Category: Men
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Labyrinthitis: Learn the Signs and Symptoms of the Disease That Affected Lula
After feeling unwell at the beginning of the week, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was diagnosed with labyrinthitis. The president’s main symptom was vertigo, which is the sensation that things around are spinning or even that one’s own body is spinning or swaying. Popularly, vertigo and dizziness are terms used as synonyms. In medicine,…
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Rio de Janeiro Becomes World Book Capital
In April, the Marvelous City celebrated the official opening of Rio de Janeiro as World Book Capital, a title granted to the city by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The most recent cities selected by UNESCO were Sharjah (2019), Kuala Lumpur (2020), Tbilisi (2021), Guadalajara (2022), Accra (2023) and Strasbourg (2024).…
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Stress vs. Anxiety: How to Identify the Difference
Stress and anxiety present similar symptoms. However, stress tends to be short-term and in response to a recognizable threat. Anxiety can persist and not have an easily identifiable trigger. Both stress and anxiety are a natural part of the fight-or-flight response and the body’s reaction to danger. The purpose of this response is to ensure…
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Disinformation about Autism on Telegram Surges in Latin America and the Caribbean
In the last five years, the volume of disinformation about autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has grown more than 15,000 percent in Latin American and Caribbean chat groups on the instant messaging app Telegram. It was even more intense in the first years of the COVID-19 pandemic, when it surged 635 percent. The data can be…
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Trump Administration Considers Ways to Encourage American Women to Have More Children
The White House is evaluating ideas on how to persuade Americans to get married and have more children, a sign that the Trump administration intends to adopt a new cultural agenda promoted by many of its right-wing allies to reverse the decline in the birth rate and promote conservative family values. One of the proposals…
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Seven Benefits of Reading Every Day
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Now, more than ever, books have become accessible and even cheap. The different formats of a book – hardcover, paperback, digital – have also made reading easier and more varied. But how much time do we really dedicate to reading a book? It’s not a good sign if you can’t remember the last time you…
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Heart Disease Continues to Be the Leading Cause of Death in the U.S.
Heart disease kills more people than any other cause, as many of the risk factors contributing to it continue to rise, according to data reported in the 2025 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics: A Report from the American Heart Association. “Did you know that in the U.S., someone dies from cardiovascular disease every 34 seconds?…
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Measles Outbreak in Texas: Latest Updates
As of February, Texas is facing its most significant measles outbreak in nearly three decades, with 146 confirmed cases since the end of January. This increase has resulted in one death—a school-aged unvaccinated child—and 20 hospitalizations. The outbreak is primarily concentrated in the South Plains region, notably in Gaines County, which has one of the…
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Trump Wants Undocumented Immigrants to Register to Avoid Criminal Prosecution
The Trump administration announced on Tuesday (25) that undocumented immigrants aged 14 and older in the United States must register and provide their fingerprints to the U.S. government or potentially face criminal prosecution. The announcement from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is a drastic escalation of the Trump administration’s efforts to pressure millions of…
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What You Need to Know About This Year’s Brutal Flu Season?
If you live in the United States, you may have noticed that “everyone” is catching the flu. This is the impression that remains as we reach the peak of winter in the northern hemisphere. Of course, the “everyone” is an exaggeration, but the number of cases this year is undoubtedly above normal. What you need…