Last year in Connecticut, a commission was formed to address the state’s specific HIV challenges. This month, the group released its findings in a report that spells out six recommendations for getting to zero new infections, zero HIV-related deaths and zero stigma. (It also released a related video, which you can watch above.) The cover… Read More »
Dating has always been my greatest impediment to quitting drinking altogether. Even in my later years, as my body has begun to reject alcohol with a greater vengeance, I’m still quick to screech “let’s get drinks tonight!” at every opportunity. I like the familiar formula of a date in a bar, and I like that… Read More »
Dec. 26, 2018 — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who is 85, is recuperating at home after having surgery for lung cancer last week. She was discharged from the hospital Tuesday, according to Kathleen Arberg, public information officer for the Supreme Court. The Justice had two cancerous nodules removed from the lower lobe of… Read More »
From E. coli–tainted romaine lettuce to Salmonella in cereal, this year certainly had its fair share of foodborne illness outbreaks. Health warnings had consumers discarding bags of lettuce, searching their cupboards for recalled cereal and avoiding premade wraps at grocery stores. All of this might have left you wondering: Why did we seem to have so many foodborne outbreaks… Read More »
Jenna Jameson shared her main tip for staying on the keto diet during the holidays: meal prepping. Jenna, however, also notes the importance of indulging once in a while on any diet. Jenna’s lost 80 pounds on the keto diet since starting it in April 2018. Real talk: Dieting during the holidays is always tough—yes,… Read More »
We’ve all heard about Surfing Santa, now maybe it will only be a matter of time before the man in red surfs his way into the southern most continent on a surfboard made of wool. Wool will replace fibreglass in revolutionary new surfboards that will hit the Australian market next year, under the Firewire Surfboards… Read More »
Pregnancy-associated mortality, defined as the death of a woman during pregnancy or within one year of the termination of pregnancy, is increasing in Massachusetts. In 2012, there were 30.4 deaths/100,000 live births. In 2014, the rate increased by 33%, to 40.4 deaths per 100,000 live births. Because pregnancy-associated mortality rates have historically been relatively low… Read More »