An estimated 1 million sheet masks are thrown away every day (A24/YouTube) “When I looked in the mirror, I saw gaping pores and deep craters, and I couldn’t concentrate when interacting with people,” Ashley Perry said of the intrusive thoughts about her appearance that plagued her throughout her 20s. “The dialogue in my mind was … Read more
TThe internet is full of fitness advice. Much of the content is quite similar. Walk 10,000 steps a day, engage in regular strength training sessions, and hit your daily protein intake. These are all solid guidelines to follow. But there’s another fitness habit that’s often overlooked. This can completely change your exercise efforts for the … Read more
IIt’s evening rush hour in central Bangkok, the roads are congested, and the air is heavy with heat. But in one corner of the capital’s largest park, crowds are already gathering to dance. As the music begins, an aerobic leader glides across a small stage. A sea of arms moves from side to side and … Read more
This is the case for the “Legends” who gather at CrossFit OL1 in Delker every Monday and Wednesday morning. Most of the members are between the ages of 55 and 82 and joined the group after experiencing health problems such as knee replacements, heart attacks and cancer. We were invited to meet them during their … Read more
Managing high blood pressure often requires long-term lifestyle changes, including regular exercise, a healthy diet, and sometimes lifelong medication. But what if you could achieve similar results with a simple 10-minute daily routine? New research published in Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC) suggests that an ancient Chinese mind-body practice called Baduan Shen … Read more
By Shaanth Nanguneri, Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM, Ore. — Oregon’s free health care program for adults who earn too much to qualify for Medicaid may have improperly awarded $15 million in benefits-related payments to recipients, according to a recent audit of the state-administered federal program. The “questionable” funding was revealed this week in a 124-page … Read more
Fossil of Archiaspinus, a member of the Ediacaran biota. Credit: Masahiro Miyasaka / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0 Newly discovered fossil remains in southwestern China are pushing back the known origins of animals and providing new insights into how complex life first arose on Earth. Researchers say these fossils show that many major animal … Read more
About 250 Good Samaritan Hospital workers and community members picketed near the Puyallup hospital on Friday for a new contract. [–> Workers picketed along South Meridian near the hospital from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. MultiCare, which owns Good Samaritan Hospital, also saw simultaneous protests at two of its other hospitals: Navos Behavioral Health in … Read more
Blue Shield of California this week accused Community Medical Centers of denying Blue Shield members’ out-of-network benefits two months after an ongoing insurance network dispute revoked in-network access for thousands of Fresno-area residents. [–> The accusations from Blue Shield, which Community Medical Centers called misleading, came in a public statement Wednesday in which the health … Read more
Approximately 40,000 New York City public employees, retirees, and their dependents could lose in-network coverage as early as next week in a long-running dispute with insurance company Emblem Health over premiums at the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Network. The United Federation of Teachers, the city’s second-largest public sector union, accused the hospital of making a “power play” … Read more