IT WAS WINTER 2015, and Diane Cotter was in the cellar, tearing through boxes. Upstairs, the inside of the tidy southern New Hampshire home she shares with her husband, Paul, is something of a shrine to firefighting—Paul’s commendations on the armoire, photos, boxes of swag and mementos accumulated from a lifetime on the rescue truck […]
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Being Vaccinated Doesn’t Mean You Must Go Maskless. Here’s Why.
For more than a year, public health officials have repeatedly told us that masks save lives. They’ve warned us to keep our distance from our neighbors, who’ve morphed into disease vectors before our eyes. Now they are telling us that if we’re vaccinated, we no longer need to wear masks or physically distance ourselves in […]
Valentine’s Day “Happy Tail” Special: The Joy of Loving and Being Loved
Frankie, left, and Caiden with Shiloh. French novelist Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin—better known by her pen name George Sand—once wrote, “There is only one happiness in life: to love and be loved.” For Brooklyn resident Whitney M. and her two young children, that happiness came in the form of two eight-month-old orange-and-white kitten brothers adopted […]
James Corden 'Fed Up With Being Unhealthy,' Sets Weight Loss Goal
New year, new James Corden! The late-night TV host is ready to make some serious lifestyle changes in 2021. Celebrities’ Weight Loss Transformations Corden, 42, opened up about his weight loss goals in an emotional video posted to the WW YouTube Page on Friday, January 1. The English actor admitted he’s struggled with his weight […]
What It Really Means When You Dream About Being Strangled
Waking from a dream about being strangled is one of those moments that leaves us sitting up in bed, gasping for air, as the relief of “it was only a dream” slowly dawns on us. And as frightening as these nightmares may be, it turns out they are quite common. So why on Earth are […]
Alicia Silverstone's Son Gets His Hair Cut, Months After Being 'Made Fun Of'
Alicia Silverstone‘s son, Bear, made the decision to get his long hair cut, two months after she defended her 9-year-old after he was bullied by other kids. Yoga! Baths! Alicia Silverstone’s Best Quotes About Raising Son Bear “Yes, It’s true. Bear cut his hair!! My baby’s growing up,” the Clueless star, 44, captioned a video […]
Emma Roberts Talks Being Pregnant at Same Time as Lea Michele, Billie Lourd
Perfect timing! Emma Roberts gushed about being pregnant at the same time as her former Scream Queens costars Lea Michele and Billie Lourd. See Emma Roberts’ Pregnancy Pics Ahead of 1st Child “It’s pure witchcraft,” the Unfabulous alum, 29, said during an appearance on SiriusXM’s “The Jess Cagle Show” on Wednesday, October 21. “I don’t […]
Hispanics are paying the price for being ‘essential’ during the pandemic
Since the coronavirus pandemic began, Maria de Lourdes Alvarado has had to pick up extra or overtime shifts whenever she can, like millions of other essential workers outside of the health care field who are helping to maintain a sense of normalcy in their communities. And also like them, Alvarado is bearing the economic and […]
TAVR increasingly being used in young adults despite uncertainty
(HealthDay)—For young adults undergoing aortic valve replacement (AVR), use of transcatheter AVR (TAVR) has increased even though open heart surgery currently is considered the best option, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, held from Jan. 25 to 28 in New Orleans. Jennifer S. Nelson, M.D., from […]
Are women being pushed into childbirth too soon?
Are women being pushed into childbirth too soon? Doctors say it’s to protect the baby – but the trauma it can cause has left some mothers with lifelong scars A certain amount of anxiety is to be expected for any first-time mother. But shortly after Lea Teahan’s daughter Ivy was born, those natural worries spiralled […]