“I feel just like … college,” I’d dreamily slurred. According to my husband, Mark, I’d said these words to no one in particular while staring up at the ceiling tiles through drooping lids. Then I drifted off to sleep in my hospital bed and was wheeled down the hall for my abortion. All the hours […]
Chickenpox. Whooping cough. Measles. You may have heard about outbreaks of these illnesses and thought, “Didn’t we end those with vaccinations?” But the only communicable disease that we have eradicated using vaccines is smallpox, which explains why you likely never received a shot for it if you were born in the U.S. after 1972. Measles, […]
You may have noticed there’s been an influx of food recalls recently. McDonald’s Quarter Pounders are at the center of an E. coli outbreak. Boar’s Head is under fire for selling contaminated deli meat that resulted in multiple hospitalizations and deaths. Last week, chicken products sold at Costco and multiple batches of frozen waffles were […]
We all know that it’s important to control your cholesterol, but the focus tends to be on the so-called “bad cholesterol” or LDL cholesterol. For most folks, their “good cholesterol” or HDL cholesterol, isn’t part of the equation — but a new study suggests that’s not exactly right. The study, which was conducted by researchers […]
“I’m guessing your sister-in-law is one of those weird ‘boy moms,’” wrote u/burner_suplex. “[I second] all the people who are suggesting talking to your brother to make sure your niece is being treated alright compared to her brothers. I’ve heard too many stories of moms favoring their sons and turning their daughters into their sons’ […]
As a shoe lover, one of the greatest things about the seasons changing is the opportunity to switch up my footwear game. Aside from swapping out my sandals for boots to wear outside, the colder weather means it’s also time to pull out only the coziest of slippers. And not just any kind of slippers […]
Computers, tablets and gaming systems can be both fun and educational, but everyone needs a screen break — especially during the holidays, which are overstimulating enough. While some kids may think anything without a screen is boring, the stocking stuffers on this list will prove them wrong. HuffPost receives compensation from one or more retailers […]
If you’ve never had a hemorrhoid, you’re very lucky. If you have, you’re all too familiar with the extreme discomfort that comes from this particular digestive affliction. Characterized by pain, itching, irritation and sometimes bleeding in the anal region (TMI, we know), hemorrhoids are swollen veins in the anus and lower rectum. And no one […]
The mother of a Florida boy who died by suicide in February filed a lawsuit against an artificial intelligence technology company on Wednesday, saying a chatbot drove her child to take his own life. Sewell Setzer III, 14, was described in the lawsuit as an “incredibly intelligent and athletic child.” Last year, his family noticed […]
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