more affordable treatments. One medication that has drawn significant attention is Mounjaro Mexico (tirzepatide), a groundbreaking injectable drug originally […]
Read MoreUmm, What? Trump Says He Got a Scan That Was “Less Than” an MRI
“Good News! George and Amal Clooney, two of the worst political prognosticators of all time, have officially become citizens of France which is, sadly, in the midst of a major crime problem because of their absolutely horrendous handling of immigration, much like we had under Sleepy Joe Biden,” Trump wrote. “Remember when Clooney, after the […]
Read MoreTrump Throws a Fit After WSJ Publishes Story on His Decrepit Health
“As far as American citizens, the vast majority of American citizens, especially that the U.S. Border patrol has arrested, many of those citizens assaulted federal officers, assaulted border patrol agents, in the performance of our duties,” Bovino said. “Anyone that assaults a federal officer, you’re gonna go to jail.” The Homeland Security Department released a […]
Read MoreWhy Black Paychecks Are About To Shrink As Health Care Costs Surge
Source: Valentyna Yeltsova / Getty Health insurance premiums are already climbing, insurers have locked in higher 2026 rates, and the enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies that have kept coverage affordable for millions are set to expire on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026. The increases are no longer hypothetical. They are visible now, baked into open enrollment, […]
Read MoreRepublicans Have Found Another Insidious Way to Cut SNAP
On its face, prohibiting SNAP dollars from being spent on soda and candy might seem unobjectionable. Soda and candy are high in sugar and low in nutrition. But implementing these restrictions is burdensome for states and often difficult for grocery stores to follow. Gina Plata-Nino, the SNAP deputy director at the Food Research and Action […]
Read MoreJFK’s Granddaughter Dies At 35
Last month, the nation’s heart broke once again for the Kennedy family, when Tatiana Schlossberg revealed in an essay in the New Yorker that she had terminal cancer. Schlossberg is the daughter of Caroline Kennedy, and the granddaughter of President John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. In her essay, Tatiana wrote that doctors told […]
Read MoreDoctors Warn Of ‘Super Flu’ Outbreak
A massive outbreak of an especially virulent ‘super flu’ has gripped England, and now the virus has crossed the Atlantic. There are lots of questions: how do you know you have it? And is it too late to get a flu shot? Symptoms include severe aches, fatigue, persistent cough, headache, sore throat, and chills. Inside […]
Read MoreOprah Breaks Silence on Her One Unexpected Side-Effect of Popular Weight Loss Drug
Talk show queen Oprah Winfrey, who will be turning 72 in January and will be releasing a new book she co-wrote with obesity expert Dr. Ania M. Jastreboff, “Enough: Your Health, Your Weight and What It’s Like to Be Free,” is also celebrating the weight she has lost over the course of the last two and a […]
Read MoreTrump, 79, Keeps Reposting a Clearly Fake Karoline Leavitt Account
“Did [Russian President Vladimir] Putin agree to a ceasefire to allow a referendum to take place?” a journalist asked Trump Sunday evening during a Palm Beach press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. “Not a ceasefire, and that’s one of the points that we’re working on right now,” Trump said. “He feels that look, you […]
Read MoreDoes Trump Know He’s Reposting a Fake Karoline Leavitt Account?
“Did [Russian President Vladimir] Putin agree to a ceasefire to allow a referendum to take place?” a journalist asked Trump Sunday evening during a Palm Beach press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. “Not a ceasefire, and that’s one of the points that we’re working on right now,” Trump said. “He feels that look, you […]
Read MoreRFK Jr. Will Let Us All Die Just to Make a Buck
It’s difficult to understate the deleterious impact that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has had on America’s public health policy. In a little over a year, the nephew of one of the most prodigious leaders in U.S. history transformed from an unserious third-party presidential candidate that not even his family supported, to the nation’s buck-wild authority […]
Read MoreThe Private Equity Firms That Gobble Up Hospitals and Spit Them Out
If anyone had asked him, which they hadn’t, Jones would have told them that this man needed to go to a different hospital, one that was only five miles away and that has a comprehensive stroke center. There, the man could have seen a neurologist and gotten the procedure to bust the clot in his […]
Read MoreLG NOVA Showcases AI-First Health, Energy, And Business Innovations At CES 2026
LG NOVA, the North America Innovation Center for LG Electronics, is returning to CES 2026 with an expanded showcase that puts a spotlight on its collaborative, AI-first innovation model. Featured in the exhibit are companies incubated internally by LG NOVA, along with startup partners and breakthrough projects that are expected to become future businesses. Taken […]
Read MoreTrump, 79, Now Has Weird Bruises on Both of His Hands
Concern only continued to grow when Trump appeared for 9/11 ceremonies in September with a sagging mouth and drooping expression, which some onlookers suggested could be a result of a stroke. The following month, the president received MRI scans at Walter Reed Medical Center. Those tests are used by doctors to assess tumors, joint injuries, […]
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