Category: breaking-news

America Lost An Hour Of Sleep Switching To Daylight Saving Time — Here’s How Sleep Loss Affects Your Health

Sleep deprivation has been linked to an increased risk for conditions like heart disease, depression, diabetes and weight gain, and is believed to dampen the body’s immune responses.

5 Ways To Tell If Someone’s Lying, According To The Experts

The average American tells around four lies everyday and—unlike the character in the hit show “Poker Face”—most people can never tell.

Covid-19 Origin: House Unanimously Approves Bill To Declassify Intelligence On Wuhan Lab

The Director of National Intelligence will have 90 days to release a report on de-classified information on the origin of Covid-19 to Congress, if signed by President Joe Biden.

Medical Tourism: The Benefits And Risks Of Getting A Tummy Tuck In Mexico Or IVF In India

Over one million Americans travel to foreign countries for medical procedures each year, resulting in a multi-million dollar industry that, for the most part, is vastly unregulated.

Daylight Saving: How America’s Annual ‘Spring Forward’ Is Bad For Your Health

Fatal car crashes, heart attacks and strokes all jump following the spring change and experts say we should use standard time permanently.

New ‘Fast-Acting’ Migraine Drug Approved By FDA

Pfizer’s nasal spray drug can provide migraine pain relief in as little as 15 minutes, clinical trials suggest.

Covid Didn’t Impact Mental Health? New Study Challenges Previous Research Suggesting Crisis Caused By Pandemic

50% of Americans will be diagnosed with a mental disorder within their lifetimes, and one in five will experience mental illness within a given year.

Hot Tap Water Burns Thousands Of Americans Every Year—Even Killing Some. Researchers Say There Is A Cheap Fix

Nearly 60,000 people needed hospital treatment from tap water scalds from 2016 to 2018, researchers found, mostly young children and the elderly.

Biden Proposes Taxing Higher Income Earners To Help Save Medicare

The budget proposal seeks higher taxes from individuals earning more than $400,000 and an expanded ability to negotiate lower prices for prescription drugs.

Walgreens Sparks Calls For Boycotts After Refusing To Dispense Abortion Pills In Some States

Both pro- and anti-abortion rights supporters are up in arms over the pharmacy’s willingness to sell mifepristone in only some states.