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While people everywhere across the U.S. demonstrate some level of implicit age-based bias, certain states stood out for their negative associations with advanced age. “Early in life, we are exposed to an array of messages about what it means to be ‘old,’” the study explains. “Representations in media, advertising, entertainment, and art reflect and reinforce cultural notions about the value of maintaining a youthful appearance, with the implication that old age is something we should try to avoid or conceal,” the authors wrote....

“The time frame from when you get a test to the time you get the result back is sometimes measured in a few days,” Fauci said. “If that’s the case, it kind of negates the purpose of the contact tracing.” The delay in getting coronavirus test results significantly undermines the overall benefits of contact tracing because in the days between the testing and the results, someone could have already infected multiple people....

The FDA published a “Briefing Document” on Dec. 8 ahead of their planned meeting. In this document, the organization said that “based on the number of cases accumulated after Dose 1 and before Dose 2, there does seem to be some protection against COVID-19 disease following one dose” of the Pfizer vaccine, called BNT162b2. However, the FDA notes that this data doesn’t provide information about what happens with your protection long-term if you only receive one dose—which means the second dose is still extremely important....

There are obvious reasons why somebody may respond badly to the smell of cooking pork—ether ideological (they’re vegetarian or vegan), or religious (Jews and Muslims both prohibit the consumption of pork, while Buddhists and Jains are strict vegetarians). But two different studies suggest that a negative reaction to the smell of bacon may be happening at a deeper, subconscious level. And for other signs something’s off with your sense of smell, If You Can Smell This, You’re Drinking Too Much Caffeine, Study Finds....

But that doesn’t meant Jeopardy! fans are satisfied with the outcome of this gameshow drama. Read on to find out why Jeopardy! is still in hot water with some viewers. After it was reported that Richards was likely to be the new host of Jeopardy! earlier this month, lawsuits from his time as an executive producer on The Price Is Right resurfaced. Models who worked on the show had filed lawsuits alleging discrimination while Richards was at the helm, from 2008 to 2019....

Because face masks are worn directly on the skin, they may need to be adjusted after moving or talking, which creates a prime opportunity to contract the virus. “People who wear these homemade cloth masks are invariably touching their face constantly to adjust it, and we know that touching your face is one routine mechanism for infecting you,” Adalja explained. He also pointed out that face shields—which are legally viable alternatives to face masks in states like New York—can make it much easier to talk and breathe....

The FDA issued a public statement on Aug. 17, notifying laboratories and healthcare providers that there is a “risk of false results” associated with the Thermo Fisher Scientific TaqPath COVID-19 Combo Kit, a swab test conducted either on your throat or nose that can produce results in just a few hours. At the time of publishing, no information on how many false positives were issued from the test had been released by the FDA....

“Aging has been attributed to be only 20–35 percent heritable,” the authors wrote in the study, published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. “Social and environmental factors, such as high educational attainment and socioeconomic status, also significantly contribute to longevity.” The study particularly found that people who live in highly walkable, mixed-age communities tend to be more likely to live to their 100th birthday. “Protective factors for becoming a centenarian were higher walkability index and living in areas with a higher percentage of working age population,” the authors wrote....

According to a new earnings report, the company has seen $96 million in losses over the past year. In the three months ending Jan. 2, Fossil saw sales of $528 million; during the same period the year prior, revenues were $712 million, losses the brand attributed to the COVID-related reduction in customer traffic to its 421 retail locations. However, Fossil CEO and chairman Kosta Kartsotis expressed optimism that the brand could regain its footing in the industry with organizational changes, including the appointment of Sunil Doshi as the company’s new CFO and treasurer and former CFO Jeff Boyer helming the roles of company COO and chairman of the Fossil board....

“Mississippi hospitals cannot take care of Mississippi patients,” Thomas Dobbs, MD, the state’s health officer, said in a press conference on July 9, the Mississippi Free Press reported. Dobbs was joined by a handful of the state’s other top health experts, who echoed his concerns about the gravity of the situation. “At the (University of Mississippi) Medical Center, we are full. Many days, we have more patients than we have rooms,” said LouAnn Woodward, MD, vice chancellor at UMMC, according to the Mississippi Free Press....

Read on to discover how much the median U.S. household* in each state pays in state local taxes every year—ranked here from the lowest amount to the highest. And for how the pandemic may affect your finance filings, check out If You’re Waiting on a Stimulus Check, Read This Before Filing Your Taxes. *According to WalletHub: A “median U.S. household” is assumed to have an annual income of $63,218 (mean third quintile U....

At the end of the day, astrology isn’t science, so you may not put much stock into this ranking—but here’s how the data was compiled: In the 2021 study, RunRepeat looked at the birthdays of 16,027 medalists from 28 Summer Olympic games and 23 Winter Olympic games, all of which took place between 1896 and 2018. Results from team events and competitions were not included. The company’s data details how many athletes of each zodiac sign were examined, and the total number of medals these athletes won....

READ THIS NEXT: USPS Is Planning This Long Dreaded Change to Your Mail, Starting Jan. 22. The USPS is not only responsible for ensuring all households in the U.S. have access to mail service. According to the agency, safety is also one of its top priorities. “The Postal Service takes the safety of our employees as seriously as we take our commitment to delivering America’s mail,” Linda DeCarlo, the agency’s senior director of Occupational Safety and Health, said in a June 2022 statement....

READ THIS NEXT: USPS Is Getting Rid of This Service, Starting in January. The USPS takes safety seriously. As a federal agency, the agency is legally obligated to provide regular mail service across the country—but not at the expense of anyone’s welfare. “The Postal Service takes the safety of our employees as seriously as we take our commitment to delivering America’s mail,” Linda DeCarlo, the agency’s senior director of Occupational Safety and Health, said in a June 2022 statement....

READ THIS NEXT: USPS Is Getting Rid of This Service, Starting July 10. Mail delays have been rampant due to the USPS’ ongoing struggles, but the agency is implementing strategies to help regain its footing. Unfortunately, this directly affects delivery rates and pricing. New service standards were announced in Oct. 2021, slowing down the timeframe to deliver you First-Class Mail and Periodicals. And in April of this year, two new shipping surcharges were also put in place: Nonstandard Fees and the Dimension Noncompliance Fees, which affected customers trying to ship certain domestic retail and commercial mail....

RELATED: Moderna Just Announced This Major Benefit Over Pfizer’s Vaccine. In order to better avoid these breakthrough infections, experts are recommending that all fully vaccinated adults in the U.S. get a booster shot now. This goes against the CDC and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which only expanded eligibility to certain higher-risk Pfizer and Moderna recipients. “If you want to avoid a symptomatic infection and long COVID and you’re 18 to 39, you would get a booster,” Eric Topol, MD, a cardiologist and founder of the Scripps Research Translational Institute, said during a Nov....

RELATED: 60 Percent of Virus Experts Wouldn’t Do These 6 Things Right Now, Data Shows. Cindy Prins, an epidemiologist at the University of Florida, told Business Insider that the potential promise of a booster is still not enough for her to return to indoor restaurants. “A third shot would be great, but I don’t think a third shot is going to send me back to the activities right away that I consider to be risky,” she said....

Walmart is one of Canada’s biggest retailers, serving over 2.4 million people in-store and online each day. The Ad Match program previously meant that while shopping at Walmart, customers could check if an identical product was available elsewhere for a better price (albeit with certain restrictions), then Walmart would reduce their price in line with that of the competitor. The company claimed that the main reason for canceling the program was a relatively low level of participation and operational delays it caused when used in-store....

RELATED: Walmart Is Getting Rid of This, Effective Immediately. The fitting room experience with Walmart is going virtual. According to CNBC, the retailer just launched a new online tool called Choose My Model, which allows a shopper to pick a model who most closely resembles their height, shape, and skin tone when picking out clothing on the Walmart website. The new feature uses computer vision and artificial intelligence to show how various items of apparel will fit and flow on various bodies....

READ THIS NEXT: Walmart Will Charge You for Bags at Over 200 Stores, as of Jan. 1. Getting errands done used to require a trip to the store, perusing aisles, waiting in line at the checkout, and getting home to unpack all of your items. But the digital commerce era has ushered in an unprecedented wave of delivery services that can make daily life much easier. And as the nation’s largest retailer, Walmart hasn’t held back in developing its own offerings....