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Olive Garden is offering a ‘buy one, take one’ offer that will get you one hot, ready-to-eat meal and one packed meal that you can save for later. This offer is only available for curb-side pick-up. While restaurants are operating on takeout and delivery-only policies, many chains are giving out promotions that help customers out

DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: My mum tells me this is like the war… and now my junior doctor son is off to the A&E front line Coronavirus symptoms: what are they and should you see a doctor? The speed at which Covid-19 has spread around the world and threatened our way of life is astonishing. At the

You may have seen the advertisements bouncing around social media. “Wellness!! Vital Silver!!! Simple!!! Go on the offense this year against viruses including the Coronavirus – it’s simple!” “Structured Silver allows a silver particle-cluster of silver to kill multiple bacteria, viruses, and yeast/candida pathogens throughout the body until it is safely excreted.” Those aren’t hypothetical

The outbreak of of the COVID-19 coronavirus has presented an immense challenge for hospitals and healthcare workers around the world. In New York City, hospitals are ramping up their response to the virus as more positive cases are identified each day. On a phone call, one nurse at a major New York hospital shared her

There are some meals that just make you feel all warm and cozy inside, and we think that pie definitely fits that description. Especially given these uneasy times, we can all use a little extra comforting and coziness, yeah? Whether your pie is made with buttery pie crust or topped with biscuits or puff pastry,

We’ve all learnt a lot more about washing our hands in the last few weeks with the outbreak of the coronavirus. But getting kids to understand why we need to keep washing all the time can be difficult. One teacher has found a really visual way to explain to kids what washing your hands actually

I had just turned 56 in February 2018 and started saying “almost 60” when people asked me my age. My mirror in the bathroom was not kind to me but I’d gotten used to the acceptable reflection of the man I’d been for more than 30 years. My traveling salesman-style job kept me in planes

You’ve been told to do a few things for your health in 2020: get more exercise, and more recently — avoid large crowds. So, how do you follow this advice during the deadly coronavirus outbreak? At this time, many people are still exercising outside of their home. Even in Seattle, the current ground zero of

A bit of stress is a normal part of our daily lives, which can even be good for us. Overcoming stressful events can make us more resilient. But when the stress is severe or chronic—for example caused by the breakdown of a marriage or partnership, death in the family or bullying—it needs to be dealt

For social media fans who’ve staunchly stuck to Instagram for all their celebrity content needs, TikTok is the latest platform where stars share their funny parenting moments. In the past, Reese Witherspoon has TikTok-ed (have we made that a verb yet?) with her son Deacon. Kourtney Kardashian, too, has made appearances on her son Mason’s

Social media is land-mined with reports that taking vitamin C tablets may help you prevent COVID-19. Like claims that you can make $83,000 in one month sitting in front of your computer, the vitamin C stuff is falsified. In fact, there is no scientific evidence that any supplement—vitamin C, vitamin D, prebiotics, or probiotics—can help

At the end of last year, Dr Radhakrishna Shanbhag made headlines when a patient asked if he could have a white doctor instead of him. In a powerful interview, Dr Shanbhag called our national health service a jewel in the crown, but one that needs to take appropriate action to stop the jewel from being

Mice exposed to stress in the womb and soon after birth can expect a lifetime of immune system deficiencies that hinder the ability to ward off infections and cancer, Yale University researchers report March 5 in the journal Cell. In a new study, they tracked a lifetime of physiological changes experienced by mice given a

Looking good, mama! Jenna Dewan — who’s currently pregnant with baby No. 2 — took to her Instagram page over the weekend to show off her adorable growing baby bump. While doing a hydrating belly mask used to moisturize and reduce the appearance of stretch marks, the actress posed in a black bra and underwear,

Each day, humans and animals rely on habits to complete routine tasks such as eating and sleeping. As new habits are formed, this enables us to do things automatically without thinking. As the brain starts to develop a new habit, in as little as a half a second, one region of the brain, the dorsolateral

One of our favorite things about Aldi is that shopping there is *never* boring. That’s because they release new limited-time-only products every month, meaning that when you go to pick up your groceries, chances are you’ll find something exciting and new to add to your cart along with staples like eggs and hummus. Last month,

Walter and Eliza Hall Institute researchers have revealed new details about how joint inflammation evolves in rheumatoid arthritis, and the cells that prolong the inflammatory attack. In both laboratory models and human clinical samples, the research team pinpointed immune cells called natural killer (NK) cells as an unexpected source of the inflammatory protein GM-CSF in

The Transplant Research Program (TxRP) at Boston Children’s Hospital is the only pediatric transplantation research program in the U.S committed to better understanding the molecular basis for organ rejection after transplantation in children. Within the last year, members of the TxRP have initiated a new initiative to extend the longevity of transplanted organs and to

Poor decaf coffee can’t catch a break. Coffee enthusiasts often dismiss it as “not real” coffee simply because the caffeine has been removed. But even as the bar for coffee — both regular and decaf — rises, the methods of decaffeinating coffee actually haven’t changed much. To break it down simply: There are two basic methods, chemical or

Valentine’s Day is coming up, and that means most of us are going to be elbow-deep in a box of chocolates at some point in the coming weeks, whether on Cupid’s special day itself, or in the post-holiday clearance candy frenzy we find ourselves in on February 15th. But if you really want to treat