by Paul Wynn When round and smooth, red blood cells move easily through the body carrying oxygen from the lungs to vital organs. In sickle cell disease, red blood cells…
Category: Health
A Nationwide Ban on Menthol Cigarettes Could Be Coming, and It’s Dividing Racial Justice Advocates
Health experts say the benefits would be “enormous,” but others worry a ban would invite more criminalization of Black communities. Margo Snipe The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected…
3 Foods That Could Extend Your Life
by Susan McQuillan M.S., RDN Eat this way, new research suggests, and you may live longer—a lot longer. THE BASICS Given a choice, would you want to extend your expected…
Apology From the American Psychological Association
APOLOGY TO PEOPLE OF COLOR FOR APA’S ROLE IN PROMOTING, PERPETUATING, AND FAILING TO CHALLENGE RACISM, RACIAL DISCRIMINATION, AND HUMAN HIERARCHY IN U.S. Resolution adopted by the APA Council of…
A Real Solution for Crime
Home Ownership is the Key I don’t know the men who stopped traffic and jumped out of their car and shot at the white truck. Click here to see the…
Signs That You May Have Had COVID-19
What Research Shows Signs Variant symptoms Antigen tests Summary From HEALTHLINE.com More than 190 million people have developed COVID-19 since late 2019, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Many…
Why Gain Requires Loss
By Samantha Smithstein Psy.D. Why is making a choice, even an exciting one, likely to make you sad? KEY POINTS Every choice, whether painful or joyful, contains loss. Sometimes this…
3 Ways to Discover Something Richer Than Happiness
KEY POINTS Happiness, life satisfaction, and fulfillment are used interchangeably, but have very different meanings. Every failure and bounce-back process leads one closer to fulfillment. Fulfillment is a product of…
Quarantine and Isolation
From the CDC Quarantine If you were exposed Quarantine and stay away from others when you have been in close contact with someone who has COVID-19.lungs virus light icon Isolate If…
These Are the 3 Main Symptoms of the Omicron Variant
They’re slightly different from the original version. BY EMILIA BENTON RGSTUDIOGETTY IMAGES We know, we know. Just as vaccines became widely available and we thought we were seeing light at the…