New research suggests that as many as 18.5 million older adults regularly take aspirin to prevent the onset of cardiovascular disease, even though the drug’s risks outweigh its benefits for many of those patients. The new study, published Monday in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine, examined self-reported data from more than 186,000 adults across…
Atrial fibrillation, a common cardiac condition that raises the risk of stroke, is increasingly affecting the health of people under the age of 65. For years, experts thought that A-fib, a type of irregular heartbeat, primarily occurred in people age 65 and older, and that younger people with the condition most likely wouldn’t develop other…
Staying focused in a world of distractions can be incredibly challenging. But for people living with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder — a neurodevelopmental disorder often marked by difficulty maintaining attention, disorganization, hyperactivity and impulsivity — it can be even harder. Adults are diagnosed less often than children, but A.D.H.D. can still create problems at work…
For the past few weeks, I’ve been running an experiment: inviting friends to simply hang out and do nothing, or close to nothing. I’ve asked them to drop by for a cup of tea. I’ve volunteered to join them as they walk their dogs. When I found out that my local grocery store opened at…
(Content Warning: This article contains allegations of sexual assault, sexual coercion, and sexual harassment) Is Vince McMahon returning to WWE? On the “Impact” section of its website, WWE touts its “Be A Star” (Show Tolerance and Respect) anti-bullying program as being developed alongside the Boys and Girls Clubs of America and the Yale Center for…
