Every time the phone rang, it seemed to Kristine Smoley like more bad news about her husband, who contracted COVID-19 and was in a hospital intensive care unit on a ventilator because he couldn’t breathe on his own. Smoley was prepared for the worst when a nurse from Duluth’s Essentia Health called with hope—albeit with risks and no solid evidence […]
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As a FIFTH hero of England’s 1966 World Cup victory develops dementia, a troubling question: How safe is it to head a football? For football fans, the winning 1966 England World Cup team has assumed almost legendary status, but many of the team are now linked by more than a proud moment in national history, and tragically that link is […]
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In April, COVID-19 spread through Ramya Yeleti’s family. First, her cardiologist dad got sick, likely from work. He tried to isolate, but soon his wife was sick and in the intensive care unit. Then Yeleti’s sister and Yeleti got sick. The 25-year-old medical student from Carmel, Indiana, thought that COVID-19 would be “no big deal” because of her age, she […]
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Maya Erskine and Michael Angarano are engaged — and expecting! The couple announced the happy news on Instagram Monday and shared photos of Erskine's baby bump. "When 2 becomes 3 😍👼 And please vote. #bidenharris2020," the PEN15 star, 33, captioned her photo. "And then there were 3… also, we're engaged," actor Angarano, 32, wrote along with a photo of the […]
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Country cuties! Thomas Rhett and Lauren Akins have adorable daughters and love spending time with the little ones — and documenting their cutest moments on social media. The “Die a Happy Man” singer and his childhood sweetheart adopted their daughter Willa from Uganda in May 2017. “I had always wanted to adopt,” Akins told Us Weekly exclusively two years later. […]
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A survey of more than 4,000 UK emergency care doctors has shown that they need more support to recover from work pressures between shifts. Published today in the BMJ Open, the study highlighted how the doctors’ ‘need for recovery’ was higher than anything recorded in previous studies of a similar nature—and could be helped by factors such as reducing the […]
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(HealthDay)—Most Americans over 40 don’t know the signs of diabetic retinopathy, a new survey finds. The condition affects nearly 8 million Americans, and that number is expected to double by 2050, but most adults don’t know facts about diabetic retinopathy that could help save their sight. The survey of 1,000 U.S. adults by the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) […]
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Written by Kayleigh Dray Kayleigh Dray is Stylist’s digital editor-at-large. Her specialist topics include comic books, films, TV and feminism. On a weekend, you can usually find her drinking copious amounts of tea and playing boardgames with her friends. Consider this your ultimate guide to a more meaningful Christmas shopping experience. It’s that time of year again, when Michael Buble […]
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University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers have identified a new and evolutionarily conserved pathway responsible for “closing down” gene activity in the mammalian cell. The finding is closely related to the Polycomb pathway defined decades ago by a set of classic genetic experiments carried out in fruit flies. UNC Lineberger’s Greg Wang, Ph.D., associate professor in the […]
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Chrissy Teigen's longtime pal Kimmie Kyees rallied some friends to donate blood over the weekend in honor of the model's late son, Jack. On Sunday night, Teigen, 34, shared an emotional post on Instagram, thanking the celebrity manicurist for the sweet gesture in remembrance of her son, who she lost after 20 weeks of pregnancy. "Ok, I tried writing this […]
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