THE NEW YORK TIMES – Here are 10 science-backed pearls to carry you into the new year. 1. The Mediterranean diet really is that good for you. Decades of research support the…
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Tom Smothers, Comic Half of the Smothers Brothers, Dies at 86
THE NEW YORK TIMES – Tom Smothers, the older half of the comic folk duo the Smothers Brothers, whose skits and songs on “The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour” in the late 1960s…
‘I Am Just Waiting to Die’: Social Security Clawbacks Drive Some Into Homelessness
KFF HEALTH NEWS – More than a year after the federal government first cut off her disability benefits, Denise Woods drives nightly to strip malls, truck stops, and parking lots around Savannah,…
8 Best Dog Breeds for Seniors
WEBMD – Dogs make great companions for seniors because they reduce loneliness. They also increase physical fitness and reduce anxiety. Poodle. Poodles are very smart and easily trained. They form a strong…
Florida Woman, 75, Celebrates 53 Years of Working at McDonald’s: ‘I Just Love It Here’
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…
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…