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- Health & Healing
- May 1, 2025





Research shows forgiveness has a dark side. At first it may help the person who has been hurt to let go of anger, resentment and desire for revenge. But forgiving also may encourage the transgressor to do it again. Experts say reaching true forgiveness is a journey that may take years, and it's best not
READ MOREIs it OK to discretely check your smartphone at a dinner party? Is it acceptable to take some cellphone photos of the table settings and other guests and tweet them live from the party without asking others to use their likeness? Katherine Rosman looks at how people are policing these issues. She writes about one
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From The NY Times: “Two studies published on Wednesday raise concerns about the consequences of repeated minor head impacts in athletes. The findings suggest that damage to the brain can occur well before, or independent of, a diagnosis of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or C.T.E.”
READ MOREWhen does spending time by yourself transition to full-blown loneliness? In her column, writer Elizabeth Berstein explores loneliness and what we can do to prevent feeling lonely.
READ MOREHaving a hysterectomy used to mean 4 to 6 weeks of recovery time. Then along came a new procedure called morcellation, which allows the uterus to be removed through an incision in the belly button. This medical advance was greeted as welcoming news for women who could now recover in a little as 3 to 5 days. While tens of thousands of women each year currently opt for morcellation, for some it can prove deadly.
READ MORERead on to learn about the ways to properly console someone in a time of need. The Wall Street Journal, 1/25/2011
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