In 2018, psychiatrist Oleguer Plana-Ripoll was wrestling with a puzzling fact about mental disorders. He knew that many individuals have multiple conditions — anxiety and depression, say, or schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. He wanted to know how common it was to have more than one diagnosis, so he got his hands on a database containing […] Read more

Nick Cordero, the Broadway actor who appeared in popular musicals such as “Waitress” and “A Bronx Tale” and inspired the world with his months-long struggle against the coronavirus, has died, his wife, Amanda Kloots, said Sunday. He was 41. “God has another angel in heaven now,” she wrote on Instagram. “My darling husband passed away this […] Read more

A particular mutation in one strain of the new SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus may have helped it infect more human cells and turn it into the dominant strain worldwide, new laboratory research shows. Researchers at Scripps Research in Jupiter, Fla., stressed that their finding doesn’t mean the virus is any more lethal. And because this was research […] Read more

“The New Normal” is a phrase we’ve been hearing a lot lately, but what does it mean? What will life look like as states lift stay-at-home orders and we begin to venture out into the world again? Much of our experience with the coronavirus thus far has been unpredictable to say the least, and it’s […] Read more

A report published Wednesday evening indicated George Floyd had coronavirus approximately two months before his death, though multiple autopsies did not attribute his death to the illness. Ed O’Keefe of CBS News said on Twitter that the official autopsy found George Floyd had coronavirus, which could be a significant development in the case if medical […] Read more

You may not think about it very often, but there’s so much to learn about the human body. For instance, did you know that people are actually covered in invisible stripes? In this article, which was adapted from an episode of The List Show, we take a look at some fascinating facts about the human body you […] Read more

After having a total hip replacement surgery, Lee Health physical therapist Tom Pitney says the best thing you can do is start moving. “We find that people who are moving immediately do far, far better and don’t have the complications, and surprisingly enough, as they move more, they have less pain.” But he says it’s […] Read more

Millions of American suffer from chronic joint pain. While there can be many reasons for joint pain, one that is often overlooked is your diet. Whether you’ve been diagnosed with joint pain or if you just have occasional achy joints, here are five of the biggest “food landmines” that can sabotage your health and make […] Read more

Have you ever noticed that when you are feeling stressed out, that taking a few deep breaths, or stretching, or reaching out to hug a friend or loved one, provides almost instant relief? We all do these kinds of things in response to a stressful situation, and they all can provide a similar calming effect. […] Read more

The plastics that wrap our sandwiches, contain your shampoo, and surround us are messing with our hormones. Over the last 50 years, testosterone levels in American men have been plunging. Could this be why? Testosterone and other androgens are groups of hormones we associate with men – and indeed, they are responsible for the physiological […] Read more