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The “Blue Bayou” singer announced her retirement from music in 2011, and in 2013, she shared the reason why: she had developed a rare brain disease called progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP). A form of Parkinsonism that is distinct from Parkinson’s itself, PSP is a motor disorder that causes problems with walking, balance, eye movements, swallowing, and fine motor coordination. Read on to learn the first symptoms that alerted Ronstadt to a problem, and to learn more about this rare condition....

RELATED: The No. 1 Reason You Could Get Audited by the IRS, Experts Warn. On March 1, the IRS released a new alert for taxpayers, warning them not to forget to include four different things on their tax returns this year. The agency said that filers should be reporting gig economy income, virtual currency transactions, foreign source income, and certain foreign assets. “Information available on IRS.gov and instructions on Form 1040 can help taxpayers in understanding and meeting these reporting and tax requirements,” the IRS said in its statement....

RELATED: The IRS Just Gave This Urgent Last-Minute Warning to Taxpayers. The IRS released a new warning for taxpayers on April 12 to try to correct certain tax refund myths as the filing deadline grows closer. According to the agency, calling or trying to meet with the IRS will not help you get your tax refund back any faster—despite this being a common rumor that circulates on social media every tax season....

“‘I don’t know’ are the three most important [words] in medicine,” Matt Morgan, PhD, an ICU research lead at University Hospital Wales, wrote in a recent paper for the British Medical Journal. Morgan’s own turning point came after seeing a young man in his care die of sepsis and being unable to explain to his family why it had happened. “All medical encounters revolve around things we don’t know,” Morgan explains....

The study, which was published in the journal Archives of Sexual Behavior, recruited 105 heterosexual young men and women, all undergraduate students. They were given photographs of strangers, and instructed to evaluate their potential as either a friend or a romantic partner. By monitoring the patterns of their eye movements, the researchers found that the participants looked at the heads, chests, hips, and waists of opposite-sex individuals more frequently and for longer when evaluating them romantically or sexually....

That’s why one geriatrician (a doctor specializing in the health of seniors) is sharing a crucial piece of information about the single best way to live “longer and healthier.” While many factors contribute to the complex metrics of health and wellness, he says this one factor is “the most important thing” in order to live a long life free of disease or disability. Read on to learn the number one way to extend and improve your life, and to find out why it’s especially important to do right now....

A recent study out of the University of North Carolina, published in Cell, sought to find where COVID-19 most frequently infiltrates the body. And the results showed that the virus most often entered through cells in the nose. The researchers hypothesize that this phenomenon is due in part because the virus infects the cells of the cilia—the tiny hairs that line the inside of the nose. According to the study, the virus can also enter the body through the mouth but it “infects and replicates progressively less well in cells lower down the respiratory tract, including the lungs....

Read on to see what Teigen’s go-to gifts are for Legend, and for more recent news from the singer, check out John Legend Passed Down His Sexiest Man Alive Title in the Most Hilarious Way. Read the original article on Best Life. “Chrissy gives me really good gifts every year,” Legend said in the video, but she sticks to two types generally. The first is a practical bag that he can use for anything he needs to take around with him....

While some of Harry and Meghan’s comments have been targeted toward a specific person—like Harry’s recent stunning criticism of his father’s parenting, saying Prince Charles passed down generational “genetic pain and suffering” to him—other remarks, like the allegation that an unnamed family member questioned the color of their yet-to-be-born son’s skin, have rocked the monarchy as a whole to its very core. “These unproven allegations of racism and cruelty have been tremendously damaging to the Royal Family,” one Palace insider told Best Life....

The statement, which was posted to the official Twitter account of Disney Parks’ Public Affairs team, acknowledges that the proposed July 17 date was “pending government approvals.” Disney does not expect to have safety guidelines from the state of California until after July 4 and has determined that that schedule does not leave adequate time to implement those protocols at its parks and resorts.ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb It’s also worth noting that on June 23, California reported nearly 6,500 new coronavirus cases—its record single-day new cases....

The Imperial State Crown was made in 1937 for King George VI (the Queen’s father) as a replica of the crown made for Queen Victoria in 1838 with nearly all the same stones. In a rare television interview for the 2018 documentary The Coronation, which chronicles the moment she went from Princess Elizabeth of York to Queen, Her Majesty told interviewer Alastair Bruce that the Imperial State Crown was “very unwieldy” when she’s worn it....

“If healthcare workers don’t want to get these vaccines in some places … then we need to move on to the older than 75 group,” Adams said in a new interview with Today. “We need to move on from there to essential workers.” Read on to see what else he had to say, and for another update on the virus, check out Dr. Fauci Just Issued This Warning About Another New COVID Strain....

According to White House officials, Biden has issued an executive order reviving entry bans for travelers arriving from the U.K., Ireland, Brazil, and a list of 26 European countries that currently allow open travel into their borders. The recent announcement also added an additional ban on travelers who have been to South Africa in the past 14 days, not including U.S. citizens or permanent residents, Reuters first reported. The new restrictions come on the heels of the fast-spreading U....

That figure—30 percent—translates into 93 million Americans who experts say are still especially vulnerable to becoming infected with COVID-19. While breakthrough infections do occur among vaccinated individuals, they tend to be especially mild. One report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that 99.99 percent of Americans who are fully vaccinated have not had a breakthrough COVID infection that has resulted in hospitalization or death. That’s why White House representatives, who have long encouraged the public to become vaccinated, are now taking their pleas a step further....

RELATED: There’s a 50 Percent Chance You’ll Make This Mistake When Getting Vaccinated. The practice: mixing and matching COVID vaccines from different manufacturers. Per Reuters, the WHO has advised against getting two different vaccines, as there is currently little to no data available on how safe or effective it is to take different doses. “It’s a little bit of a dangerous trend here. We are in a data-free, evidence-free zone as far as mix and match,” Soumya Swaminathan, WHO’s chief scientist, said during a press briefing for the organization on July 12....

READ THIS NEXT: The Pizza You Should Order Based on Your Zodiac Sign. Your Libra friend can chat up everyone at a dinner party with ease, but they also make fabulous hosts. “Libra’s desire to please people… makes them ideal to soothe the souls around them by cooking,” says Ms. IGee, astrologer, spiritual expert, and founder of Higher Vibes Online. The one downside is that they don’t take feedback easily—so you’ll want to think twice before adding extra seasoning to a meal they cooked....

The study, which has not yet been peer reviewed, comes from a research team at the University of Florida who isolated viral particles in the air from the hospital rooms of COVID patients. Significantly, these aerosols were found as far as 16 feet away from patients, much father than the 6-foot distance that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends you keep from others. “This is what people have been clamoring for,” Linsey Marr, PhD, a professor at Virginia Tech and expert on airborne transmission, told The New York Times....

In recent moves by their respective municipal health departments, officials in both Los Angeles and St. Louis are telling their citizens to resume wearing face coverings in any indoor public spaces regardless of whether or not they’ve gotten all of their required shots. Both health departments recommend using PPE in any space where you can’t be sure of the vaccination status of those around you, including grocery stores, retail shops, theaters, and offices....

RELATED: If You’re Over 65, Never Eat These 4 Foods, CDC Warns. Your preference for a raw burger or steak could be putting you in harm’s way, according to the CDC. Raw meat products can harbor Yersinia bacteria, which causes approximately 117,000 infections and 35 deaths in the U.S. annually; E. coli, which leads to life-threatening hemolytic uremic syndrome in up to 10 percent of infections; and Salmonella, which is associated with 1....

“We must take significant and collective actions,” Andrea Palm of the Wisconsin Department of Health Services said at a news conference recently. “This is going to get worse before it gets better.” CBS News reports that “the situation is especially dire in seven states … where many intensive care units are near or at capacity.” What follows is the newest COVID hotspots, including their daily case rate (how many new cases are being reported per capita), infection rate (how many people the average sick person will infect), and positive test rate (what percentage of COVID tests are coming back positive) from Covid Act Now....