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Cancer is preventable. Yet many Americans don’t practice early detection or follow the recommended guidelines to minimize risk. Laura Makaroff, DO, Senior Vice President of Prevention and Early Detection at the American Cancer Society, shares the latest recommendations to help you and your family avoid cancer.

Melanie Cullen, management and technology consultant, author of Get It Together: Organize Your Records So Your Family Won't Have To said disorganization can be a nightmare for those who need to step in to help an elderly person as a caregiver or estate executor. She offered simple ways to organize important records like passwords, financial records, insurance policies, funeral arrangements, and other personal information.

Melanie Cullen, management and technology consultant, author of Get It Together: Organize Your Records So Your Family Won't Have To said disorganization can be a nightmare for those who need to step in to help an elderly person as a caregiver or estate executor. She offered simple ways to organize important records like passwords, financial records, insurance policies, funeral arrangements, and other personal information.

The concept of herd immunity has sparked debate about whether it would control the spread of COVID-19. Dr. S. Vincent Rajkumar, a Mayo Clinic hematologist and researcher, discusses how the body works to fight off disease and whether herd immunity could resolve the pandemic.

Domestic violence is on the rise, partly as a result of COVID-19 lockdowns. Prof. Merete Berg Nesset from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, led a study that found that anger management treatment for offenders can have dramatic results in the prevention of physical and emotional violence.

Domestic violence is on the rise, partly as a result of COVID-19 lockdowns. Prof. Merete Berg Nesset from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, led a study that found that anger management treatment for offenders can have dramatic results in the prevention of physical and emotional violence.

Simone Bruce, Psy.D., a visiting therapist at the Behavioral Wellness Clinic in Connecticut, said that the impact of race-based stress and trauma on the mental health of black people has been ignored far too long. She said that mental health professionals’ lack of education in this area often results in misdiagnosis and mistreatment. She explained how the death of George Floyd sparked a serious increase in stress, anxiety and fear in the black community.

Millions of Americans would like to lose some unwanted pounds. Sofia Cienfuegos, a Dietitian and Intermittent Fasting Researcher rom the University of Illinois at Chicago, led recent research that found that intermittent fasting does result in weight loss, with few restrictions or complicated regimens.

The concept of herd immunity has sparked debate about whether it would control the spread of COVID-19. Dr. S. Vincent Rajkumar, a Mayo Clinic hematologist and researcher, discusses how the body works to fight off disease and whether herd immunity could resolve the pandemic.

Rural suicides are on the rise. Bindu Kalesan, PhD, from the Boston University School of Public Health, outlines the seriousness of the problem. She says there other mental health interventions that are more effective than gun control.