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What to know about the Kids Online Safety Act and its chances of passing

The last time Congress passed a law to protect children on the internet was in 1998 — before Facebook, before the iPhone and long before today’s oldest teenagers were born. Now, a bill aiming to protect kids from the harms of social media, gaming sites and other online platforms appears to ...

Urology Pearls: Observational study not an experiment

How do scientists and doctors know that smoking is a bad habit? In my previous two articles, I examined the question: Is beef good for you? My goal wasn’t only to tell you whether red meat is good or bad (it turned out that beef isn’t as bad as many people tend to believe) but also to ...

Health Matters – Hallux varus: a bunion in reverse

Bunions are part of the American lexicon, a term used with great comic effect in numerous shows and movies. Exactly what it is may be unclear to many, but most Americans at least realize it is some kind of foot deformity. Various misconceptions exist as to the specifics of a bunion, but it is ...

Work friends can be hard to find; How to combat loneliness in the workplace

Twice each month, executives at the dating app company Hinge gather for a team meeting. But rather than dive into discussions about metrics or revenue, they begin by simply talking. For the first 30 minutes of the two-hour meeting, these coworkers reveal hopes and anxieties — what they ...

Mental health resources expand for first responders

LANSING — A young officer arrived at the scene of a crash that killed a family of four: mother, father, a 3-year-old and an infant. At the time, the tragedy bothered Matt Saxton, who responded to the scene and is now executive director of the Michigan Sheriff’s’ Association. But it ...

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I must tell you that it was a profound learning experience for me when I learned that I can choose my attitude each and every day. I remain impressed how our individual attitude affects our overall behavior and interaction with our family, friends, and nearly everybody we come in contact ...