Nothing makes a home more homey than some fresh scents, right? Whether you opt for a warm, comforting scent or one that’s light and summery, candles are a bonafide way to uplift your spirits and create nuance in a space….
Read MoreMy child has been diagnosed with ADHD. How do I make a decision about medication and what are the side effects?
If your child has been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), you might be wondering: what now? And how do I know if medication is warranted? The answer will depend on circumstances and will change over time. It’s quite…
Read MoreYou’ve Been Cleaning Your Blender Wrong This Whole Time
As if we needed another TikTok trend, the latest viral set of videos actually provides some useful life hacks — including how to easily clean your blender. Say goodbye to the days of scrubbing your vessel only to see specks…
Read MoreDomestic air travel does not appear to have been an important vector for the spread of COVID-19 in the U.S.
Fear of flying and catching COVID-19 led to a massive decline in air travel in 2020. But an interesting question emerges: How much did air travel contribute to the early, and uneven, spread of COVID-19 in the U.S.? In a…
Read More“For lots of us, lockdown has been a time of sexual self-discovery”
Stylist explores the flipside of the so-called sex recession, and speaks to the people making the most of being alone. Welcome to No Love Lost, where we explore everything from attachment theory to sexting, to unpick how our experiences of…
Read MoreTwo thirds of US COVID-19 hospitalizations may been preventable
Were 600K COVID hospitalizations preventable simply through diet and exercise? TWO THIRDS of people hospitalized for COVID were obese or had diabetes, high blood pressure or heart failure, study finds Tufts University researchers looked at data on more than 900,000…
Read MoreThose Viral Hot Cocoa Bombs You've Been Seeing on TikTok Are Available at Costco
On TikTok, just like in grocery store aisles, the year has already fast-forwarded to the holiday season. You can find so many Christmas recipes on the app right now, but one of the latest viral videos is about cocoa bombs…
Read MoreWHO: 10% of world’s people may have been infected with virus
The head of emergencies at the World Health Organization said Monday its “best estimates” indicate that roughly 1 in 10 people worldwide may have been infected by the coronavirus—more than 20 times the number of confirmed cases—and warned of a…
Read MoreWoman's heart has stopped and been restarted eight times in three years
In August 2017, Amy Metters went numb from the waist down and went to hospital. There, she suffered her first cardiac arrest. Since then, her heart has stopped and been restarted a further seven times – and doctors have no…
Read MoreThere’s actually a word for the climate change-induced despair you’ve been feeling
In a sunny Australian city known for being one of the world’s largest coal export ports, an environmental philosopher would often field pleading calls from residents. As they spoke, their distress over the sheer scale of the impacts from open-pit…
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