For members of the so-called “sandwich generation,” doing double-duty caregiving can take a toll. Serving as a caregiver for a parent with dementia while also caring for kids and maintaining social and work relationships can come with physical, mental and emotional challenges,
More than 20% of American adults say they “rarely or never” wake up feeling well-rested, according to a new survey from U.S. News & World Report. Nearly half (43%) of survey respondents said they have experienced insomnia in 2023, and 17% said
A resident at the Methodist Village Senior Living facility in Fort Smith, Arkansas, has been diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease. The Arkansas Health Care Association (AHCA) announced confirmation of the news last week. “We have one resident with a confirmed case of Legionnaires’,”
For those who get sick during the fall and winter, the diagnosis could be a toss-up. With the threat of the common cold, flu, COVID-19 and RSV in the mix, it can be tricky to determine the culprit. Fox News medical contributor
Among the next generation of doctors, many are considering quitting medical school even before donning their long white coats. A quarter of all medical students in the United States might quit school. That’s according to a new report from Elsevier Health, which
Magnets, chargers, lollipops and orange peels are just some of the surprising objects that people got stuck in their bodies in 2021, according to reports from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (CPSC) database. Foreign objects lodged in people’s bodies was the
Many teens say they’ve driven while they feel drowsy — and they believe that it’s not as dangerous as driving while drunk or distracted. That’s just one of the findings revealed in the 2023 Drowsy Driving Survey from the National Sleep Foundation
Actress Brooke Shields shared in a recent interview that she had a “grand mal seizure,” which she attributed to drinking too much water. While preparing for her one-woman show, “Previously Owned by Brooke Shields,” the actress, 58, said she consumed so much
Nearly four years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. population is still experiencing “collective trauma,” a new survey suggests. The American Psychological Association (APA), headquartered in Washington, D.C., has released the results of Stress in America 2023, its nationwide
Most of us have experienced that moment of shock when the hot water runs out mid-shampoo — but many experts claim the benefits of a frigid shower are worth the unpleasant jolt. For those who aren’t quite ready to take the plunge
For decades, the go-to treatments for cancer have been chemotherapy, radiation and surgery — but a fourth option is showing promising results. Immunotherapy — which some experts are calling the “fourth pillar” of cancer treatments — is a relatively new approach that