Author: Shekari Philemon

Lying in bed trying to sleep is hard enough on its own. Add a throbbing toothache and the night can feel endless. If the pain seems significantly worse after dark than it did during the day, that sensation is not imaginary. There are several well-documented physiological reasons why toothache tends to intensify at night, and understanding them makes the experience feel at least slightly less maddening. Why toothache gets worse when you lie down During the day, the brain is occupied. Work, conversation, movement and the general noise of being awake all compete for attention, which means pain signals have…

For anyone who has quietly wondered whether their daily coffee habit is helping or slowly working against them, a major new study offers a meaningful and welcome answer. Research published in JAMA followed more than 131,000 participants across two large, long-running health cohorts over several decades, and the findings point in a direction that regular coffee and tea drinkers will appreciate. Moderate caffeine consumption appears to be associated with a lower risk of dementia, slower cognitive decline and better-preserved brain function as people age. What the study actually found and why caffeine specifically matters The research identified a specific intake…

Cardi B has returned to court seeking sanctions against blogger Tasha K, alleging that she repeatedly violated the terms of a settlement agreement and that her legal team submitted fabricated case citations in their response filings. The new motion, filed in early May and reviewed by entertainment media, adds a significant new dimension to a legal dispute that has been playing out for years. The case has its roots in a 2022 defamation judgment in which Tasha K was ordered to pay Cardi B nearly four million dollars. Cardi subsequently agreed to pause collection of that judgment on the condition…

Dwayne Johnson does not do anything halfway, and his appearance at Kevin Hart’s Netflix roast on May 10 was no exception. The two longtime friends and frequent co-stars reunited at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles for an evening that gave Hart exactly what he signed up for and possibly a little more than he bargained for. Johnson’s entrance set the tone immediately. He arrived to a theatrical production complete with special effects and an arena-filling soundtrack, making clear before he ever reached the microphone that this was going to be a performance rather than simply a cameo. The crowd’s…

Cardi B and Stefon Diggs gave the public plenty to talk about over Mother’s Day weekend after the two were photographed together at a charity event hosted by the NFL player’s foundation. The appearance came months after reports emerged that the pair had split, and the images and videos that circulated across social media quickly sparked widespread speculation about where their relationship currently stands. Photos and footage from the event showed the two smiling, embracing, and sharing a kiss on the cheek, a level of warmth that struck many observers as more than incidental given the timeline of their reported…

President Trump is set to travel to Beijing this week for a two-day summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, marking the first in-person meeting between the two leaders since October and the first visit to China by a sitting American president in more than eight years. The stakes are high, and so is the skepticism from critics who argue Trump is arriving with less leverage than the administration would like to project. The top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee made that case publicly over the weekend, arguing that ongoing tensions with Iran, rising domestic prices, and shifts in…

Khloe Kardashian’s family and close friends have reportedly cut off all contact with her ex-husband Lamar Odom following the release of his Netflix documentary, and sources suggest the break is meant to be permanent. The fallout centers on comments made within the film and during its promotional run that are said to have deeply stung those who stood by the former basketball player during some of the darkest periods of his life. The documentary, which chronicles Odom’s near-fatal health crisis and his life in and around professional basketball, included claims from people close to him suggesting that his marriage to…

Arthritis affects tens of millions of people worldwide, and for many of them, standard medical treatments provide only partial relief. That gap has driven a significant turn toward complementary and alternative approaches, with surveys consistently showing that a large majority of arthritis patients have tried supplements, herbal remedies, or other non-prescription interventions at some point in their journey. The landscape of arthritis remedies is vast, uneven, and often confusing. Some options carry meaningful scientific support. Others are more speculative. Here is a closer look at eleven approaches generating real discussion among researchers and clinicians, along with a few that may…

Everyone knows exercise is good for them. The evidence is overwhelming and has been for decades. Regular physical activity improves mood, sharpens energy, deepens sleep, and over time dramatically reduces the risk of heart disease, diabetes, and certain cancers. Even a handful of sessions can produce noticeable changes in how a person feels day to day. And yet the majority of Americans are still not getting enough of it. That gap between knowing and doing is one of the most persistent puzzles in public health, and researchers are getting closer to understanding why it exists and what actually closes it.…

No one escapes it. Whether it arrives suddenly or at the end of a long and painful road, grief finds every person eventually. And yet, for something so universal, it remains one of the most poorly understood experiences in modern life. People rush through it, minimize it, and quietly expect it to resolve on a predictable schedule. Experts say that approach does more harm than good. Loss is a unifier. It transcends age, background, and circumstance, and when met with honesty and patience, it can become a path toward deeper compassion for yourself and the people around you. Understanding what…