Hospital-level care at home—some of it provided over the internet—is poised to grow after more than a decade as a niche offering, boosted both by hospitals eager to ease overcrowding during the pandemic, and growing interest by insurers who want to slow health care spending. But a host of challenges…
Here’s Why Your Hands Fall Asleep While You’re Typing
Has this ever happened to you — you’re sitting at your desk, deep into work at your computer typing away, and you notice that your hands are tingling and feel like they’re falling asleep. You give your hands a shake and keep going, but should it be cause for concern?…
Here’s How To Clean Your Denim Jeans Without Washing Them
Knowing how to clean your denim jeans without washing them can extend their lifespan. Plus, it allows you to keep them looking like new for longer. As Levi’s CEO Chip Bergh told OK! Magazine, “A good pair of denim doesn’t really need to be washed in the washing machine except…
What Does It Mean When Your Ear Itches?
Any itchy body part gets frustrating pretty quickly, but is there anything more annoying than an itchy ear in particular? Even a slight itch can be incredibly distracting, and it’s worse when you don’t know why it’s itching. It’s easy for our minds to travel to the worst possible conclusion,…
\u200bHow to Heal Your New Tattoo So It Doesn\u2019t Turn Into an Ugly, Infected Mess
When you leave the tattoo parlor after getting inked, chances are your artist will hand you a cheat-sheet on tattoo aftercare—or at least offer you some rudimentary advice as you’re paying for that sweet new design. But if you want to keep your ink pristine, you may need to do…
Why Your COVID-19 Booster May Not Be An Injection
We already know that the initial COVID-19 series of shots or one shot, in the case of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, will not offer us protection against the virus forever, with initial research indicating shots provide immunity for at least six months. It’s thought people will need to get…
No, vaccine side effects don’t tell you how well your immune system will protect you from COVID-19
If someone gets a headache or feels a bit under the weather after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine, it’s become common to hear them say something like “Oh, it just means my immune system is really working hard.” On the flip side, when people don’t notice any side effects, they sometimes…
Trained dogs can smell coronavirus in your pee
Dogs can sniff out SARS-CoV-2 in urine samples with 96% accuracy, according to a proof-of-concept study. No more swabs being jammed up your nose? Not quite, as the “dog test” is a long way off from practical applications. That’s because the dogs could only distinguish between positive and negative results…
Feeling sluggish? Here are nine ways to stay motivated and achieve your goals
Approach tasks in new ways Understand your ‘why’ Set yourself a deadline Listen to your body Schedule motivation Remember to take breaks Create routines to avoid decision fatigue Don’t look too much at the big picture Remember that completing a task feels good How to get your Metro newspaper fix…
New study explains why you should look at your food before casting judgment
The order in which your senses interact with food has a tremendous impact on how much you like it. That’s the premise of a new study led by the University of South Florida (USF). The findings published in the Journal of Consumer Psychology show that food tastes better if you…
If Your Son Wants To Wear Makeup, Here’s What You Should Do
For many years, gender roles were something strictly adhered to -– pink for girls, blue for boys. These days, things are starting to relax a bit — with parents coming to accept that they don’t have to force their little girls into tiaras and tutus while signing up their sons…