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Two plus-size models say they were denied entry to a Los Angeles lounge

CNN – Two models in Los Angeles are urging other curvy women to speak out on size discrimination after saying they were denied entry to a popular lounge because of their bodies. Alexa Jay and Ella Halikas, who first shared their story on TikTok, said they went to The Highlight Room last week to celebrate a friend’s birthday. Jay said she first spotted Halikas, a friend and fellow plus-size model, while standing in line with others who...

Legally blind Florida man arrested when cane is confused for a gun [VIDEO]

NBC NEWS – Two deputies will be suspended and a Florida sheriff has apologized after a visually impaired man was arrested last month when his walking cane was mistaken for a gun, officials said. James Hodges, 61, of Lake City, was arrested the morning of Oct. 31 and accused of resisting an officer without violence, according to an arrest report and body camera video of his detainment provided Wednesday to NBC News by the Columbia...

Coffee Habits That Are Aging You Faster, According to a Dietitian

While coffee isn't necessarily unhealthy, there are a few bad coffee habits that can contribute to faster aging depending on how you drink it.

Measles outbreak erupts among unvaccinated children in Ohio daycare

ARS TECHNICA Amid declining vaccination rates nationwide, an outbreak of measles has erupted this week among unvaccinated children at a childcare facility in Columbus, Ohio. The outbreak has sickened at least four children so far, all of whom are unvaccinated with no history of travel, meaning they contracted the highly contagious virus locally, according to Columbus-area health officials. Officials expect more cases Columbus CBS affiliate WBNS-TV reported that one of the four cases had been hospitalized in...

HEALTH UPDATE: Alan Jackson

US MAGAZINE – Country superstar Alan Jackson has been battling Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease for more than a decade, but he didn’t go public with his diagnosis until September 2021. “I have this neuropathy and neurological disease,” the Country Music Hall of Fame member explained during a Today show interview at the time. “It’s genetic that I inherited from my daddy. … There’s no cure for it, but it’s been affecting me for years. And it’s getting...

New Jersey may revive black bear hunts amid increased safety concerns

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This Open Enrollment Season, Look Out for Health Insurance That Seems Too Good to Be True

KAISER HEALTH NEWS – It took nearly a year for Kelly Macauley to realize the health plan she bought while shopping for insurance coverage last October was not, in fact, insurance. Sure, red flags popped up along the way, but when she called to complain, she said, she was met with explanations that sounded reasonable enough and kept her paying her $700 monthly premiums. She said she was told that her medical bills weren’t being paid...

Alec Baldwin files lawsuit for ‘Rust’ shooting, accuses crew of negligence

Baldwin sued four members from the crew, including armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed.

Moderna’s 3-way vaccine for COVID, flu and RSV. Will it work?

CBC News – Moderna is developing a three-in-one vaccine against COVID-19, flu and RSV. The vaccine manufacturer is actively promoting the shot and hoping for regulatory approval in the next year. But without solid safety and efficacy data from clinical trials, it may never come to fruition. Moderna is actively promoting a combined COVID-19, flu and RSV vaccine, something that aims to target three of the most serious respiratory illnesses circulating each year in a single shot. But...

Florida doctors use saliva test to reveal someone’s future risk for Alzheimer’s

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Keeping your blood pressure below this number reduces risk of severe Covid, study finds

By Sandee LaMotte CNN – High blood pressure is a known risk factor for a bout of Covid-19 severe enough to raise the specter of hospitalization and death. In fact, research has shown having high blood pressure doubles the risk of having a severe case of Covid, even if you are fully vaccinated and boosted. Sodium intake should be monitored to prohibit excessive consumption. Blood pressure is measured in units of millimeters of mercury (abbreviated as mmHg), which...

Homelessness Among Older People Is on the Rise, Driven by Inflation and the Housing Crunch

KAISER HEALTH NEWS, COLUMBIA FALLS, Mont. — On a recent rainy afternoon in this small town just outside Glacier National Park, Lisa Beaty and Kim Hilton were preparing to sell most of their belongings before moving out of their three-bedroom, two-bathroom rental home. Hilton, who was recovering from a broken leg, watched from his recliner as friends and family sorted through old hunting gear, jewelry, furniture, and clothes. “The only thing that’s not for sale...

A Pussy Riot member describes what Brittney Griner can look forward to in Russian penal colony

Maria "Masha" Alyokhina is a Russian political activist. She is a member of the anti-Putinist original gulag system from the 1950s," says Alyokhina, reached by NPR on tour in the United Kingdom. "But the sense is the same. It is a labor camp." Aloykhina says while most Americans imagine prison cells with bars, Griner can expect to live in "the zone" — a set of barracks with 80 to 100 women sleeping to a room...

Shrink Your Fibroids Naturally

CNW Network – In the book Shrink Your Fibroids Naturally, Jamaican author Keisha McDonald teaches women to do just that. McDonald is the busy owner of a gourmet vegan restaurant in Kingston called Kushite’s Vegetable Cuisine. She’s also a freelance attorney and womb healing coach. She has researched fibroids extensively with years of trial and error on a patient she was most invested in, herself. After discovering a whopping 40 cm fibroid the size of a...

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