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Brain cancer: That’s a really scary term. Luckily, there’s a less than 1 percent change you’ll develop a malignant brain or spinal tumour in your life, according to the American Cancer Society. Still, the ACS estimates that about 23,890 cases of brain cancer will be diagnosed in 2020 (and an estimated 10,300 of those will be in […] More
It’s 7:32am on a Monday, and per my “day-after-a-long-weekend” protocol, I’ve snoozed my alarm more times than I can count. Through the brain fog, I hear the short, high-pitched beeping of my automatic coffee pot, which interests me enough to flop my covers off, wiggle my feet into my favorite fuzzy slippers, and shuffle out […] More
Hand sanitiser is a bit like lip balm or lip gloss. If you’re a germaphobe like me, you probably have a mini bottle tucked in a pocket of every purse, gym bag, and backpack in your closet. It’s always there when you need it, but if it’s been there forever…is it still good? The next […] More
The spread of coronavirus has plenty of people worried. But, as freaky as it is to hear words like “pandemic” thrown around, the data shows that most people who contract the virus have relatively mild symptoms. A recent study published by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention found that, of the 44,672 coronavirus cases that […] More
I’ll be the first to admit that I don’t really like reality TV. It took me until Jojo’s season of The Bachelorette to get into that franchise, and I still only like it because it gives me something to talk to my coworkers about. I’ve never been able to get into Real Housewives, Survivor, Love […] More
When my college boyfriend and I first started having sex in 2011, I believed that I’d been sold the biggest lie of all time. Terrified of STDs thanks to the abstinence-only sex ed at my middle school in Tennessee, I’d waited as long as I possibly could before what would be, as promised by some […] More
From a young age, I was led to believe that there were only two types of food: those that were “good” and those I understood as “bad.” The latter category was made up of foods that I, as an 8-year-old, had thought were the epitome of true bliss: ice cream, pizza, candy, gummy snacks, and […] More
We all love a great workout playlist, at the gym or when we’re out for a run, but have you ever thought of what happens when you work out with your earphones? Could listening to loud music put you at risk for music-induced hearing loss? The 3rd of March has been declared World Hearing Day […] More
