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5 Walking Workouts to Bring Structure to Your Weight Loss and Fitness Efforts

Walking is one of the simplest, most accessible forms of exercise, but don’t make the mistake of only using it as a cooldown or a means to achieve a predetermined step count. A structured walking workout has more benefits that just ramping up your activity level:...

Is your child struggling to get mental health care? We want to hear your story

The Des Moines Register is investigating the mental health crisis facing Iowa’s youth. Through the year, the Register is publishing a series called “Young and In Crisis” that explores Iowa’s youth mental health crisis and the factors that...

Beauty editor secrets for glowing skin during the greyest February ever

Is it me, or is this the greyest February of all time? I can’t remember the sun putting its hat on at all this month – or last month, for that matter. And as well as depleting our levels of vitamin D, the lack of sunshine can reflect in our skin too,...

The life sciences industry needs a new approach

The life sciences industry is experiencing an identity crisis.  Despite great scientific innovation in the past decade and the highest per capita expenditure on health care in the world, U.S. patients are struggling. Obesity has more than doubled since the 1990s...

Amid shakeup in U.S. science, researchers express alarm over integrity of key genetic databases

As the Trump administration exercises its influence on the U.S. scientific landscape, revising language on government websites for ideological reasons and disappearing agency databases, at least temporarily, some scientists are expressing increasing concerns about the...

How your dentist could save your life – Harvard Health

“Open wide.” It’s our main task when we sit in the dentist’s chair, and we might assume our dentist has one job, too — to assess the condition of our teeth. But looking for plaque, cavities, and gum disease is only part of the picture. Dentists...

The Ben Affleck, Casey Affleck, and Jeremy Strong Dunkin’ Super Bowl Commercial Is Blowing My Mind

MOVE OVER, AL Pacino. There’s a new Dunkin’ icon in town. A new teaser for the coffee chain (formerly known as Dunkin’ Donuts) aired during the 2025 Grammy Awards, with Ben Affleck reprising his role as the “DunKing.” The regal title was first bestowed...

PRETTY IN PINK: Women’s Clinic receives grant from license plate proceeds for fifth year in a row

GREENFIELD — Sometimes a license plate is much more than just a license plate. Since the Breast Cancer Awareness plate was first made available to Hoosiers in 2002, $7 million has been distributed by the Indiana Breast Cancer Awareness Trust to organizations...

‘Good’ cholesterol warning as scientists link it to major health condition

Scientists are sounding the alarm over the so-called ‘good cholesterol’, after findings suggest that it may not be entirely beneficial. Despite a positive reputation, recent research has unveiled a possible connection between ‘good cholesterol’...

7 Mental Health Entrepreneurs Who Turned Their Own Pain Into Purpose

In my five-part series on mental health and entrepreneurship, I’m sharing the personal stories of women managing diagnoses like anxiety, depression, ADHD, and PTSD while building their businesses. Over the last four articles, I’ve explored why those of us with mental...
Bill seeks $55 million for shared health education space at UND

Bill seeks $55 million for shared health education space at UND

GRAND FORKS — Physicians and University of North Dakota administrators testified Monda in support of a bill allocating $55 million to build out the university’s medical school facilities. SB 2286 , introduced Jan. 20, would cover more than half of the cost of the...

Bustle’s 2025 Beauty Icon Awards: The Wellness Heroes

Bustle’s 2025 Beauty Icon Awards: The Wellness Heroes

The term “beauty icon” has been used in the past to describe someone who fits a hyper-specific beauty ideal — one that’s, quite frankly, unattainable for most. But what does being a beauty icon look like in the year 2025? What if being a beauty icon didn’t have...

Boost your vision health with the right diet

Boost your vision health with the right diet

The importance of nutrition in maintaining good vision has become increasingly clear in recent years. Although many focus on lifestyle factors such as screen time or environmental stressors, research highlights the critical role diet plays in preserving eye health....

Is Vision Insurance Worth It?

Is Vision Insurance Worth It?

You don’t need vision insurance to get vision care but it can be a low-cost way to lower your eyecare costs if you have glasses and contacts. It may be wise especially if you have a family history of eye diseases and need tests for glaucoma and other issues. What Is...

Health Care AI Requires a Lot of Expensive Humans to Run

Health Care AI Requires a Lot of Expensive Humans to Run

Preparing cancer patients for difficult decisions is an oncologist’s job. They don’t always remember to do it, however. At the University of Pennsylvania Health System, doctors are nudged to talk about a patient’s treatment and end-of-life preferences by an...

How To Cut Trillions In Wasteful Health Care Spending

How To Cut Trillions In Wasteful Health Care Spending

While Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy pursue a goal of reducing government waste, the critics have been quick to claim it can’t be done. The reason? If you don’t touch entitlements (Social Security and Medicare, for example) they say, there is not enough waste to be...

Average Cost of Health Care by Age

Average Cost of Health Care by Age

If you can afford the average cost of health care as you age, you’ll be halfway to solving one of the thorniest problems in retirement planning. When it comes to bills, health care isn’t cheap. Unfortunately, the older you get, the crankier your body gets. And...

This Lower Body Workout Will Jump Start Your Body Recomp Goal

This Lower Body Workout Will Jump Start Your Body Recomp Goal

THERE ARE MANY ways to train, but it’s tough to beat the basics if you’re striving to build muscle and lose body fat at the same time. That lofty goal is called body recomposition, which you can accomplish using the right plan. Take the leg day below, provided by...

The Shape Up: The Best January Releases in Men’s Grooming

The Shape Up: The Best January Releases in Men’s Grooming

When it comes to skincare, especially for men, one of the most common—and worst—habits is cooling off on sunscreen or SPF moisturizers once the temperatures start to dip. Atwater understands that it’s just as important to protect skin from the sun’s harmful rays...

What Is Soaking? The Mormon Sex Technique, Explained

What Is Soaking? The Mormon Sex Technique, Explained

ABSTAINING FROM SEX before marriage is a common expectation in several religions—but for every rule, there will be those who come up with ways to try and find a loophole. Take, for example, soaking. Soaking is a term which blew up online in 2020 due to a series of...

A Beginner’s Guide to Voyeurism

A Beginner’s Guide to Voyeurism

DOES THE IDEA of watching people have sex get you hot and bothered? Have you ever pictured yourself hidden away behind a curtain or sitting in a corner while your partner gets railed? Maybe your fantasy involves you hiding behind a door while strangers get naked and...