Reading a bedtime story to your child is a tradition that goes beyond bonding time.  Not only sparking their love for reading, it can also play a vital role in their long-term success. “By age three, 85% of brain development is complete,” says Melissa Tigges, Vice President of Strategic Initiatives at…

The European Union could soon ban “vegan sausage rolls” — in favor of plant-based “tubes.” Meat-free products in Northern Ireland will have to be renamed if the EU votes in favor of banning plant-based food from being sold with “meaty terms.” The amendment would restrict the use of seven “meaty”…

From subway cars to office cubicles, New Yorkers are hoarse and hacking this fall — sidelined by stubborn symptoms that just won’t quit. While official data indicates that overall respiratory illness activity remains low across the city, experts say the effects of a late-summer surge caused by one particular virus…

She’s giving the Hamburglar a run for his money.  Unwilling to break the bank — but slightly less fussy about breaking the law — one budgeted bride claims to have nabbed the florals for her big day from the home of the Big Mac.  “Ballin’ on a McBudget,” Olivia, an…

Critical care nurse Janet Kerrigan was stunned to discover in 2011 that she had multiple myeloma, an incurable blood cancer, and she only had a year or two to live. A crucial stem cell transplant in 2012 prolonged her life — but her private insurance carrier stuck her with 20%…

Turns out Toby’s new trick is thousands of years old. A pair of recently discovered fossils from Africa has immortalized a small critter’s 126,000-year-old butt-dragging habit, according to paleontologists. The fossils unearthed by the African Centre for Coastal Palaeoscience feature a tracksite and apparent butt-dragging impression believed to have been…

A little bit Bravo, a little bit “The Truman Show” — and a nosy audience at home. Fans are glued to the Elbo Room, a Fort Lauderdale, Florida bar that’s been livestreaming its boozy, rowdy regulars since 1996 — yep, way before social media even existed. The bar literally has…

Talk about a dose of disappointment. A new analysis suggests that millions of Americans with chronic pain are being prescribed an opioid that likely does little to ease their suffering. To make matters worse, the research indicates the drug significantly increases the risk of serious side effects — including heart…

From sagging jowls and sulfurous burps to deflated breasts and surprise pregnancies, the side effects of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs have ranged from subtle to strange. Now, new research suggests that these wildly popular medications may also be throwing off critical medical imaging scans, interfering with doctors’ ability to detect serious…

Federal officials are warning consumers that certain meals from HelloFresh contain spinach that may have been contaminated with listeria. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued the public health alert on Monday for FSIS-inspected, ready-to-eat meals produced by FreshRealm. The impacted products include 10.1-ounce containers of “HELLO FRESH…