A general view of a treatment room with the transparent medical intervention wall at the newly installed makeshift Ebola Treatment Unit, with 32 beds, also to be used as a research center for Ebola strains and vaccine trial, in Kampala, Uganda, December 9, 2022. BADRU KATUMBA/AFP/Getty Kampala — Uganda said …
Read More »Facebook, YouTube, TikTok among tech giants sued by Seattle schools for allegedly contributing to youth mental health crisis
The largest school district in Washington state is suing several major social media companies for creating apps that it says exploit children and contribute to a “youth mental health crisis.” Seattle Public Schools filed a lawsuit against Facebook, Instagram and their parent company Meta as well as Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube …
Read More »India detects all omicron sub-variants of COVID-19
close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for January 9 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. India has detected the presence of all omicron sub-variants of COVID-19 in the community after testing more than 300 samples since late December, the health ministry said …
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From the authors of “The Good Life: Lessons from the World’s Longest Scientific Study of Happiness”: Simon & Schuster Human beings are social creatures; in essence this simply means that each of us as individuals cannot provide everything we need for ourselves. The process of giving and receiving in mutually-beneficial relationships …
Read More »The key to finding happiness
Marion Benedek, K.C. Rice, Helen Chardack and Susan Shapiro have been taking ceramics classes together at the 92nd Street Y for almost a lifetime. This tight-knit group of New York City potters puts a unique spin on something we all desperately want: happiness. They call their ceramics get-togethers their happy …
Read More »How to use an automated external defibrillator (AED) on someone in cardiac arrest
It’s been six days since Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field in front of millions. Many feared the worst. But just two days after suffering a cardiac arrest, he woke up and has since made remarkable progress, breathing on his own and able to talk with family …
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Always looking to unlock hidden value, multi-billionaire Mark Cuban apparently finds none in either “shy” or “retiring.” The owner of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks, whose unrestrained dress-downs of league refs have cost him millions in fines; a panelist on “Shark Tank” for the last 13 years; the kind of guy …
Read More »Damar Hamlin’s life-saving CPR after cardiac arrest: How to perform CPR without training
In the final week of the regular season of National Football League play, millions of Americans have been relieved to learn that Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin, 24, continues to be making progress as he recovers at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. Still in critical condition, he is said …
Read More »Most people who ended up with long COVID started with a mild case, new study shows
Sarah Wulf Hanson is the lead research scientist of Global Health Metrics at the University of Washington and Theo Vos is a professor of health metric sciences with the University of Washington. The big idea Even mild COVID-19 cases can have major and long-lasting effects on people’s health. That is …
Read More »Honey as an alternative to sugar? New study indicates the health benefits
Consuming raw honey from a single floral source may improve blood sugar control and lower cholesterol levels when taken within the context of a healthy diet, according to a recent study published in Nutrition Reviews. “These results are surprising because honey is about 80% sugar,” said Tauseef Khan, a senior researcher …
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