Author: Michelle Korhonen
A case in Oregon is a rarity in the United States. It is not expected to spread. But this ancient and deadly disease remains a threat around the world.
Tom Suozzi’s victory in yesterday’s special House election on Long Island brings Democrats one seat closer to recapturing the majority they lost two years ago. But in the run-up to Election Day, party leaders were leery about making too much of the closely watched contest—win or lose.“This is a local race,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries told me when I asked what a Suozzi win would say about the Democrats’ chances in November. Jeffries had just finished rallying a crowd of a few hundred health-care workers on the first day of early voting. The Brooklyn Democrat stands to become House…
Prince Harry has been seen for the first time since arriving in Canada with Meghan Markle as they attend a countdown event ahead of the next Invictus Games.The couple – who only 24 hours previously launched their Sussex.com website – arrived in Vancouver by private jet to begin a three-day visit tied to the 2025 event. The Sussexes are attending the ‘Vancouver Whistler 2025 One Year to Go’ from today until Friday, with Harry expected to reflect on how special Canada is to them both.Their arrival came on the same day that Meghan announced she had signed a new podcast deal with Lemonada…
Tai chi has many health benefits. It improves flexibility, reduces stress and can help lower blood pressure. Ruth Jenkinson/Getty Images/Science Photo Library hide caption toggle caption Ruth Jenkinson/Getty Images/Science Photo Library Tai chi has many health benefits. It improves flexibility, reduces stress and can help lower blood pressure. Ruth Jenkinson/Getty Images/Science Photo Library Tai chi, a traditional, slow-moving form of Chinese martial art, is known to increase flexibility and improve balance. Now, new research suggests it’s better than more vigorous aerobic exercises for lowering blood pressure in people with prehypertension. Prehypertension is blood pressure that’s higher than normal but doesn’t…
This year, Ash Wednesday, a Christian day of mourning, falls on February 14, Valentine’s Day. At first glance, these two days could not be more different: One is a lighthearted celebration of love and affection, the other a somber reminder of human mortality. But love and death are not strangers; they chase each other like childhood friends playing tag in the schoolyard. The coincidence of these two holidays occurring on the same day feels providential, reminding us that death lingers at the edge of the sweetest romances, waiting for its moment to spoil the fun.As an Anglican priest and a…
Sharing some of my favorite herbs for PMS. Hi friends! How are you? Happy Valentine’s Day!! I hope you’re having a lovely morning. I’m looking forward to mass with the kids (it’s also Ash Wednesday) and family fancy dinner tonight. I hope you have a great day, too. For today, let’s talk about PMS and some herbs that may help! For many women, the days leading up to menstruation can bring about a slew of uncomfortable symptoms, collectively known as premenstrual syndrome (PMS). While managing these symptoms may feel like an uphill battle, nature offers a plethora of remedies in…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged travellers in Asia to avoid wet markets over escalating bird flu fears.Virologists have repeatedly warned of the threat the markets pose, labelling them ideal breeding grounds for pathogens.One infamous site in the Chinese city of Wuhan is thought to have played a role in Covid’s murky origin. In a fresh plea coinciding with the Lunar New Year, the WHO claimed the increased levels of trade and travel ‘will lead to a higher risk of exposure’ in humans.It comes just days after Beijing revealed the world’s first ever case of a new type of bird flu. A…
Tested positive for COVID and wondering whether you should isolate? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may soon change its guidelines. Patrick Sison/AP hide caption toggle caption Patrick Sison/AP Tested positive for COVID and wondering whether you should isolate? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may soon change its guidelines. Patrick Sison/AP The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may soon drop its isolation guidance for people with COVID-19. The planned change was reported in The Washington Post on Tuesday, attributed to several unnamed CDC officials. Currently, people who test positive are advised to stay home for at…
This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here.I wanted to go on a perfect family vacation this past Christmas, even though my family had fallen apart.As a daughter, a wife, a mother, I’d never pulled it off, never experienced that joyous, together-away adventure that seemed to come so easily to others. When I was a child, it was on family vacations that I first contemplated running away from home. When I was married, it was on vacations that I first contemplated divorce. Once divorced, it was on vacations that I questioned…
Terrified British shoppers have said the prospect of a national tea shortage is making them ‘genuinely distraught’ with some revealing their 12 cuppa a-day tendencies stem from being fed the hot beverage as babies. Yesterday consumers were warned that supermarket shelves could soon be empty due to ‘supply issues’ linked to the disruption of shipments through the Red Sea, which are partly linked to the attacks on cargo boats by Houthi rebels in Yemen. In a development one shopper described as a ‘nightmare’, Sainsbury’s also cautioned shoppers that there are ‘nationwide’ problems that could impact the availability of black tea. Tetley…