DON'T EVER GIVE UP
Owning and interacting with pets, according to studies, can be a form of therapy for many. We have dedicated Saturday to dogs and Wednesday to cats, when we will post an article on each of those days. We will also post articles on occasion about other animals people may have as pets. – […]
2022-01-18 Covered California’s Insurance Deals Range From ‘No-Brainer’ to Sticker Shock Bernard J. Wolfson If you purchase your own health insurance, it’s time to choose your coverage for 2022. If you buy it through Covered California, the chances are better than ever that you will get a big discount on your monthly premium […]
End-of-life conversations can be hard, but your loved ones will thank you You can start these conversations simply, like saying, “I need to think about the future. Can you help me?” Richard Ross/The Image Bank via Getty Images Deborah Carr, Boston University Death – along with taxes – is one of life’s few certainties. Despite […]
2022-01-17 With No End in Sight to Pandemic Life, Parents Find Disruption Is the New Normal Katharine Gammon As my kindergartner fumbled with his shoes, I stood at our door sifting through the mental parenting checklist newly lodged in my brain: backpack. Sweatshirt. Snacks. Sunscreen. Water bottle. KN95 mask. Vaccination card. Jesse asked […]
Sugar detox? Cutting carbs? A doctor explains why you should keep fruit on the menu Ripe berries and sugar crystals are both sweet, but one offers much more than just calories. Chris George/PhotoPlus Magazine/Future via Getty Images Jennifer Rooke, Morehouse School of Medicine One of my patients – who had been struggling with obesity, uncontrolled diabetes […]
2021-01-17 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968) was the nation’s most prominent leader in the 20th century struggle for civil rights. He was born in the segregated south of Atlanta, Georgia and after graduating from Morehouse College, Crozer Theological Seminary, and Boston University he entered the Christian […]
2022-01-16 What Patients Can Learn With Confidence From One Negative Rapid Test (Hint: Very Little) Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News and Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News Julie Ann Justo, an infectious disease clinical pharmacist for a South Carolina hospital system, hoped Christmas week would finally be the time her family could safely gather […]
Fresh, Healthy Family Meals Recipes to help boost iron levels, aid plasma donation recovery (Family Features) Chef Nate Appleman knows how important it is to serve healthy meals to your family – ones they actually want to eat. Before having his first child, he transformed his eating and exercise habits and lost 85 pounds to […]
2021-01-15 As Omicron Surges, Effort to Vaccinate Young Children Stalls Rachana Pradhan and Hannah Recht Two months after Pfizer’s covid vaccine was authorized for children ages 5 to 11, just 27% have received at least one shot, according to Jan. 12 data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Only 18%, or […]
2021-01-15 Support Small Business: 6 ways to help businesses in your community thrive (Family Features) Small business owners faced the challenges of the past couple of years head-on. Nearly all re-evaluated their operations to accommodate new ways of doing business amid changing safety standards and local protocols, and many plan to make these changes permanent. […]