Between popular podcasts, bestselling books, and influencer culture, millions of people are fascinated by longevity. But just as crucial as length of life is vigorous life expectancy, or the number of years lived in good health, said Susan B. Roberts, senior vice dean for research at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. The length […]
Online platforms – such as Etsy, eBay or Leboncoin in France – have experienced rapid growth in recent years, driven by various factors, such as technological developments, the Covid pandemic, inflation, the rise of the circular economy and the growing appeal of second-hand products. The result: millions of consumers now exploit these platforms buy and […]
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You may remember cottage cheese from your childhood. Back then, it was considered a “diet food.” You could eat it straight from the container, with celery, or spread it on crackers as a low-calorie snack. Then cottage cheese went out of fashion. But cottage cheese is experiencing a renaissance. In recent months, Google has been […]
Towards the end of her life, America’s most famed sexologist, Dr. Ruth Westheimer, stopped talking so much about sexual dysfunctions and began to address another topic, one often shrouded in shame: loneliness. She believed she was ideally qualified to confront the ongoing epidemic of loneliness. A German Jewish refugee whose parents died in the Holocaust, […]
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is transforming the lives of hundreds of thousands of Australians with a disability. For the first time, many can get the support they need to live more independently and be part of society. Yet the NDIS is failing people with the most severe disabilities: those in housing and intensive […]
Even before Georgia Outlaw met her recent nephrologist, she had made a decision: Even though her kidneys were failing, she didn’t want to go on dialysis. Ms. Outlaw, 77, a retired social worker and pastor from Williamston, N.C., knew many relatives and friends with advanced kidney disease, and she had seen them drive three times […]
With demand for drugs like Ozempic high and supply tight, a modern market has emerged to meet the needs of customers who don’t have access to them. Dozens of telemedicine companies are offering online prescriptions for cheaper, compounded versions of these drugs. These alternatives come in vials, with syringes to draw each dose, and cost […]
Cervical screening in Australia Changed over the past seven years. The test has changed, and women (and people with cervical cancer) now have much more choice and control. Here’s why – and what to expect if you’re aged 25 to 74 and you have to pass the test. When and why did the test change? […]
When you sit in a chair, pick up a package from the floor, or walk up a flight of stairs, your body is performing some form of squat, hang, or lunge. But just because you do these movements every day doesn’t mean you’re doing them correctly. Whether you’re rounding your back when lifting or straining […]