Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on Acast. You can also listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Pocket Casts, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Congress and President Joe Biden are officially on summer vacation, but they left behind a lot of health policy achievements. The president returned this week from his South Carolina beach retreat to […]
I’ve even changed my mind and been letting my three-year-old dress herself in hot pink and purple — her two favorite colors, as she’ll tell anyone who will listen. Currently, I’m wearing a hot pink Jockey sports bra under my black overalls. The look is very Avril On The Farm — fitting since I’m an ex-emo teen-gone-rural. Lately, I’ve been […]
The Kentucky Supreme Court on Thursday declined to block the state’s near-total abortion ban while it reviews legal challenges to the law. A state court of appeals allowed two abortion bans to go into effect in an Aug. 1 ruling and the state Supreme Court kept that ruling in place, finding that the “circumstances presented” by the challengers “do not […]
If you’re in the market for a new bag, scanning through this season’s offerings feels a lot like rummaging through the lost and found. While many Balenciaga’s Trash Pouch—which cranks the knobs on price ($1,790) and derelicte fashion up high enough to enrage all onlookers—has racked up the headlines, Demna isn’t the only designer suggesting that the next It Bag […]
Dr. B has raised $8 million in seed funding for its newly launched telehealth prescription service now available in 41 states. The company is named after CEO and Founder Cyrus Massoumi’s grandfather, who was nicknamed Dr. Bubba and became a doctor during the 1918 Spanish flu. Founded at the height of Covid-19 in 2021, New York City-based Dr. B started […]
I love a good basic. But I also love to uncover those special finds that have that wow factor. You know, those gems that make you stop scrolling and just stare a few extra seconds longer on the shopping page. Yes, this can sometimes be an elevated and trend-forward basic that has a little something extra, or it could be a new […]
Actor Emma Watson is returning to her pixie roots. The star was just revealed as the face of Prada Beauty’s forthcoming, as-yet-unrevealed new fragrance, and she’s revisiting her iconic 2010s pixie cut in the first promotional photo, shot by photographer Harley Weir. In the campaign image, Watson looks over her shoulder at the camera, wearing a tangerine-orange Prada top and […]
THCB Gang Joining Matthew Holt (@boltyboy) for the 101st #THCBGang on Thursday August 18 are medical historian Mike Magee (@drmikemagee); patient safety expert and all around wit Michael Millenson (@mlmillenson); delivery & platform expert Vince Kuraitis (@VinceKuraitis); THCB regular writer and ponderer of odd juxtapositions Kim Bellard (@kimbbellard); You can see the video below & if you’d rather listen than watch, […]
CHRISTMAS wouldn’t be Christmas without the gift of a Newbridge Silverware Christmas decoration and among the fabulous collections are personalised ornaments to give and receive. The talented folks at the home of Newbridge Silverware in County Kildare Ireland have already been hard at work, designing and crafting delightful collections of framed ornaments to showcase a favourite photo and silver plated […]
Fifty mental healthcare workers at Kaiser Permanente sites in Hawaii plan to join colleagues in northern California in an open-ended strike over access to care. Hawaii workers will strike Aug. 29, according to a news release from the National Union of Healthcare Workers, which represents the psychologists, social workers, psychiatric nurses and chemical dependency counselors. Two thousand mental health workers […]