Herbal Remedies and the Hidden Risks of Daily Use
If you have ever sipped a calming tea for digestion or reached for a familiar herb your family swears by, you are not alone. Many of us assume that plant-based means gentle and safe, especially when a remedy is woven into cultural traditions. New evidence is challenging that comfort. A study published in Nutrients, led by Dr. Noura Abou...
From Roots to Remedies: Herbs Meet Modern Science
If you have ever sipped ginger tea for nausea or reached for turmeric when your joints ache, you are part of a very old story. Humans have used roots, leaves, flowers, and seeds for healing since prehistory, and modern labs are now mapping why many of those remedies work. In the United States, more than half of adults take...
Panel Tightens MMRV Rules and Weighs Hep B Birth Dose
Parents trying to keep up with their child’s shots just got new guidance to consider. A newly reconstituted federal vaccine advisory panel, appointed by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., voted to restrict early use of the combined measles-mumps-rubella-varicella vaccine. The group advised against using the MMRV shot before age 4, favoring separate doses of MMR and varicella...
What a Fed Rate Cut Means for Your HELOC Now
If you have a home equity line of credit or you are thinking about opening one, the latest move from the Federal Reserve may already be nudging your costs lower. In September 2025 the Fed reduced its benchmark rate by 0.25 percentage points, the first cut of the year and possibly not the last. Variable-rate borrowing tends to feel...
Hidden Falls in Nursing Homes Skew Public Ratings
If you have a loved one in a nursing home, you probably check public ratings and safety measures to choose a facility and to sleep a little easier at night. A new federal watchdog review says that comfort may be misplaced. The Office of Inspector General found that many U.S. nursing homes are not reporting residents’ serious fall-related injuries...
Uber Eats taps Flytrex for drone delivery reboot
If you have ever watched your fries cool while a driver crawls through traffic, relief may be on the way. Uber Eats is restarting its pursuit of aerial meal delivery through a new collaboration with Flytrex, aiming to launch U.S. pilot markets before the end of the year. The plan is simple to describe and ambitious to execute: integrate...
Dick Van Dyke Can’t Believe He’s Still Hitting the Gym at 99: “Wait… I’m How Old?!
Dick Van Dyke is out here proving that age really is just a number! The 99-year-old Hollywood legend still hits the gym three times a week—and even he can’t believe it. “I’m almost 100. This is insane,” he told Ted Danson on the Where Everybody Knows Your Name podcast. Danson, who goes to the same gym, was in awe of Van...
Can Sauna Sessions Lower Your Dementia Risk?
If a steaming sauna is your happy place, there is intriguing news for your brain. A long-running study of Finnish men found that those who used a sauna frequently had a much lower chance of developing dementia over two decades. Men who sat in the sauna four to seven times a week had about a 66% lower risk of...
US Tech Giants Pour $45B Into UK AI and Data Centers
If you have wondered where the next wave of AI power will come from, the UK just got a big signal. Two US tech giants plan to invest up to $45 billion to speed data center construction and AI research across Britain. The timing coincides with a state visit by the US president, where a US–UK technology agreement is...
Medicare Costs in 2025: What Changes and What to Do
If you are on Medicare or about to enroll, 2025 will bring a few important price shifts that can affect your monthly budget and your out-of-pocket risk. The standard Part B premium rises about 6 percent to $185 per month, and the Part B deductible ticks up to $257. What you pay will still hinge on your coverage choice,...
