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The world is losing faith in the dollar, and the U.S. could suffer a financial crisis next year, according to Desmond Lachman, a former deputy director of the International Monetary Fund’s Policy Development and Review Department. In a Project Syndicate column on Monday, he noted that the U.S. fiscal situation was already shaky before President Donald Trump began his second …

Justin Bieber is dealing with a lot. Once a teen heartthrob, the superstar singer has been contending with his shifting public image since he grew out of his adolescent mischievousness and into an adult attempting to navigate his own complicated life. The past several months alone have seen spectators dissect Bieber’s lifestyle, from his relationship with his wife Hailey to …

The details of the first IAMD, which has been developed using locally available anti-inflammatory ingredients, were published in the BMC Nutrition last week. Detailing their work, the researchers noted that while traditional Indian diets have several anti-inflammatory ingredients similar to a Mediterranean diet, current Indian dietary analysis reveals high consumption of cereals with low legume, nut, fruit, and vegetable intake. As part …

The U.S. is inviting a debt shock if it continues on its current trajectory, which is starting to look like unsustainable student loans, according to Jared Bernstein, who previously served as the chair of President Joe Biden’s Council of Economic Advisers. In a New York Times op-ed on Wednesday, he acknowledged that he was once a longtime dove when it …

Speedballing—the practice of combining a stimulant like cocaine or methamphetamine with an opioid such as heroin or fentanyl—has evolved from a niche subculture to a widespread public health crisis. The practice stems from the early 1900s, when World War I soldiers were often treated with a combination of cocaine and morphine. Once associated with high-profile figures like John Belushi, River …

A major nursing home chain with 175 senior living facilities across 17 states has filed for bankruptcy. The bankruptcy plunges a further 15,000 senior residents into the ongoing care crisis sweeping the United States.  Genesis Healthcare said it was shelling out $8 million a month on personal-injury and wrongful death claims, a situation that became financially untenable.  At its height …