Wellbeing

Earlier this week, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that it was investigating an inexplicable uptick in severe lung disease that seems to be affecting e-cigarette users. In the five days after the investigation was…

When my now 10-year-old cat, Cabbage, was but a wee kitten, I tried to teach her to walk on a leash. She would slink under cars and pull and hiss and it would usually take about a half hour to get to my best friend’s home, which was just a few…

Like some 40 million other Americans, or about 18% of the US population, I live with an anxiety disorder — generalized anxiety disorder, to be exact, characterized by excessive, persistent anxiety or worry, which can fray relationships, as well as…

The gig economy is poppin’. There are close to 57 million freelancers working in the US, and research suggests that number is expected to rise by 14% by 2027. There’s a lot of moaning and groaning about the instability of the hustle economy, but the…

Connor Betts, 24, who killed nine people with an AR-15-style rifle in Dayton, Ohio on August 4, reportedly displayed violent tendencies toward women. Meanwhile, the mother of 21-year-old Patrick Crusius, the main suspect of a shooting in El Paso,…

We are living in the golden age of food subscription boxes. Blue Apron, Plated, Green Chef — there seems to be something for everyone. Amongst the myriad boxes showing up on doorsteps across the country, meal prep kits in particular seem to be…

Can't believe it's not butter? It remains to be seen whether that will be the case with the creation of a new low-calorie "butter" substitute spread that's actually mostly water. Food scientists at Cornell University have formulated what they call a…

A study published online in the journal Radiology on Tuesday, August 20, found that smoking e-cigarettes can damage blood vessels and impair blood flow — even if the e-liquid doesn’t contain nicotine. The findings challenge long-held claims that…

Because of the myriad of sexual misconduct cases that were finaly excavated last year, 2018 is now considered the "Year of #MeToo." One positive product of the movement has been a greater awareness of all the ways sexual misconduct permeates our…