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Sally Field shares harrowing story about abortion in Mexico as a teenager: ‘We can’t go back’

“We can’t go back,” Field said in the video.

McDonald’s customers are cutting back on fries. Its biggest supplier is cutting jobs

The potato giant is oversupplied at a time when demand is sluggish ...

Building resilience to tame anxiety

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I struggle with persistent anxiety, which often leaves me feeling drained mentally and physically. Minor setbacks or stressors can cause me to spiral into negative thinking. What techniques can help me manage my anxiety in a lasting way? ANSWER: Anxiety is a common and uncomfortable struggle for many people. The tendency to have anxiety comes from your genetics, your sense of security (or lack of it), the role modeling you received as a child, and,...

Judge rules Oregon pro-life group must pay for insurance that covers abortions

LIVE ACTION – An Oregon judge ruled September 30 that Oregon Right to Life (ORTL) must continue to provide its employees with health insurance that pays for abortions. Passed in 2017, Oregon’s Reproductive Health Equity Act mandates that employers offer abortion coverage in their insurance plans. Though it does offer exemptions for religious employers, ORTL was excluded from this exemption because it serves people who are not religious, and therefore did not fit the extremely narrow...

Sorry, hurricane victims: Harris-Biden already spent your relief funds on migrants

"Even if another hurricane hits hard and Mayorkas has to explain there’s no money left to help, we’re sure Harris & Co. will find some way to insist it’s Donald Trump’s fault."

Women missing work due to painful periods and endometriosis costing UK €13 billion a year

EURO NEWS – Women missing work due to painful periods, endometriosis, fibroids, and ovarian cysts costs the UK economy £11 billion (€13 billion) a year, according to a new report that calls for more investment in women’s health services. The report from the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) Confederation, women’s health charity CREATE Health Foundation, and consultancy London Economics, found that roughly 60,000 women in the UK are unable to work due to the impact...

Why trolls, extremists, and others spread conspiracy theories they don’t believe

The Conversation – There has been a lot of research on the types of people who believe conspiracy theories, and their reasons for doing so. But there’s a wrinkle: My colleagues and I have found that there are a number of people sharing conspiracies online who don’t believe their own content. They are opportunists. These people share conspiracy theories to promote conflict, cause chaos, recruit and radicalize potential followers, make money, harass, or even just to...

Ultra-processed foods make up 60% of America’s diet

More than 70% of American kids' diets consist of processed foods, said one dietitian nutritionst.

Senior discounts on adult beverages? Here’s how.

HEADLINE HEALTH – We’ve never seen an advertised “senior discount” on adult beverages, but that doesn’t mean you can’t work out similar deals. Let’s start with the fact that as a senior, “enjoy in moderation” applies now more than ever. Harvard Medical School advises: “Drinking too much alcohol can have negative physical and mental health consequences, including heart and liver problems, memory issues, mood disorders, as well as an increased risk of cancer and a weakened...

Bird flu kills 47 tigers, 3 lions and a panther in Vietnam zoos, state media reports

The CDC says it is using flu surveillance systems to monitor for bird flu activity in people.

Was I wrong for putting my coworker in the hospital and almost killing her?

For the past 3 months someone at my job has been consistently stealing my food that I bring from home so I don’t have to use the snack machine or walk across the street to McDonald’s like the majority of my coworkers do. In the first month, I noticed someone had been gradually taking some of my food. 1 out of 3 slices of pizza gone, 20% of my soup gone, Cheetos bag completely gone, etc. Didn’t...

As America’s Marijuana Use Grows, So Do the Harms

THE NEW YORK TIMES – In midcoast Maine, a pediatrician sees teenagers so dependent on cannabis that they consume it practically all day, every day — “a remarkably scary amount,” she said. From Washington State to West Virginia, psychiatrists treat rising numbers of people whose use of the drug has brought on delusions, paranoia and other symptoms of psychosis. And in the emergency departments of small community hospitals and large academic medical centers alike, physicians encounter...

Dozens of Meat Processing Plants Expected to Shut Down Under New EPA Rules

The rules would apply to processors directly discharging wastewater into bodies of water, and, for the first time, would also apply to those indirectly discharging wastewater via water treatment plants.

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