Some Cancer Survivors Face Lingering Side Effects 

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After 33 rounds of full-body radiation and a risky surgery to remove the golf ball-sized tumor from the back of his brain, then-21-year-old Matthew Zachary walked out of the hospital on April 30, 1996, cancer-free and grateful to be alive. But his relationship with the disease had only just begun. In the coming years, he … Read more

Tips to Keep Your Pet Happy and Healthy  

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Our pets give us unconditional love. In return, it’s our job to keep them healthy and happy. Food is medicine for pets, just as it is for people, says Sarah Reidenbach, DVM, a veterinarian in northern California and CEO of the nonprofit organization, Ruthless Kindness. If your dog’s or cat’s diet lacks certain vitamins … Read more

Lifetime Achievement: Anthony Fauci, MD

When Anthony Fauci, MD, was called to help lead the country’s COVID-19 response in January 2020 as part of the White House’s coronavirus task force, it was far from his first time around with a health crisis involving a deadly virus. As the nation’s top infectious disease expert, Fauci, who joined President Joe … Read more

Trailblazer: Amy Denet Deal

A few years ago, Amy Denet Deal (formerly Amy Yeung) was a highly sought-after fashion executive in Los Angeles. When her daughter, Lily, graduated from high school in 2018, Denet Deal left LA and moved to New Mexico to reintegrate with the Diné (Navajo nation), her birth mother’s tribe. Yeung, who was adopted, … Read more

Actor Rita Wilson Reflects on Surviving Cancer, COVID

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SOURCES: Grammy.com: “MusiCares COVID-19 Relief.” HuffPost: “Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson Return to U.S. Following Australia Coronavirus Quarantine.” IMDb: “Rita Wilson.” Instagram: “Rita Wilson.” Los Angeles Times: “O to a higher power.” Mayo Clinic: “Invasive Lobular Carcinoma.” “Lobular Carcinoma in Situ.” NBC News: “Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson Test Positive for Coronavirus.” Otto Yang, MD, professor … Read more

Take 10 With Jeffrey Wright

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Jeffrey Wright, 55, Brooklyn, NY Award-winning actor and activist 1. When COVID-19 hit, you sprang into action where you live in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, to help frontline workers. Tell us about it. Two restaurant-owner friends and I launched an initiative called Brooklyn for Life, that, with the help of … Read more

Depression During Pregnancy: Know Your Risks

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Postpartum depression awareness is on the rise, and with good reason — one in nine women deal with it after giving birth. But depression during pregnancy is often still overlooked, even though it happens just as frequently as the postpartum variety. One of the biggest reasons for this, is that many of the … Read more