The “new” weight-loss strategy known as the 5:2 diet has been receiving much attention in the media since the book The Fast Diet: The Secret of Intermittent Fasting – Lose Weight, Stay Healthy, Live Longer was launched late last year. The 5:2 diet allows you to eat as usual for five days and to fast… Read More »
In a last-ditch attempt to preserve their historic practice of charging whatever the market will bear, almost always after the fact, U.S. hospitals filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over its proposed Transparency in Coverage rule. The suit, brought by the American Hospital Association (AHA) trade group, isn’t surprising. Hospitals have long resisted efforts… Read More »
As someone who has been wearing prescription eyeglasses since middle school, I’m all too familiar with the annoying phenomenon of getting a headache from new glasses. Every time my prescription changes, it comes with a few days of a little discomfort and the lingering sense that I’ve been traveling around the world with blurry vision.… Read More »
His Dark Materials is HBO’s most recent fantasy series. Based on the books by Philip Pullman, the series features a substance called “dust.” Here’s what to know about mysterious force. Much like the “Force” of Star Wars and the Tao of eastern philosophy, “Dust” in Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials–adapted now by HBO and the… Read More »