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Brain scans show teen girls aged 4 years faster than boys during COVID lockdowns. We asked the researcher what that means long-term.
A study found that teen girls' brains aged 4.2 years faster than average during the pandemic. They …
Julia Pugachevsky
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Symptoms of long Covid differ between children, teens: US study
Among children aged 6-11 years, the most common long COVID symptoms were headache (57%), followed b…
PTI
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Humans are spilling the COVID-19 virus back into wildlife! Study finds widespread infection in backyard animals
Genetic analysis of wild animals has revealed not only the presence of SARS-CoV-2, but also the eme…
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Cows are now spreading bird flu to each other — here's why that's problematic for humans
Avian influenza H5N1 has spread to US cattle, raising concerns about its potential to infect mammal…
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Most people don't really care about COVID anymore. That's good — and bad.
Even amid a summer spike in COVID cases, the general public's attitude toward the virus is more rel…
Erin Snodgrass
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I'm 43 and my honeymoon was the only time I traveled without my parents. Now that I'm divorced, I'm trying solo travel.
Apart from her honeymoon during a brief marriage, a divorcee only vacationed with her parents. At …
Jane Ridley
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Sometimes I think I love my mother-in-law more than I love my husband. She appreciates my hard work.
During my pregnancy, I remember how I desperately wanted my mother to be with me, but since my pare…
Kimberly Delarosa
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Pan-India rollout of U-WIN to track routine immunisations likely by Aug end
The U-WIN platform captures every vaccination event for pregnant women and children under the Unive…
PTI
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My group of close friends was made up of 2 couples and myself. When one couple split, I grieved too.
My close group of friends was made of two couples and myself. When one of the couples separated, we…
Erin Gee
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I launched a ketamine startup but now feel obligated to speak out against the industry. Matthew Perry's death should be a wake-up call.
Juan Pablo Capello founded a ketamine therapy startup but left the industry in 2023. He said he hop…
Charissa Cheong
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A heat stroke ended this pro-athlete's career and 8 years later she's still feeling its effects
Amy Steel had been playing netball for over a decade when she got heat stroke. The illness ended he…
Jenny McGrath
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I gave my husband 50 presents for his 50th birthday. I dug through memories of our years together to surprise him.
I didn't want to spend a ton of money but I wanted him to remember this milestone birthday. I bough…
Liz Brown
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290 cases of COVID-19 variant KP.2, 34 cases of KP.1 detected in India: INSACOG data
As many as 290 cases of KP.2 and 34 cases of KP.1, both sub-lineages of COVID-19 that are responsib…
PTI
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FLiRT-ing with pandemic! With a sharp rise in COVID cases, could Singapore be witnessing the start of a global wave?
COVID-19, the unwelcome guest that never quite leaves, may well be in the process of ushering in a …
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A woman lost 159 pounds when she quit strict diets that left her feeling starving. She shared 2 tips that mean she's never hungry.
Counting calories helped Maria Kirkeland know how much she could eat and still lose weight, and pro…
Rachel Hosie
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COVID-19 pandemic caused global life expectancy to fall back to 2012 levels, erasing a decade’s worth of progress: WHO
The far-reaching consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic have reshaped humanity’s future in ways we a…
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WHO has declared mpox a global health emergency. What happens next?
The spread of mpox through certain African countries led the Africa Centres for Disease Control and…
PTI
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Singapore seeing new COVID-19 wave, minister advises wearing of masks
The Ministry of Health (MOH) said the estimated number of COVID-19 cases in the week of May 5 t…
PTI
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I'm 38, and one of my closest friends is 72. We have more in common than you might think.
I started volunteering to combat loneliness and met a friend. We have a 30-year age gap, but we sti…
Sarah Klein
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My great-aunt is 96 and still lives independently. Here are her 8 secrets to a long and healthy life.
Mary Ferrari just turned 96 and not even being in the hospital with COVID can slow her down. She cr…