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85 Wholesome Posts To Give You The Dumbest And Happiest Grin

It’s easy to get caught up in the negativity of the world. Our feeds are filled with so much bad news that it can be difficult to believe there’s still any goodness here on planet Earth. It doesn’t...

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Violence Repeatedly Erupts at Dementia Care Facilities Despite Warnings, Inspections Show

Sam Ato Timaloa, a paroled sex offender who also served time for attempted murder, had dementia and an acute intolerance of noise — especially from roommates at Sunrise Post Acute, a nursing home i...

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Doctors ‘Cringe’ at Possibility of Documenting Which Medicaid Enrollees Too Sick To Work

Alice Thornton has spent more than two decades treating people living with HIV in Lexington, Kentucky. Her team tends to “cringe” anytime they hear about patients having to fill out lots of ...

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Pregnant Woman’s Roadside Death Triggers Push To Reopen Mississippi Delta Hospital

BELZONI, Miss. — Harmony Ball-Stribling’s path to pregnancy had been turbulent, from an endometriosis diagnosis to an arduous in vitro fertilization process and sky-high blood pressure. But as her ...

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Models Can't Remember Their Training. Neither Can You.

AI involvement disclosure: This essay was written in extended collaboration with two Claude models (Anthropic), and it involved heavier collaboration than my first two essays. The framework, thesis...

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How Going to the Movies and Museums May Help Slow Biological Aging

Research shows that regular cultural engagement can slow physiological aging in older adults. Image Credit: AzmanJaka/Getty A new study claims that older adults who regularly attend cultur...

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‘Early Bird Dinner’: Does the TikTok Sleep Hack Actually Work?

A popular TikTok trend suggests that eating dinner 4 to 5 hours before bed can improve sleep quality. Image credit: Olga Rolenko · Moment/Getty “Early-bird dinners” are a growing social me...

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Journalists Dig Into HHS’ Covid Injury List, ACA Sign-Ups, and Telehealth

Céline Gounder, KFF Health News’ editor-at-large for public health, discussed the Department of Health and Human Services’ plan to offer compensation for automatic covid vaccine injuries an...

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Why GLP-1 Drugs May Raise Muscle Loss, Frailty Risk for People Over 65

A new report states that older adults using GLP-1 drugs may have a higher risk of loss of muscle mass, malnutrition, dehydration, and other frailty-associated conditions. Getty Images A ne...

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New Court Docs Reveal Ohio ‘House Of Horrors’ Parents Were Previously Charged For Not Sending Their Children To School

A new detail has emerged in the Ohio “House of Horrors” case following the June 30 arrest of Elizabeth and Gary Siders in connection with keeping their 16 children in inhumane conditions. Accordin...

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GLP-1 Drugs Like Ozempic, Wegovy May Help With Binge Eating Disorder

GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and Wegovy may help ease symptoms of binge eating disorder and related eating behaviors. Giselleflissak/Getty Images A new study found that GLP-1RAs could re...

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How AIs Can Reinforce Our False Beliefs

How AIs Can Reinforce Our False Beliefs Authored by Walker Larson via The Epoch Times, A recent research paper uncovered an uncomfortable truth: we might be letting AI help us for...

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41 Times Service Industry Workers Were Questioning If They Really Need Their Job That Badly

Some people have a complete lack of basic manners. For example, customers who place massive food orders just minutes before a restaurant closes. They seem to have no respect for the unwritten rule...

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“Love Alone Isn’t A Good Reason”: 54 Things Everyone Should Know Before Getting Married

Marriage is a huge step. Before you walk down the aisle on your Big Day, it only makes sense that you’re as certain as possible that you’re committing to your soulmate with bright green flags, not ...

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Watch: ‘Robust’ Primary Care, Transparency Top Employers’ Reform Wish List

In this “How Would You Fix It?” interview, Julie Rovner, KFF Health News’ chief Washington correspondent and host of the What the Health? podcast, sat down with Elizabeth Mitchell, the president an...

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Insurers Hedge on Trump-Backed Pledge To Improve Denials Process

One year after the Trump administration announced that dozens of health insurers had signed a six-part pledge promising to reduce barriers to doctor-recommended care, some insurers now say they won...

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Trump’s CDC Nominee Praises Vaccines, Without Vowing Independence From Kennedy

Erica Schwartz, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, expressed support for vaccines — including mRNA-based covid shots — in a Senate hearing on W...

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35 Workers Share The Creepiest Things About Their Professions

Sure, there’s no such thing as a ‘perfect’ job with no stress, but that’s not to say that all of them are equally good. Some professions are far more emotionally exhausting than others. And they ar...

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Robert Goodman: professor of psychiatry whose Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire for children with mental health problems has been widely used

bmj;394/jul16_4/e100134/VS1F1vs1Throughout his career Robert Goodman, professor of brain and behavioural medicine at the Institute of Psychiatry, was driven by a passion to develop tools to give ch...

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A Sales Tax on Doctor Visits and Medicine? In Missouri, Some Worry

ST. LOUIS — Missouri healthcare advocate Leslie Ortbals and her husband want to start a family, but she worries they can’t afford it. The 27-year-old said she takes 10 medications daily to manage m...

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Readers Share Personal Insights on Deadly Denials and Pregnancy Centers

Letters to the Editor is a periodic feature. We welcome all comments and will publish a selection. We edit for length and clarity and require full names. A Tragic, Deadly Denial ...

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