PEOPLE – Before the Happy Meal, before the McChicken and before Grimace was ever introduced, Barbara Cramer has been making customers smile as an employee at McDonald’s. Earlier this week, and 53…
Month: December 2023
Cancer Patients Face Frightening Delays in Treatment Approvals
KFF HEALTH NEWS – Marine Corps veteran Ron Winters clearly recalls his doctor’s sobering assessment of his bladder cancer diagnosis in August 2022. “This is bad,” the 66-year-old Durant, Oklahoma, resident remembered…
U.S.-Mexico border closures could cost billions
AXIOS – Partial closures at key U.S.-Mexico border crossings could cost billions in trade and are causing chaos and political fallout. The big picture: A massive influx of immigrants at the southern…
Trump: Illegal Immigration Is ‘Destroying Our Country’
THE EPOCH TIMES – Former President Donald Trump defended his comments on immigration, while his critics accused him of using Hitlerian language for saying illegal immigrants are “poisoning the blood of our…
UVA Health has potential Alzheimer’s breakthrough
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) — Alzheimer’s researchers at the University of Virginia have found that a specific type of protein can damage brain cells and eventually compromise brain function. The theory is…
What’s Your ‘Biological Age’? – Headline Health
THE NEW YORK TIMES – If you’ve ever been to a high school reunion, you know that some people seem to age faster than others. Twenty-five years after graduation, one classmate can…
Feeding into snowflake culture – Headline Health
FOUNDATION FOR ECONOMIC EDUCATION – There is a common criticism that therapy has become too mainstream and commercialized, feeding into snowflake culture. From influencers receiving sponsorships to promote mental health apps to…
Follow the Science: Study Finds Biological Sex a Better Predictor of Sports Performance Than Pronouns
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Crack scientists in the U.S. and UK have discovered what most people already knew: Biological sex matters in sports. The scientists found that biological sex is a better predictor…
Is your Christmas tree causing allergies? What experts say about “Christmas Tree Syndrome”
CBS NEWS – ‘Tis the season for sneezing and coughing — but in some cases, it could be what’s inside your house this holiday that’s making you feel less-than-merry: your Christmas tree….
Chocolate for gut health? A nutritional psychiatrist shares what makes your gut happy.
CBS NEWS – Emerging science tells us we are what we eat in more ways than one. Not only does the food we consume impact our gut health, our gut health also…