Parents of college students headed back to campus might have some fundamental misunderstandings regarding their young adult’s mental health challenges, a new report said. About 1 in 5 college students reported that their mental health had declined since high school, according to the 2025 College Student and Graduate Behavioral Health Report  issued by UnitedHealthcare. In…

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Retiring to another country requires a lot of research. You must narrow down all the possible locations around the globe to the one that you think will best support your ideal lifestyle. This involves finding answers to important questions like:  Is the cost of living in line with my retirement budget? Does it have the climate I…

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Got high blood pressure? The next step you take could literally protect your heart. A new study of more than 36,000 people with hypertension found that walking more — and walking faster — cuts the risk of heart attack, stroke, and heart failure. And here’s the best part: You don’t need to hit 10,000 steps…

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Mortgages make up about 70% of household balances. Conventional wisdom has long recommended that homeowners pay off their mortgage before retiring. Yet over the past three decades, more older adults are carrying their mortgage into retirement, while the amount owed has increased dramatically. The combination adds to economic insecurity for many older Americans. For homeowners,…

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Buying a home is exciting, but for many millennials, it’s not all nesting and redecorating. In fact, a recent Hometap survey of 1,000 homeowners revealed that millennials are more stressed about paying their mortgages than any other generation.  “Millennials have a lot on their cumulative financial plates—thanks to soaring home values and corresponding large mortgages.…

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Coca-Cola is saying so long to high-fructose corn syrup and hello to cane sugar for a new soda launch this fall. “As part of its ongoing innovation agenda, this fall in the United States, the company plans to launch an offering made with U.S. cane sugar to expand its Trademark Coca-Cola product range,” the company said in a…

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How do you buy a home after retiring? If you have one that’s paid for, you could sell and use the proceeds to buy another. You could raid your savings if you have enough. Or you could get a mortgage if you have enough income and good credit. But even if that’s possible, who wants…

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They say age is all in your mind — and that might literally be true, a new study reveals. People with “young” brains — brains aging more slowly than their actual age — are much less likely to die or develop Alzheimer’s disease than those with “old” brains suffering from accelerated aging, researchers reported July…

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Fireworks are the pinnacle of many Fourth of July celebrations, and while they can be festive and fun, they can also land you in the emergency room if you don’t take proper precautions, experts warn. About 250 people a day wind up in the ER with fireworks-related injuries in the month before and after Independence…

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