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Abbott's BinaxNOW rapid COVID-19 test is seen in the photo. The Food and Drug Administration authorized Abbott's BinaxNow and Quidel's QuickVue tests to be sold without a prescription for consumers who want to test themselves repeatedly at home.

Study aims to help people with long COVID to 'pace themselves'

Scripps Research Institute is mounting a study, aimed at learning how people who have it can reduce symptoms by rationing their energy.

A bill that could ban TikTok nationwide unless it divests from its China-based parent company, ByteDance, is on the fast track to becoming law.

TikTok ban expected to become law, but it's not so simple. What's next?

The Senate is poised to pass the bill the House advanced over the weekend. President Biden is set to sign it. From there, TikTok says the battle will move to the courts.

Amy Wilson, a conductor and artistic director of the Atlanta Philharmonic suffered from brain cancer but isn't able to get medicaid which makes it diffucult to pay her hospital bills.

$30 too much a month keeps a cancer patient in Georgia from cheaper care

Georgia hasn’t expanded Medicaid. Some people suffer more than others because of that coverage gap.

The Senate voted to approve six of the 12 regular spending bills.

Biden signs spending package that averts a government shutdown

Senators voted 75-22 on Friday to approve the package of six spending bills that will last until the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30.

Are we living in 'Black Mirror?' Apple Vision Pros may make it feel that way

Videos of Apple's new mixed-reality headset being used behind the wheel have led to concerns about distracted driving. Experts say they pose dangers since they don't perfectly reproduce human vision.

Superhero Psychology & Comic-Con with Dr. Janina Scarlet

This weekend, the world’s most devoted fandoms will descend on San Diego for Comic-Con and Psychologist, best-selling author, and founder of Superhero Therapy, Janina Scarlet will be presenting on a variety of panels. Dr. Janina Scarlet San Diego Comic-Con Schedule: Friday, July 21: How to Create Psychologically Rich Characters: 6 p.m. - 7 p.m., Grand 10 & 11, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina Saturday, July 22: Science (and Schmience) of Arrowverse: 6 p.m. - 7 p.m. Room 23ABC Multiverse of Marvel: Secret Invasion, Across the Spider-Verse, and Loki too: 8 p.m. - 9 p.m. Room 29AB Sunday, July 23 Leveraging the Power of Popular Culture to Inspire Change at Scale: 11a.m. - Noon Room 24ABC

Arthur Brooks and Oprah Winfrey taping their podcast about happiness

In the book 'Build the Life You Want,' Oprah has some advice for being happier

NPR's A Martinez talks to Oprah Winfrey and Arthur Brooks about their book, Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier. It's also a podcast and video streaming series on Youtube.

Ivanna Ramirez, 15, is a sophomore at Hoover High School. She holds a plush dog to explain the benefits of animal therapy, San Diego, Calif., March 27, 2024

San Diego students lead a self-care fair to support their mental health

Sophomore students at Hoover High School held a self-care fair Wednesday to promote mental health therapies for childhood anxiety, depression and isolation.

Hands-on Kombucha Workshop

Are you still paying $4 or more for a pint of kombucha?! Learn to make it for pennies a pint at home! This class will cover how to make delicious kombucha safely at home, including secondary flavoring and carbonation.Includes your own take-home swing top bottle of seasonal kombucha! LEARN| We'll explain fermentation and have a brief discussion about the benefits of making and eating fermenting foods, and the history and science of kombucha DEMO| We'll show you how easy it is to start making fermented foods yourself at home! We'll demo the techniques for brewing kombucha and also flavoring & carbonating it! TASTE| We'll have a variety of various kombucha flavors to sample DO IT YOURSELF| Roll up your sleeves and make your very own bottle of kombucha with seasonal flavors. Save $10 when you bring a friend or posse! (Each guest must have a ticket).

Daniel Kahneman, who received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2013, has died. He merged psychology and economics to help launch the growing field of "behavioral economics."

Best-selling psychologist of 'Thinking, Fast and Slow,' dies at 90

One of the founders of behavioral economics, who incorporated human quirks into the study of how people make economic decisions, has died. Daniel Kahneman was 90.

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