“The Jeffersons” star Marla Gibbs revealed that she suffered a brain aneurysm and stroke that nearly took her life. In an excerpt from her new memoir “It’s Never Too Late” that was obtained by People magazine, the 94-year-old actress, who played the sharp-tongued housekeeper Florence Johnson throughout the hit sitcom’s 11-season run from 1975 to […]
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FDA clears first at-home brain device for depression
For the first time, Americans with depression will soon be able to use a prescription brain-stimulation device at home. The approval comes from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and marks a major shift in how mental health conditions may be treated. The newly approved device is called FL-100, and it comes from Flow Neuroscience. […]
Intruder arrested near UnitedHealthcare headquarters in Minnesota months after killing of CEO Brain Thompson
An intruder was arrested Monday near UnitedHealthcare’s headquarters in Minnesota, months after the company’s CEO was gunned down in New York City. The unidentified suspect was spotted around 11 a.m. in a parking lot outside the UnitedHealthcare corporate campus in the Minneapolis suburb of Minnetonka, city spokesman Andy Wittenborg told The Associated Press. UNITED HEALTHCARE […]