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Who is Patrick Mahomes’ wife Brittany Mahomes? All about her love story, family life and business success
Who is Patrick Mahomes’ wife Brittany Mahomes? All about her love story, family life and business success (Image via Getty) Brittany Mahomes is the wife of NFL superstar Patrick Mahomes. She is a former soccer player, business owner, and co-owner...

I’m a Registered Dietitian. This is the Best Yogurt for Weight Loss When You're Over 50
About 32 million women over the age of 50 are actively trying to lose weight, and many of us instinctively reach for yogurt as part of our health journey. It’s a smart move, with 2023 findings from the famous Nurses’ Health Study suggesting yogurt...

The Best Drinks for Brain Health
The average adult drinks around 10-11 cups of beverages a day. What we drink can be relatively neutral, healthful or harmful to our brains. What you sip each day may do more for your brain than you realize. While sugary sodas and alcohol can chip...

Swedish Study Maps Maternal Mental Health Across Pregnancy
TOPLINE: The rates of maternal psychiatric disorders diagnosed before, during, and after pregnancy increased over time from 2003 to 2019 in Sweden. While the risks for most psychiatric conditions reduced during pregnancy and postpartum compared to...
The healthiest types of yogurt and the ones to avoid
Yogurt gets the green light when it comes to our health. It’s full of calcium to maintain our bone health, which is especially important as we age and the reason why its cited by centenarians as the food that helped them reach 100. One study...

N.S. runner breaks record for fastest lap around all of Iceland
Photo: Ryan Keeping/Facebook A runner from Halifax has broken a record for the fastest time to race around an entire lap of the land of fire and ice- Iceland. Ryan Keeping clocked in at 14 days, 13 hours and 68 minutes: beating the original record...

Run Barbados turns 42 with new wellness chapter
28 Barbados’ longest-running sports tourism event is getting a wellness makeover. Formerly known as Run Barbados, the newly rebranded Run Barbados Marathon and Wellness Weekend returns December 4-7, 2025, with a broadened focus that blends...

Ireland named the best country in Europe for ‘life-work balance’
Ireland tops the European Life-Work Balance Index for the second year running, maintaining its claim as Europe’s best place to live and work, with a score of 82.89 out of 100. 2025’s European Life-Work Balance Index is the fourth annual report...
Which European countries offer Australians free medical treatment?
Opinion Michael Gebicki is Traveller’s expert Tripologist. Each week he tackles the thorny issues in travel as well as answering your questions. Got a question for the Tripologist? Email tripologist@traveller.com.au September 26, 2025 — 5:00am...

Tackling Africa’s Off-Grid Gap: IFC, AfDB and Founding Partners Appoint Inspired Evolution As Investment Manager for Zafiri
WASHINGTON, D.C. | October 20, 2025 — IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), and founding partners today announced the appointment of Inspired Evolution as the investment manager for Zafiri, a new...

Global summit in Beijing highlights women’s leadership roles
Beijing hosted a major global summit on advancing and empowering women’s leadership in early October. The summit welcomed leaders, advocates, and policymakers worldwide. The event showcased China’s developing role in promoting gender equality...

Royal diets through the ages: the royals’ fave foods, from lavish banquets to fad foods
Royal diets have always been a feast for curiosity, offering a tantalizing glimpse into power, personality, and the fashions of the day. But what monarchs chose to eat was rarely just about hunger; it was often a statement of wealth, politics, or...

These are the favorite childhood books of Iceland’s Ministers
The ministers of Iceland’s government have shared their favorite childhood books — the ones they loved most when they were in elementary school. They participated as part of The Great Reading Contest, a nationwide initiative designed to encourage...

Warm reception in Iceland to groundwater monitoring that provides an immediate response to potential...
24/09/2025 bNovate Technologies Mitigating the risk of contaminated water, the largest utility company in Iceland has completed five years of capturing vital real-time measurements with innovative, automated flow cytometers. Seeking to improve...

Eurostar passengers to face new border questions on hotels, cash and medical insurance
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Long-Term Study Reveals Declining Health in Icelanders Approaching 40
Stress, weight gain and high blood pressure are proving major challenges for Icelanders born in 1988, according to the latest results from a decades-long health project. The newest data, released at a conference today and reported on by RÚV, show...

Rosewood Courchevel Le Jardin Alpin: A New Era of Alpine Luxury Begins in the French Alps
Opening this December, Rosewood Courchevel Le Jardin Alpin marks Rosewood's debut winter resort and its second property in mainland France. Situated within the Jardin Alpin enclave of Courchevel 1850, one of the world's most iconic ski...

Virgin Atlantic flight to Manchester Airport forced to divert after medical emergency
Virgin Atlantic flight(Image: PA) A Virgin Atlantic flight that was travelling from Orlando to Manchester airport was forced to divert after a passenger became unwell. The long-haul flight which departed the US on Sunday, September 21, was...

Dr. Reddy's receives positive CHMP opinion from European Medicines Agency for AVT03 - denosumab
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd. (BSE: 500124, NSE: DRREDDY, NYSE: RDY, NSEIFSC: DRREDDY; along with its subsidiaries together referred to as "Dr. Reddy's"), today announced that the European Medicines Agency's (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products...

Are these the happiest PhD students in the world?
Nature’s 2025 PhD survey This article is the third in a short series discussing the results of Nature’s 2025 PhD survey. The next article will focus on international students. The survey, created in partnership with Thinks Insight & Strategy, a...