Waiting in line can determine a lot more than a person’s patience. It can determine a person’s shot at life if they are in need of an organ transplant — and there are a lot of people in that boat right now in New York and all over the country. New York is ranked 49th…
Category: Health
Gender, Health
A Female News Anchor Has A Priceless Reply To Comments That Would Never Be Made About A Male Anchor
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Amanda Goodman is a journalist and news anchor for KWWL in Waterloo, Iowa. She was one of two moderators for a debate between two congressional candidates. Here’s her glorious answer to a messed-up comment from one viewer. “Amanda, you look awful…” Amanda Goodman • October 20, 2014 • Let me get right to it…on Saturday,…
Health
I Hate Advertising, Except When It's Done Like This
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I’m not crying. I’ve just got something in my eye, like a tree or a branch or these women being awesome or something. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1ighxU1vYw?wmode=transparent&showinfo=0&controls=1&enablejsapi=1&rel=0&version=3&color=white&w=776&h=437] Read more: http://upworthy.com/i-hate-advertising-except-when-its-done-like-this
Economy, Health, Parenting
She Came Here To Swap Lunches And Eat With Her BFF … And She’s All Out Of Lunches
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When it comes to tearing up, everyone has their tipping point. But if you can listen to these bright-eyed, smiley kids explain exactly how they and their families make it through summer without catching a stone cold case of emotions, I commend you. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4VmMSnOUDk?wmode=transparent&showinfo=0&controls=1&enablejsapi=1&rel=0&version=3&color=white] Read more: http://upworthy.com/she-came-here-to-swap-lunches-and-eat-with-her-bff-and-shes-all-out-of-lunches
Community, Health, Science & Technology
Don't Like The C-Word? Here's The Best Response You Could Hope For.
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A group of smartypants scientists don’t like the C-word either and decided to try something new to help. They’re working “together” instead of competing against each other in order to get quicker results. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZ0aksbiiXw?wmode=transparent&showinfo=0&controls=1&enablejsapi=1&rel=0&version=3&color=white&w=560&h=315] Here’s the kind of impact the research can have. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYmcCG1hqlE?wmode=transparent&showinfo=0&controls=1&enablejsapi=1&rel=0&version=3&color=white&w=560&h=315] Read more: http://upworthy.com/dont-like-the-c-word-heres-the-best-response-you-could-hope-for
Health, Workonomics
You Won't Believe This Video Was Shot In America
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No, this video wasn’t shot in a developing country. It’s set in New York. I know; I couldn’t believe it either. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHQc711RzP8?wmode=transparent&showinfo=0&controls=1&enablejsapi=1&rel=0&version=3&color=white&w=810&h=456] Read more: http://upworthy.com/you-wont-believe-this-video-was-shot-in-america-4
Community, Health
10 Simple Minutes A Day Could Change Your Perspective On All The Things
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Sometimes the stuff that can make us happier and healthier feels really unattainable. Like, it seems that in order to meditate I have to get into the perfect cross-legged position in my clutter-free meditation room and become totally zen. That sounds fantastic. However, it also sounds like it’s just not gonna happen. (For starters, I…
Health
Socialized Medicine: You Keep Using That Word. I Do Not Think It Means What You Think It Means.
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Entertainment & Culture, Gender, Health
When She Flips Sexist Commercials Around, They Become Hilarious … And Seriously NSFW
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I never noticed it before, but she’s 100% right. This is totally a thing. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxBMmTtCMXY?wmode=transparent&showinfo=0&controls=1&enablejsapi=1&rel=0&version=3&color=white] Read more: http://upworthy.com/when-she-flips-sexist-commercials-around-they-become-hilarious-and-seriously-nsfw
Health, Science & Technology
OMG! Best Use Of A Billboard I Have Ever Seen.
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Health
Is Sugar The Original Gateway Drug? What It's Doing To Our Brains Is Pretty Wild.
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Community, Health, Science & Technology
This Totally Revolutionary Product Is Definitely Going To Change How You See Vegetables
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I love it: “Carrot is designed with you in mind. It’s a seamless experience, meticulously crafted, from beginning to end.” [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3exth3f2tIM?wmode=transparent&showinfo=0&controls=1&enablejsapi=1&rel=0&version=3&color=white] After seeing the ridiculousness that is this ad, it’s worth thinking about what makes this style so appealing when it’s applied to an iPhone. Even though this is meant squarely as a critique…
Health
Top 10 Things To Do When You Become Unemployed
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Environment, Health, Parenting, Unilever Project Sunlight
What Does The Future Look Like? I'd Be Pretty Darn Excited If We Can Make It Look Like This.
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The world is a tough place. Kids go hungry, families struggle to get by without clean water, climate change is scary … the list goes on and on. It’s enough to make you want to dream of something better. Unilever launched Project Sunlight to help with some of those things. The project includes some cool…
Economy, Gender, Health
One Possible Reason Why The U.S. Has One Of The Highest Teen Pregnancy Rates In The World
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Here’s some quick, hardcore reasons why the “no sex because I said so” education model just isn’t working. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mzw4v-Hwc1w?wmode=transparent&showinfo=0&controls=1&enablejsapi=1&rel=0&version=3&color=white&w=560&h=315] FACT CHECK TIME: Lisa mentions that 58% of students sex it up in high school. Our snazzy fact checkers disagree. 54% was the highest number they found on a CDC chart. As of 2013, that…
Health
People Are Making This Mistake In Bed Every Day, And It's Making Us Sick
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You use this cognitive function all the time, but using it to make sexual decisions can get you sick or dead. Dr. Doe gives you an easy way to trick your brain into keeping your privates safe. (Stick it out for an adorable dog moment at the end.) [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FERmhfxediM?wmode=transparent&showinfo=0&controls=1&enablejsapi=1&rel=0&version=3&color=white&w=560&h=315] Read more: http://upworthy.com/people-are-making-this-mistake-in-bed-every-day-and-its-making-us-sick
All 7 Billion, Economy, Health, International
These Dogs Can't Really Help What They're Doing To People, But The Right People Can
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The dog may be “man’s best friend,” but not for people who are forced to live in fear of a dog bite turning their lives upside down. Good thing for health heroes like Dr. Miranda, working to keep them right-side up. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKFQii05vKI?wmode=transparent&showinfo=0&controls=1&enablejsapi=1&rel=0&version=3&color=white&w=810&h=456] Read more: http://upworthy.com/these-dogs-cant-really-help-what-theyre-doing-to-people-but-the-right-people-can
Community, Economy, Health, Parenting, Unilever Project Sunlight
They're Just A Bunch Of Little Doodles In A Kid's Notebook. So Why Is It So Upsetting?
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Health, Politics
If You Plan On Ever Getting Old And/Or Sick, You Need To See This
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So this is the kind of change Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan feel we so desperately need — paying more money for less health care and fewer years of coverage. You know … freedom. If corporations are people, does that mean we can take away their money when they get old too? Read more: http://upworthy.com/if-you-plan-on-ever-getting-old-andor-sick-you-need-to-see-this
Health
Top 10 Illnesses Your Doctor Lies to You About
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One thing that you must consider when you have been assessed by a doctor is the possibility that the diagnosis could be incorrect. If a condition troubling you is not diagnosed and treated properly, you may undergo additional pain, physical harm or even death in particularly extreme cases. At the very least, a misdiagnosis that…