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...

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...

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...

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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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...

Beer Could Be the Key to Preventing Alzheimer’s

GREEK REPORTER – Researchers have suggested in a recent study that hop flower extracts found in beer could hold the key to preventing Alzheimer’s which is a common form of dementia. Hops generally act as stabilizing agents in all beers. For their study, researchers from the University of Milano-Bicocca tested four common varieties of hop flower extracts to determine whether they would help to prevent brain protein clumping affiliated with Alzheimer’s. The Hop varieties put to...

US hospitals are so overloaded that one ER called 911 on itself

The emergency department of a Seattle-area hospital became so overwhelmed last month that the department's charge nurse called 911 for help, telling the fire department that they were "drowning" and in "dire straits."

Dog walker’s killer sentenced to life in prison, no parole

DENVER (AP) — A man convicted of using an AK-47 to kill a woman and wound her boyfriend as they walked their dog has been sentenced to life in prison. A judge sentenced Michael Close on Friday to a life term without the possibility of parole in the death of Isabella Thallas, 21, and added an additional 48-year sentence for the attempted murder of Darian Simon. Prosecutors alleged Close got into a "verbal exchange" with the...

Obama to Democrats: ‘Sulking and moping is not an option’

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Barack Obama warned anxious Democrats on Saturday that abortion rights, Social Security and even democracy itself is at risk should Republicans seize congressional majorities next week. "Sulking and moping is not an option," the former president said in Pennsylvania. "On Tuesday, let's make sure our country doesn't get set back 50 years," Obama told hundreds of voters on a blustery day in Pittsburgh. "The only way to save democracy is if...

McDonald’s Is Facing Another Coffee-Related Lawsuit

YAHOO! – McDonald’s is enduring yet another coffee-related lawsuit. As Insider reports, an Alabama woman has filed a $13 million lawsuit against the fast food chain after being was served a cup of coffee that contained harmful chemicals and resulted in damage to her throat and organs. According to the woman, after she realized she had actually consumed chemicals and not a normal cup of coffee, McDonald’s employees refused to let her see the label...

Return to standard time doesn’t have to disrupt your sleep

MAYO CLINIC NEWS NETWORK – For much of the U.S. and many places around the world, daylight saving time ends Sunday, Nov. 6. That's when clocks are turned back one hour to local standard time. This time shift ― just one hour ― can take a toll on your sleep. Similar to the effects of jet lag, changing your clock back and forth for daylight saving time can disturb your system because your internal clock keeps...

Monkeypox Virus Can Be Spread Up To 4 Days Before Symptoms Begin: Study

KAISER HEALTH NEWS – Researchers have found the first evidence of "considerable" pre-symptomatic transmission of monkeypox — up to 53% of infections may take place during that window. Meanwhile, HHS renewed the national public health emergency for monkeypox. Reuters: 'Considerable' Monkeypox Transmission Happens Before Symptoms, Study Suggests Monkeypox can spread before symptoms appear, British researchers said on Wednesday, providing the first evidence indicating the virus can be transmitted this way. It was previously thought that monkeypox...

Pepper balls send illegals running back across US-Mexico border

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — U.S. Border Patrol agents launched pepper balls at a group of migrants who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border along the Rio Grande in El Paso after the agency said one person threw a rock at one agent and another was assaulted with a flagpole. Video captured Monday by the El Paso Times shows Border Patrol agents approaching the group, which included a man holding a very large Venezuelan flag, that had...

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