Q: I routinely drink three or 4 cups of espresso per day, however typically marvel if that is an excessive amount of. Ought to I contemplate reducing again? Coffee might be many issues: a morning ritual, a cultural custom, a productiveness hack and even a well being drink. Studies suggest, for example, that espresso drinkers…

There are a number of different components that may additionally contribute to dyspareunia amongst menopausal girls. The hormonal modifications alter acidity levels of the vagina, Dr. Streicher stated, which might result in recurrent urinary tract infections amongst menopausal girls, creating discomfort within the space whether or not or not they’re having intercourse. And a few…

In a TikTok video that has now amassed almost half one million views, the influencer Mady Maio describes taking a stroll. However not simply any stroll: a silent one. For her, the 30-minute stroll was revelatory. No podcasts, no music. Simply “me, myself and I.” She was resistant at first. (It was her boyfriend’s thought.)…

Judy Govatos has heard that magical phrase “you’re in remission” twice, in 2015 and once more in 2019. She had crushed again Stage 4 lymphoma with such aggressive chemotherapy and different remedies that at one level she grew too weak to face, and relied on a wheelchair. She endured a number of hospitalizations, suffered infections…

Surgeons in Baltimore have transplanted the guts of a genetically altered pig into a person with terminal coronary heart illness who had no different hope for remedy, the College of Maryland Medical Middle introduced on Friday. It’s the second such procedure performed by the surgeons. The primary affected person, David Bennett, 57, died two months…

A number of hours earlier than the comic Aparna Nancherla was scheduled to carry out on the Elysian Theater in Los Angeles final month, she was at dwelling tapping. Along with her index and center fingers, she was tapping the crown of her head, tapping her chin, tapping her chest and reciting affirmations. I’m allowed…

Six months earlier than Kim Kearns stop consuming, she cracked open a e-book referred to as, “We Are the Luckiest: The Stunning Magic of a Sober Life,” by Laura McKowen. Nevertheless it “hit too near dwelling,” she mentioned. Ms. Kearns put the e-book down. However when she returned to it — the day after she…

Nonetheless, neuroscientists and psychologists who specialize within the teenage mind put it plainly: Sure, social media is of concern as a result of the quickly creating adolescent mind could also be uniquely susceptible to what the platforms have to supply. However the science just isn’t practically as settled as a few of the most dire…