Exclusive | Inside the posh new-mom services bringing IV drips and blow-dries to your door

When New Yorker Kate Hernandez had her baby girl via C-section in 2024, she was so horrified by the lack of care new moms were given that she launched a “white glove” concierge service for postpartum care. Her service sends personal trainers, IV drips and even beauticians direct to new moms’ doors. And she’s just one of a growing number of women launching luxury postpartum services — from in-house recovery to postnatal spa-like retreats.  Manhattan-based Boram offers a Postnatal Retreat for parents to rest and recover. And in Charlotte, North Carolina, new moms can take part in Ziva Postpartum Retreat,…

America’s favorite national parks are a cesspool of brain-eating amoebas: study

These invisible invaders are getting some peace of “mind” on your vacation. Often associated with big skies and purple mountains majesty, the US National Parks are increasingly becoming a cesspool for an insidious scourge — brain-eating amoebas. Researchers with the US Geological Survey and Montana State University found the parasitic interloper…

68-year-old woman’s arms and legs turn blue after taking very common drug

Willy Wonka’s Violet Beauregarde could start a support group. According to a case report in the New England Journal of Medicine, a 68-year-old woman developed “blue-gray hyperpigmentation” on her limbs just a couple of weeks after she started taking a common medication. The woman sought treatment after dark patches on her…

Early offensive explosion propels USC baseball to rout of Nevada

Three pitches into its first at-bat, USC had the lead. Several batters – and two more homers – later, the Trojans were up by four runs. Before some fans could settle into their seats Thursday night at Dedeaux Field, USC’s surging offense had put on another dazzling display. The early…

Mamdani scrambles to secure NYC Council OK for corruption watchdog pick

Mayor Mamdani is scrambling to secure NYC Council support for his choice to head the city’s government watchdog agency. Hizzoner’s team is working hard to set up private sit-downs with Council members and Nadia Shihata, a former federal prosecutor he nominated as commissioner of the Department of Investigation — all…

ChatGPT users flummoxed after AI bot starts inserting Arabic into responses

It’s AI-lingual. English-speaking ChatGPT users were caught off guard after OpenAI’s chatbot started increasingly injecting Arabic words into its responses, as seen in viral social media posts. “It did it twice on my phone and once on my work laptop, I’m not even in an Arabic speaking country, nor the…

Beware these 10 medications that can make you grow man boobs

Women aren’t the only ones getting boob jobs. While gynecomastia, or enlarged male breast tissue, often resolves on its own, a growing number of men are turning to plastic surgery to achieve a flatter, more contoured chest. The condition most commonly appears during natural hormonal shifts like puberty, but other…

Lexie Hull re-signs with Fever to reunite with Caitlin Clark

A key piece of the Fever’s operation alongside Caitlin Clark will remain with Indiana for the future. Lexie Hull, who finished fifth place in sixth person of the year voting two years ago and averaged a career-best 7.2 points per game in 2025, is returning on a multiyear deal, according…

Eating too much? Dietitian reveals how to stop a binge in 30 seconds

We’ve all been there: A moment of stress hits or boredom sets in, and suddenly the chip bag is empty and the pint of ice cream is gone. Almost everyone overeats on occasion. For some, however, these episodes of binging come with a sense of losing control, often followed by…

A common breast cancer drug may actually boost IVF success

Here’s some egg-cellent news for hopeful parents-to-be. A widely used breast cancer drug could give IVF a boost, with new research showing that adding it to the standard hormone protocol may increase success rates in some difficult-to-treat patients. The findings come as more Americans than ever are turning to the…

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