Whether it was a planned procedure or an unplanned emergency, a hospital visit is often a disorienting and stressful experience — and that’s before you receive the bill. Hospital bills are notoriously difficult to understand, […]
Indoor air quality is important, but until recently, it was difficult to know how many contaminants like dust and volatile organic compounds (VOCs), were in your home’s air — and there was no way to automate a […]
Does the way you sleep with your partner correlate with how happy your relationship is? Of all the things that couples share with each other – hopes, dreams, dessert – their beds are among the […]
Far be it from us to wish away the summer and start talking about autumn, but if you suffer from fall allergies, you may find it difficult to think of anything else. Not to worry — […]
Tech tools can give you more control than ever over your sleep, skin care and home remedies. New devices are working their way into the kitchen, the bedroom and onto the playing field to bring you […]
Want to ask medical questions whenever you think of them? Alexa can oblige. There are lots of Alexa Skills that can provide health tips and other information. Some skills now even record health concerns, provide first […]
Chips are meant to be thin and small — but rarely can they be sprayed from an aerosol can. Yet that’s exactly the size of new microscopic chemical sensors developed by researchers, who imagine they […]
Computing power, tech, and science are all advancing at a breakneck pace — but innovation also breeds uncertainty. For example: It’s possible to genetically engineer babies, but lawmakers don’t understand what’s happening well enough to propose […]
The old literary quote goes “water, water everywhere, nor any drop to drink.” It feels like that sometimes. There’s plenty of water in your house, coming out of faucets in the kitchen and bathrooms, but […]
Eating organic foods whenever possible has been shown to reduce your exposure to toxic substances, such as pesticides. But food is just one source to consider when evaluating all of the possible toxins in your […]