Wellness
- 30-Day Energy Reset: Small Steps to Feel Better Every Day May 27, 2025If your team has been running on empty lately, they’re not alone. Deadlines, meetings, and nonstop demands can take a quiet toll on energy and morale. That’s why we created the 30-Day Energy Reset. A simple, low-lift way to help your people feel more focused, balanced, and recharged. Each day features one easy action to support energy […]Lisa Stovall
- The Snack Attack Survival Guide May 19, 2025Ever found yourself elbow-deep in a bag of chips after a wild morning of back-to-back meetings? Or staring into the fridge like it holds the answers to all of life’s problems? Yep, same. Stress snacking is real. And it’s not because you “lack willpower” or “just really love cookies” (although, cookies are pretty amazing). It’s […]Lisa Stovall
- Making Biometric Screenings Part of Your Culture May 12, 2025What if a health screening didn’t feel like just another task… but a moment of care that your team actually looked forward to? Too often, screenings get tucked into the “check-the-box” category. Quick, clinical, and forgettable. But they don’t have to be. With a little heart and creativity, health screenings can be transformed into something […]Lisa Stovall
- Mindfulness Techniques for Busy Professionals May 5, 2025It’s easy to feel like your employees are living on autopilot — racing from task to task, meeting to meeting, inbox to inbox. Burnout is high. Focus is scattered. And even with all the best tech tools, something still feels off. That’s where mindfulness comes in. Mindfulness means paying attention to the present moment with […]Lisa Stovall
- Simple Habits to Kickstart Your Metabolism April 28, 2025Most employees don’t have time to juice kale, count macros, or train like Olympic sprinters. And the truth is — they don’t need to. Boosting metabolism isn’t about doing more. It’s about doing smarter. It’s the tiny, doable things — like stepping into the sun, sipping water before coffee, or taking a walk after lunch […]Lisa Stovall
- A Practical Guide to Culture Building | TotalWellness April 21, 2025A great company culture doesn’t just happen. It’s more like a garden — you’ve got to plant the right seeds, water it often, and give it time to grow. The best cultures are built with care, consistency, and trust… and maybe a little sunshine and teamwork, too And when companies get it right? Work feels […]Lisa Stovall
- Why Life Feels Better with a Little Whimsy April 14, 2025When was the last time you did something just because it made you smile? No goals. No checklists. No productivity apps involved. Just pure, joyful, in-the-moment fun. If you're struggling to remember. You're not alone. And if the world feels a little chaotic lately (because, let’s be real — it kind of is), that’s all […]Lisa Stovall
- Why Recess Breaks Matter at Work | TotalWellness April 7, 2025Spring is here. And it’s time to breathe fresh energy into your workplace! Time to shake off those winter blahs and breathe some fresh energy into your workday. No more office hibernation vibes — we’re talkin’ sunshine, laughter, and maybe even a hula hoop or two. Yep. We’re bringing recess back. Who says recess is […]Lisa Stovall
- Well-Being on a Budget: A Year of Free Ideas | TotalWellness March 31, 2025Employee wellness doesn’t have to come with a hefty price tag. Some of the best ways to feel better, stress less, and build stronger workplace connections are completely free. You don’t need a luxury wellness retreat to reset your mind or a high-end gym membership to get moving. Sometimes, all it takes is a little […]Lisa Stovall
- Why Mental Well-Being Training for Managers Matters | TotalWellness March 24, 2025Let’s talk about something that happens way too often at work. An employee is overwhelmed. Burnout is creeping in, and stress is piling up. But instead of speaking up, they just push through. Maybe they’re worried about how it’ll look. Maybe they don’t think their manager will get it. So they stay quiet, and the […]Lisa Stovall
Medical News
- Best wildlife observation equipment 2025: Birds, bats, bees and everything inbetween May 31, 2025This is the best wildlife observation equipment you can buy in every category, from binoculars and cameras to GPS and compasses.
- Photographer captures ghostly ripples over Colorado night sky. 'It is rare to see it directly overhead and moving like that' May 31, 2025See the stunning timelapse captured by photographer Aaron Watson showing ghostly airglow ripples pass through the Colorado sky.
- Noctilucent cloud season 2025 is upon us! Here's how to spot elusive 'night-shining' clouds May 31, 2025Here's when and where to look for the best chance of seeing Noctilucent, 'night shining' clouds in summer 2025.
- Great eared nightjar: The 'baby dragon' bird that lays its eggs on the floor May 31, 2025Great eared nightjars live on the forest floor, remaining motionless throughout the day, camouflaged among leaf litter and tree stumps.
- Infamous 'neutron lifetime puzzle' may finally have a solution — but it involves invisible atoms May 31, 2025A type of hydrogen that doesn't interact with light could explain how long neutrons live and reveal the identity of the universe's dark matter, according to a new theory.
- Why isn’t an atom’s nucleus round? May 31, 2025The nuclei of atoms are often portrayed as round in textbooks, but it turns out they're rarely spherical.
- Science news this week: Strange signals from space and Earth's leaking gold May 31, 2025May 31, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.
- James Webb telescope spots weird changes on Jupiter's icy moon Europa May 30, 2025The ice on the surface of Jupiter's massive moon Europa is constantly changing, hinting at the presence of a subsurface ocean, new James Webb telescope observations reveal.
- Physicists force atoms into state of quantum 'hyper-entanglement' using tweezers made of laser light May 30, 2025By controlling individual atoms, researchers have demonstrated a way to turn previously unwanted atomic motion into an advantage.
- 'I did a bit of a dance': Detectorist finds gold 'mourning ring' engraved with skull and date in UK field May 30, 2025A British metal detectorist discovered a gold band with an engraved date-of-death in Norfolk.
- The closer a volcano is to erupting, the greener the trees around it look from space May 30, 2025Scientists have found a way to monitor volcanic carbon dioxide levels — one of the first signs a volcano might be about to blow — that doesn't involve trekking up a mountain.
- OpenAI's 'smartest' AI model was explicitly told to shut down — and it refused May 30, 2025An artificial intelligence safety firm has found that OpenAI's o3 and o4-mini models sometimes refuse to shut down, and will sabotage computer scripts in order to keep working on tasks.
- Ancient cave burial of 'Jesus' midwife' may actually hold a princess May 30, 2025The site's architecture may indicate the Judaean princess was buried there.
- What goes up must come down: How megaconstellations like SpaceX's Starlink network pose a grave safety threat to us on Earth May 30, 2025Thousands of satellites with incredibly short lifetimes are being sent up into low Earth orbit. When they fall back down they're fireballs of pollution — and what doesn't burn up hits the ground.
- Giant 'senior citizen' sunspot on 3rd trip around the sun could break a century-old record May 30, 2025A large sunspot has just reappeared on the sun's Earth-facing surface, almost two months after it first emerged. The unusually old dark patch remains stable and could be on course to become the longest-lived sunspot on record, experts claim.
Health News
- What Was Billy Joel Diagnosed With? May 31, 2025(MedPage Today) -- You passed medical training, now see if you can pass our weekly quiz
- FDA Approves Moderna's New Lower-Dose COVID-19 Vaccine May 31, 2025(MedPage Today) -- The U.S. approved a new COVID-19 vaccine made by Moderna late Friday but with limits on who can use it -- not a replacement for the company's existing shot, but a second option. The new vaccine, mNexspike, is a step toward...
- Worldwide Burden of Skin Cancer; Patient-Delivered Weight Loss Management May 31, 2025(MedPage Today) -- TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center...
- A Doctor's Bias Creeps Into the Courtroom May 31, 2025(MedPage Today) -- I was recently called to jury duty in Washington, D.C. I had no idea what to expect since, in our nation's capital, jury duty could mean sitting in judgment on cases ranging from petty theft to those involving high-profile political...
- Gene-Driven Adjuvant Therapy for NSCLC Leads to Big Improvement in DFS May 31, 2025(MedPage Today) -- CHICAGO -- Biomarker-driven adjuvant therapy for intermediate/high-risk non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) led to significantly longer disease-free survival (DFS) as compared with observation, a randomized trial showed. DFS...
- T-DXd Prevails in Trial of Second-Line Therapies for HER2 Gastroesophageal Cancer May 31, 2025(MedPage Today) -- CHICAGO -- Patients with progressive HER2-positive gastroesophageal (GE) cancer lived significantly longer when they received the antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd, Enhertu) instead of ramucirumab...
- Novel Oral Agent for ESR1-Mutated Breast Cancer Boosts PFS in Second-Line May 31, 2025(MedPage Today) -- CHICAGO -- The investigational oral agent vepdegestrant more than doubled median progression-free survival (PFS) versus fulvestrant (Faslodex) in previously treated estrogen receptor (ER)-positive metastatic breast cancer patients...
- First-Line Keytruda-Trodelvy Boosts PFS in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer May 31, 2025(MedPage Today) -- CHICAGO -- Combining pembrolizumab (Keytruda) with sacituzumab govitecan (SG, Trodelvy) instead of chemotherapy as first-line treatment significantly reduced the risk of progression or death in patients with PD-L1-positive...
- Experts Blast HHS Leaders for Defying Norms, Sidelining CDC May 30, 2025(MedPage Today) -- Experts lamented the way Trump administration officials are shunning long-standing processes for making decisions about vaccines and health agency policy. They've seen two clear examples of standards being tossed in the past...
- Biden Says He's 'Feeling Good' in First Remarks After Cancer Diagnosis Announced May 30, 2025(MedPage Today) -- NEW CASTLE -- Former President Joe Biden delivered the first remarks since he announced he had an aggressive form of prostate cancer Friday, speaking in a steady voice during a somber Memorial Day gathering and later smiling...
- Higher-Than-Usual Number of Cardiovascular Deaths Part of COVID's Larger Picture May 30, 2025(MedPage Today) -- Cardiovascular mortality has been higher than usual since the COVID-19 pandemic, data from Massachusetts suggested. Records from the state showed that the observed number of cardiac deaths in 2020 was 16% higher than expected...
- COVID Vaccine Guidance in Pregnancy Has Shifted — But the Science Hasn't May 30, 2025(MedPage Today) -- Within the first few months of the COVID-19 pandemic, it became apparent that pregnancy was a risk factor for more severe clinical outcomes. The CDC published data in June 2020 finding that pregnant women were at higher risk...
- Darolutamide Plus ADT in Metastatic Hormone-Sensitive Prostate Cancer May 30, 2025(MedPage Today) -- New data presented at the American Urological Association (AUA) annual meeting further supported the use of darolutamide (Nubeqa) in combination with androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) for patients with metastatic hormone-sensitive...
- CDC Now Advises Shared Decision-Making for Kids' COVID Shots May 30, 2025(MedPage Today) -- The CDC now advises shared clinical decision-making when it comes to COVID-19 shots for kids, a narrowing of its previous broad recommendation. The change follows an announcement by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. earlier...
- Ending Water Fluoridation May Cost Billions of $$ and Rot Millions of Teeth May 30, 2025(MedPage Today) -- Removing fluoride from public water supplies would result in increases in both health costs and tooth decay, a cost-effectiveness analysis using a microsimulation model suggested. Looking at a scenario in which fluoridation...