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This morning, I read an advice column in which the person writing asked about her friend who keeps canceling plans due to depression, and the column author asked the letter writer if she would react the same way if her friend had a chronic or long term illness; the column author specifically mentioned cancer and asked if the letter writer would have the same opinion of the friend canceling if it was due to cancer treatment instead of depression.This was my response to the column: “I’ve been clinically depressed. I’ve also had cancer. The comparison between the two, in terms…

Eileen Higgins won a historic victory in December. She became the first woman ever elected mayor of Miami, as well as its first Democratic mayor since 1997.Although the stakes in the city’s Dec. 9, 2025, runoff election were high, interest was not — 4 in 5 registered voters stayed home.Low turnout is common in municipal elections across the country. While much of the nation’s political attention stays focused on Washington, the leaders who control the nation’s streets, schools, and neighborhoods are typically chosen by a small fraction of citizens.Although many Americans can identify their U.S. senators or members of Congress,…

Riot Games has entered a multi-year partnership as the official mental health partner of the League of Legends EMEA Championship, the Valorant Champions Tour, and Game Changers EMEA to “embed mental health wellbeing into the EMEA esports ecosystem.” As part of the agreement, Movember will deliver tools, training and initiatives to support players, team staff and the wider community, as well as host player-only roundtables on stress, competitive pressure, and coping strategies and “on-broadcast and on-site messaging aimed at reducing stigma and encouraging open conversations.” “Together, Movember and Riot Games aim to make the gaming environment a healthier environment for…

– credit, Nairobi Birdman The “Nairobi Birdman” is filling gaps in Kenyan bird conservation on the streets of the country’s biggest city. Seen around town with an injured kite perched on his head, it’s just one of dozens that Rodgers Oloo Magutha has nursed back to health. These have included pigeons, storks, owls, and other wild birds that fall a-fowl of Nairobi’s powerlines, cars, windows, or other hazards that industrialized areas pose to winged wildlife. Magutha himself is not from Nairobi, but grew up in poverty next to Kenya’s Lake Nakuru National Park. A haven for bird life, Magutha used…

For people trying to lose weight, meal timing has become a powerful promise, carrying hopes of better sleep, steadier moods, and an easier path forward.New evidence from adults who shifted when they ate shows that those expectations may not play out as simply as many assume.Time zones, meals, and sleep The findings come from a controlled study of nearly 200 adults with overweight or obesity. Participants followed early, late, or flexible daily eating windows over several weeks while their sleep, mood, and quality of life were tracked.Recruitment took place in Granada and Pamplona, and participants kept their normal…

Tinsel the cat – credit Maggie DeGreenia / SWNS 4 years after losing a beloved cat named Tinsel, a stroke of fortune found her reunited with owner Maggie DeGreenia whose cousin saw her on a local shelter’s website. Tinsel disappeared in December, 2021, leading to weeks of searching, posting on Facebook groups, contacting shelters, and putting up missing posters. But despite all her efforts, DeGreenia eventually had to accept her beloved pet was gone. The 27-year-old Vermonter had lived with Tinsel since 2017, when she adopted her at a Lunenburg shelter. 4 years later, Tinsel accidentally got let out of…

Small changes in exercise, sleep and dietary habits could do wonders for people’s health and possibly extend their overall lifespan, a large U.K. study suggests.The research, published Jan. 13 in the journal eClinicalMedicine, sought to find the smallest possible lifestyle improvements that could measurably lengthen people’s lifespans. The researchers searched within data collected from almost 60,000 people in the UK Biobank cohort, a repository of medical and lifestyle data from hundreds of thousands of U.K. adults.The team linked the participants’ documented habits to their theoretical overall longevity and health, as calculated using statistical modelling. They found that people who slept…

What’s the story Scalp brushing is becoming a popular self-care ritual, thanks to its many benefits for scalp and hair health. The practice involves using a brush to stimulate the scalp, which can promote blood circulation and help in the removal of dead skin cells. This simple act can also help in distributing natural oils across the hair, making it shinier and healthier. As more people discover the benefits of scalp brushing, it’s quickly becoming a staple in many self-care routines. Benefits of scalp brushing Scalp brushing comes with a number of benefits that can improve your hair health. First,…

“You’re too sensitive! You feel way too much!” If you’ve ever heard that from someone, then you may be interested in learning what it really means to be a highly sensitive person (HSP). Let me start by saying being sensitive is not a negative trait. If others have belittled you for feeling “too much” or being “too emotional”, know that their perceptions were skewed. They may have been downright rude in judging you. The term “highly sensitive person” was coined by Elaine Aron, a psychologist who has done a lot of research on the topic. She describes HSP’s as having…

Kawuneeche Valley, located in the western part of Rocky Mountain National Park, has seen better days. An overpopulation of overgrazing moose has forced beavers out of their natural habitat, and the loss of natural beaver-built water systems has led to extensive degradation. Jeremy Shaw, a research scientist at Colorado State University, told the National Parks Conservation Association that the region is “too far gone” for beavers to bounce back on their own. That’s why he’s leading a team of “human beavers” to create 29 man-made dams that mimic beaver behavior. “We’re trying to jump-start it,” Shaw said. “Our play here is to give them…