NEW YORK (AP) — Fully vaccinated Americans can gather with other vaccinated people indoors without wearing a mask or social distancing, according to long-awaited guidance from federal health officials. The recommendations also say that vaccinated people can come together in the same way with people considered at low-risk for severe disease, such as in the […]
As I went to bed on New Year’s Day, I sighed to myself, “I just don’t know …” My fiancé Konstantin, who I thought was fast asleep, lifted his head and asked what I meant. Embarrassed to have been caught in a solipsistic moment, I quietly finished the thought, “… if I will ever get […]
Anti-maskers in Idaho held a public burning ceremony on Saturday and had their kids join in by tossing their own personal protective equipment (PPE) into the flames. The Washington Post estimated that some 100 people gathered outside the state’s Capitol in Boise for the mask-burning. “Here fire, you hungry?” a child asked in one of […]
Infectious diseases expert Michael Osterholm is warning Americans not to let down their guard even as coronavirus cases, hospitalizations and deaths continue to drop. “Let me just say we are in the eye of the hurricane right now,” Osterholm said on “Meet the Press” on Sunday. “It appears that things are going very well. We […]
Meghan Markle told Oprah Winfrey in an interview on Sunday night that she contemplated suicide during her time as a working royal. “You were having suicidal thoughts?” Oprah asked during the two-hour interview. “Yes. It was very clear and very scary,” Meghan said in heartbreaking admission. “I just didn’t see a solution.” “Look, I was […]
EPA Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has received his first dose of the coronavirus vaccine while urging others eligible to “take this injection”. “This is very very helpful, very good,” he said as he was given the Oxford-AstraZeneca jab at a facility in the Indian city of Dharamsala on Saturday. The Dalai Lama had […]
High school students could receive a coronavirus vaccination by this coming fall semester and elementary school students by the first quarter of next year, Dr. Anthony Fauci projected on Sunday, citing ongoing tests on the vaccines’ ability to safely protect children. “Maybe not the very first day,” Fauci said of high school students’ vaccine eligibility on […]
Getty Images Nurse leaders are lobbying government to update “fundamentally flawed” guidance on personal protective equipment. The Royal College of Nursing says the existing recommendations are based on out-of-date evidence. One nurse told the BBC she had not been allowed to wear a higher-grade mask, despite having to go into the homes of patients with […]
Florida’s agricultural commissioner has called on the FBI to launch an investigation into what she branded as Gov. Ron DeSantis’ system of “red carpet vaccine distribution” for wealthy GOP donors. “The fact pattern is simply just too clear to avoid: Give campaign contribution, big dollars, get special access to vaccines — ahead of seniors, ahead […]
EPA People aged 56 to 59 in England are being invited to book their coronavirus vaccine from this week. Letters for people in the age group, offering them the vaccine, started being delivered to homes on Saturday. It comes after eight in 10 people aged 65 to 69 have taken up the offer of a […]
If you want a really solid lower body dumbbell workout, making sure you’re including the major movement patterns is key to a balanced—and challenging—routine. When talking about lower body workouts, you want to include variations of the squat, hip hinge, hip bridge/thrust, and hip abduction, Sivan Fagan, C.P.T., owner of Strong with Sivan, tells SELF. […]
DHARMSALA, India (AP) — The Dalai Lama, the 85-year-old Tibetan spiritual leader, was administered the first shot of the coronavirus vaccine on Saturday at a hospital in the north Indian hill town of Dharmsala. After receiving the injection, he urged people to come forward, be brave and get vaccinated. “In order to prevent some serious […]
People kept taking my picture. They asked to grab photos while I waited in line, snuck quick shots they thought I didn’t notice, and brazenly pointed their phone at me as I passed them. Not that I could blame them ― I would probably take a picture, too. After all, it’s not every day you […]
Registered dietitians will be the first to tell you that nothing makes cooking easier than having an arsenal of healthy cookbooks to pull from. In particular, they rely on titles that contain quick and easy recipes that taste great, don’t take long to make, and capture what it means to eat healthy from a variety […]
If you clicked on this article, then you’ve probably heard the term “Sunday scaries” before. You might have even experienced some semblance of the following: It’s Sunday afternoon, the sun is starting to set, and—though you’re still laughing with your family or relaxing on your couch—it hits you that Monday is hours away. While you […]