AvatarTIMEAvatarAvatar11 hours agoWhy Walking Isn’t Enough When It Comes to ExerciseTIME - Ashley MateoWalking is often thought of as a mere mode of transportation: a way to get from point A to point B. Few of us consider the fact that it’s one of the most fundamental, accessible physical activities a person can do. What’s so great about walking? Walking might not be as impressive as holding a plank …
AvatarTIMEAvatarAvatar17 hours agoKate Middleton Had to Tell Her Kids About Her Cancer Diagnosis. These Parents Know What That’s LikeTIME - Belinda LuscombeAfter weeks of fevered speculation, Catherine, Princess of Wales, revealed on Mar. 22 that she was absent from the public eye not because she was having marital problems or growing out a bad haircut, but because she was being treated for cancer. She and her husband had, she said, "taken time to …
AvatarTIMEAvatarAvatarNowWhy So Many Dogs Have Allergies NowTIME - Angela HauptEvery day, itchy dogs shuffle into Elizabeth Falk’s veterinary office. Some can’t stop chewing their feet or scratching their bellies. Others have red, smelly ears, or rashes on their skin. All are intensely uncomfortable because of environmental allergies. “They’re sitting in the waiting room, and …
AvatarTIMEAvatarAvatar1 day agoHow Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Progresses in AdultsTIME - Markham HeidUnsupported block: core/classic-editor Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy can be a deadly disease, and there was a time when it was largely untreatable. But the last 20 years have witnessed a sea change in the condition’s management—a change that has led to
AvatarTIMEAvatarAvatar1 day agoCOVID-Cautious Americans Feel AbandonedTIME - Jamie DucharmeFor all of 2020, Alex, a 28-year-old living in New York, followed the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) COVID-19 guidance “religiously.” Then, in 2021, something began to shift. That spring, the CDC said it was okay for vaccinated people to ditch their masks in most places. …
AvatarTIMEAvatarAvatar2 days agoWhy Are So Many Young People Getting Cancer? It’s ComplicatedTIME - Jamie DucharmeJust this month, two young, high-profile public figures announced that they have cancer. First, Olivia Munn, 43, disclosed that she was treated for breast cancer after catching it early. Days later, Kate Middleton, 42, announced she has been receiving treatment for an unspecified form of …
AvatarTIMEAvatarAvatar2 days agoNightshade Vegetables Aren’t Actually Bad for YouTIME - Claire SibonneyIf you've ever gone down the rabbit hole of health and wellness trends online, you've likely stumbled upon the so-called shadowy side of nightshades—vegetables that include tomatoes, potatoes, eggplants, and peppers. What’s made them suddenly newsworthy is that they’ve been singled out by …
AvatarTIMEAvatarAvatar3 days agoAre Personality Tests Actually Useful?TIME - Angela HauptAsk Erin Mantz why she loves personality tests, and she’ll tell you she’s a Pisces, an only child, and an introvert prone to self-reflection. “I’m constantly craving and searching for insights into why I do what I do, and what makes me tick,” she says. Since discovering them at her college career …
AvatarTIMEAvatarAvatar6 days agoKate Middleton Is Receiving Preventative Chemotherapy. Here’s What That IsTIME - Alice ParkIn a video released by Kensington Palace, Kate Middleton revealed why she has been out of the public eye for months: she was diagnosed with cancer and has been receiving preventative chemotherapy. She did not say what type of cancer she has or the stage of her disease, but she began receiving …
AvatarTIMEAvatarAvatar6 days agoHow to Manage Anxiety and Depression When You Have Kidney CancerTIME - Linda CarrollWhen Katie Coleman was diagnosed at age 29 with a softball-sized tumor on her right kidney and a host of smaller growths in her liver, she was stunned. That astonishment quickly gave way to feelings of hopelessness. “I felt like my entire world was being pulled out from under me,” Coleman, now 32, …
AvatarTIMEAvatarAvatar6 days agoThe Psychology of Why We Get ‘the Ick’TIME - Angela HauptNothing kills the vibe on a first (or third) date like discovering that the person across from you—who had seemed so full of potential—chews with his mouth open or wears sunglasses indoors or has his ex’s initials tattooed on his bicep. Cue instant repulsion, or what’s called “the ick.” The term, …
AvatarTIMEAvatarAvatarA Man Has Received the First Pig-Kidney TransplantTIME - Alice ParkThe first reported person in the world has received a genetically modified pig kidney. A transplant surgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital successfully performed the groundbreaking, four-hour procedure on Richard Slayman, a 62-year-old manager at the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, on …