Health and Fitness

The definition of “sanitation.” An old court case that involves an underwear manufacturer. Whether people had a fair chance to express their opinions about wearing masks on planes. These disparate factors are in the spotlight as the Biden administration challenges a U.S. District Court ruling that overturned a federal mask mandate on public transportation. The …

Sweeping, Limited, or No Powers at All? What’s at Stake in the Mask Mandate Appeal Read More »

Two years into the coronavirus pandemic, Americans can be forgiven if they’ve lost track of the latest variants circulating nationally and around the world. We’ve heard of the alpha, beta, gamma, delta, and omicron variants, but a new Greek-letter variant hasn’t come onto the scene in almost half a year. Instead, a seemingly endless stream …

A Guide to Help You Keep Up With the Omicron Subvariants Read More »

OAKLAND, Calif. — Dr. Andrew Herring has a clear goal walking into every appointment with patients seeking medication to treat an opioid use disorder: persuade them to get an injection of extended-release buprenorphine. At his addiction clinic at Highland Hospital, a bustling public facility in the heart of Oakland, Herring promotes administering a shot of …

Can a Monthly Injection Be the Key to Curbing Addiction? These Experts Say Yes Read More »

Health disparities have the potential to negatively impact rural Americans much more than urban Americans. No doubt, rural healthcare currently is facing many challenges, such as lack of bed availability – even as COVID-19 decreases. Dr. Richard Watson is co-founder of Motient, a health IT vendor that equips health systems, accountable care organizations and individual …

The state of rural healthcare today, and what technology can do to help Read More »

The following story contains spoilers for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. The most popular superheroes in Marvel’s cosmic world might just be the Fantastic Four. But for all their popularity, a movie adaptation has never gotten them quite right. In the last two decades, three live-action movies have attempted to bring Marvel’s first …

Did Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Reveal John Krasinski as the MCU’s Reed Richards? Read More »

Kathleen Peterson’s death became a national, long-standing mystery with the 2004 documentary The Staircase. And in addition to the unanswered questions around her death, there were also unanswered questions on the guilt or innocence of her husband, Michael Peterson. And although his initial murder trial took place in 2003, Michael Peterson’s saga didn’t have definitive …

Here’s Where The Staircase Subject Michael Peterson Is Now Read More »

COURTESY OF NETFLIXNetflix After the controversial Ozark series finale, Jonah Byrde currently holds the distinction of firing the shot discussed ’round the world. In the last scene of Netflix’s award-winning drama series, pesky private investigator Mel Sattem had returned from his dream job in the Chicago Police Department to confront the Byrdes one last time. …

Ozark Showrunner Reveals Who Jonah Really Shot in the Final Scene Read More »

Tis the season. No, not Christmas. It’s Star Wars rewatch season, which, to be honest, is really all year long. But especially around the 5th of May (there’s a pun that goes with that, right?), people always love to watch, revisit, and nerd out about all their favorite Star Wars movies. Are you an original …

The Only Right Way to Watch the Star Wars Movies Is to Watch Them In Order Read More »

May 4, 2022 — Burger King went with a meatless menu for a month at its flagship storefront in Leicester Square, London, apparently to check the public’s appetite for no-meat fast food. The restaurant tried the experiment from March 14 to April 10. An unnamed UK Burger King spokesperson called the experiment a success, with …

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