Cat Wednesday: 2021-11-24: Taking care of our new…
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…
Why You Can’t Find Cheap At-Home Covid Tests
2021-11-23 Why You Can’t Find Cheap At-Home Covid Tests Rachana Pradhan and Hannah Norman, Kaiser Health News While developing a rapid test that detects the coronavirus in someone’s saliva, Blink Science, a Florida-based startup,…
How the pandemic helped spread fentanyl across the…
2021-11-23 How the pandemic helped spread fentanyl across the US and drive opioid overdose deaths to a grim new high Emblems of America’s epidemics. David Gannon/AFP via Getty Images Andrew Kolodny, Brandeis University For the past…
Learning to Love Cold-Weather Camping and Trekking
Learning to Love Cold-Weather Camping and Trekking (StatePoint) Do you identify as an outdoor enthusiast -- but only during three seasons of the year? Here are some tips and recommendations for learning to…
Stranded by the Pandemic, He Had Only Travel…
2021-11-22 Stranded by the Pandemic, He Had Only Travel Insurance. It Left Him With a $38,000 Bill. Arthur Allen Duy Hoa Tran, a retired Vietnamese schoolteacher, arrived in Los Angeles in February 2020 to…
Book Review: How Vermin Helped Shape the Modern…
Book Review: How Vermin Helped Shape the Modern World November 2021 by Emily Cataneo Before the dawn of modernity, mutual de-lousing was a common social activity. The late- medieval denizens of Europe would sit around…
What Happens After a Campus Suicide Is a…
2021-11-21 What Happens After a Campus Suicide Is a Form of Prevention, Too Aneri Pattani If you or someone you know is in crisis, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 or text…
Misremembering might actually be a sign your memory…
Misremembering might actually be a sign your memory is working optimally You don’t really need to remember what you ordered at the bakery a couple weeks ago. andresr/E+ via Getty Images Robert Jacobs, University of Rochester…
Recipe Sunday 2021-11-21: Better-for-You Family Favorites for a…
We feel, and studies suggest, that cooking can be a form of therapy for many. On Sunday, we post recipes for those looking for new ways to diversify their cookbooks (we do not get…
Sunday’s Jokes 2021-11-21
Some say laughter is the best medicine, so, on Sundays, we post some jokes to hopefully brighten your day. - Editorial Team The medics rush Mr. Steinberg to the hospital in the middle…