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6 days ago | 
katiecouric.com | Emily Pinto
If you saw footage of astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore returning to earth after nine months stuck in space, you might have noticed that they were both carried out on stretchers. This wasn’t because they were injured during landing, or got sick on the space station — it’s normal for astronauts to need assistance walking after returning to Earth’s gravity.
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1 week ago | 
katiecouric.com | Emily Pinto
We’ve all received that urgent text about an “unpaid toll bill,” or a phone call saying our Medicare card needs updating. Scammers are everywhere these days, and they’re getting more sophisticated — but you can outsmart them. That’s why we turned to KTLA tech reporter Rich DeMuro for expert advice on the most popular scams circulating right now and how to avoid falling victim.
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2 weeks ago | 
katiecouric.com | Emily Pinto
Nothing says “summer” like sitting on the beach while the waves lap at your bare feet. But once it’s time to get up and move around, those barefoot (or even sandal-ed) strolls can cause your feet a lot of grief. Not only do you run the risk of stepping on something sharp or picking up a nasty fungal infection, but going barefoot or wearing flimsy shoes can lead to long-term damage to your feet, knees, legs, and even hips, causing everything from plantar fasciitis to shin splints.
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1 month ago | 
katiecouric.com | Emily Pinto
Have you ever felt that uncomfortable pins-and-needles feeling in your feet, or even lost sensation in them altogether? Unless you’d been sitting for an hour with your legs in a weird position, you might be struggling with neuropathy, a condition that occurs when the nerves in your feet get damaged, causing symptoms that range from tingling and numbness to sharp, burning pain.
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1 month ago | 
katiecouric.com | Emily Pinto
Plantar fasciitis: You might not be able to spell it without help, but if you’ve ever felt a sharp or stabbing pain near your heel, you’re probably familiar with this condition. It’s an inflammation of, unsurprisingly, the plantar fascia, a thick band of fibrous tissue that runs across the bottom of each foot and connects the heel bone to the toes. The plantar fascia will swell up if it gets damaged or injured, leading to that oh-so-uncomfortable issue.
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2 months ago | 
katiecouric.com | Emily Pinto
If you ask Sue Lee who her best friend is, she won’t hesitate to tell you it’s Jenny, her big sister. “Jenny was two years older than me,” says Sue. “My earliest memory is of waiting for her to come home from kindergarten. She would always save her snack and bring it home to share it with me.”Sue grew up in Korea as the youngest of eight children, two boys and six girls. When she was 16, her family moved to Los Angeles, and she and Jenny attended the local high school together.
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2 months ago | 
katiecouric.com | Emily Pinto
Life has a way of flipping the script just when you start to feel comfortable. One moment, your routine is predictable; the next, an unexpected change leaves you questioning not only your plans for the next hour, but for the next year. Whether it’s a transition you saw coming — like retirement or becoming an empty nester — or something more unexpected, like divorce or illness, change can be daunting, especially when it challenges your sense of purpose or self-worth.
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2 months ago | 
katiecouric.com | Emily Pinto
Do you have hip, knee, or back aches that just won’t quit? While you might be tempted to blame those pangs on aging, a difficult workout, or slouching over your computer for too long, the real culprit might be under your nose — or rather, under your feet. Foot issues like high arches or flat feet can throw your whole body out of alignment, forcing joints and muscles in the back and legs to overcompensate.
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Feb 28, 2025 | 
katiecouric.com | Emily Pinto
If you spend any portion of your day fantasizing about getting home to finally remove your bra, we understand you. Most of us have gotten so used to years of pinching, gapping, and itching that we’ve just accepted bothersome bras as a fact of life. But if you’re someone who wears a bra and complains about it constantly, get ready for the shocker of the century: If a bra fits and supports you properly, you shouldn’t even notice it’s there.
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Feb 18, 2025 | 
katiecouric.com | Emily Pinto
Anyone who’s ever had a long-term partner knows that every relationship has its ups and downs. Sometimes you might feel like you and your significant other are completely in sync, and other times you might feel like you live on different planets. We’ve probably all heard of “the seven-year itch” — but of course, there’s no real predictable timeline for when (or if) a relationship will stagnate.
