Suicides among Japanese children at record high during pandemic
TOKYO — Child suicides in Japan are the highest they have been in more than four decades, local media have reported, citing the country’s education…
FDA wants to radically reduce salt in nation’s food supply
Health officials are urging food manufacturers and services to take drastic action against America’s insatiable appetite for salt. The Food…
This man backpacked through the entire COVID-19 pandemic
This dedicated traveler has gotten a lot of mileage in while much of the rest of the world sat in…
Phthalates linked to premature deaths among older Americans
Daily exposure to synthetic chemicals called phthalates — found in a wide array of products, including plastic food containers, toys…
Maryland woman contracts melioidosis bacteria from fish tank
A Maryland woman is believed to be the first in the world to contract an extremely rare life-threatening bacterial disease…
The best horror movies had actual gory horrors on set
What was a teenage Jamie Lee Curtis like on set of her first big film? How did they pull off…
Aspirin for heart attack prevention may do more harm than good
It might be time to rethink that daily aspirin regimen. US health experts have urged a revision to the routine…
Prince Charles says his Aston Martin runs on wine, cheese
Prince Charles cut the cheese — but not in the way that smells rank. The 72-year-old royal’s vintage Aston Martin…
Woman finds python stuck in her toilet
It’s a bowl-a constrictor. A UK woman realized every ophidiophobe’s worst nightmare after she went to use the bathroom and…
I became a ‘trans widow’ after my husband became a woman
Sitting in the Manhattan office of her then-husband’s gender counselor, Karen Ranney was taken aback by the suggestion that the…