The Mom Guilt Struggle Is Real, But It Helps To Know It Happens To Us All

There are several things about motherhood that no one tells you when you sign on the dotted line. Once you’re in, though, you can’t turn back – so guilt or no guilt, you’ve gotta stay on the job. These moms are right there with you, though, so let it make you feel better to know …

Longer Mealtimes Helps Kids Eat More Fruits and Veggies

April 19, 2023 — Deborah Schranz, a 34-year-old librarian in Teaneck, NJ, has dinner with her family — including her 3- and 6-year-old sons — several nights a week, as well as Saturday lunch. Based on her Orthodox Jewish practice, Sabbath lunch is also a formal meal. Friday night and Saturday lunch meals tend to …

Pilot helps solo student flier land safely after the wheel falls off her aircraft mid-flight

“We’re gonna be fine, kiddo.” These were the words used to bring rookie pilot Taylor Hash back down to safety after a harrowing flight gone wrong. The 21-year-old had taken off in a small, two-seat, single-engine Diamond DA20-C1 aircraft after it passed a pre-flight inspection. From what Hash could tell, this would be a routine …

‘Happy she’s getting the help that she needs’: TikToker helps Amanda Bynes on street before the actor was placed on psychiatric hold

Shortly before Amanda Bynes was placed on a psychiatric hold, a TikToker found her on a Los Angeles street and helped her. In a TikTok posted on March 21, Kaitlyn (@kaitlynhotfox) shows herself walking with Bynes, who says “what’s up” to the camera, in Los Angeles. The TikToker indicates that the video was filmed on …

Old-School Printer Helps Scientists Spot Bacteria in Blood

March 20, 2023 — When a bacterial infection reaches the bloodstream, every second is critical. The patient’s life is on the line. Yet blood tests to identify bacteria take hours to days. While waiting, doctors often prescribe broad-spectrum antibiotics in hopes of killing whatever germ may be at fault.  Someday soon, that wait time could …

Diabetes Drug Helps Prevent Long COVID

March 9, 2023 – Metformin appears to play a role in preventing long COVID when taken early during a COVID-19 infection, according to a new preprint study from The Lancet. The preprint hasn’t yet been peer-reviewed or published in a journal. In particular, metformin led to a 42% drop in long COVID among people who had …

What Helps When You Can’t Sleep

Photo Credit: Tassii / Getty Images SOURCES: Camilo Andrés Ruiz, DO, medical director, Choice Physicians of South Florida, Fort Lauderdale, FL. Marri Horvat, MD, Cleveland Clinic Sleep Disorders Center, Cleveland, OH. Alon Y. Avidan MD, director, UCLA Sleep Disorders Center; professor, UCLA Department of Neurology, Los Angeles. Cleveland Clinic: “What’s the Best Temperature for Sleep?” …

City councilman stops a burglar but instead of calling the police, he helps turn his life around

In life, everyone makes mistakes and thankfully for most people the missteps are minor even if the lesson feels hard at the time. But sometimes people make bigger mistakes that can lead to prison time and it could change the trajectory of their life. While some crimes are committed out of desire or impulsivity, others …

McDonald's assistant manager dubbed 'Mama McDonalds' helps struggling teen get into college

Unconditional positive support in your teen years can be life-changing, and it’s something many teens take for granted. But 18-year-old Emanuel Graham didn’t always have that luxury until he started working at McDonald’s. Yes, the fast food chain. By the time Graham was 13, he had lost both of his parents and found himself without …

North Carolina boy helps local bakery by selling them fresh eggs

You don’t have to be a market analyst to know that the price of eggs has skyrocketed. If you’re just an average person buying eggs for breakfast, it may seem ridiculous that egg prices are so high when it appears that the local Tractor supply always has baby chicks for sale. But with an outbreak …

Simulated Driving Program Helps Teens With ADHD Be Safer on the Road

Dec. 29, 2022 — Nadia Tawfik was 17 years old when she got her first car. Two months later, Tawfik was following behind her mother’s car when her mother continued driving straight and she made a fast decision to go a different way and make a left-hand turn. The light was green but there was …