California Woman Hospitalized with COVID-19 Billed $1.3M in Treatment Expenses

Person in a hospital.Photo: Getty Sacramento, California, resident Patricia Mason has been dealing with the long-term effects of herCOVID-19diagnosis last year – plus an enormous hospital bill. Mason, 51, was hospitalized from March 28 to April 20 and months later, she received a medical bill for a total of $1,339,181.94, she told theLos Angeles Times. She went to the hospital after having two misdiagnoses via telemedicine visits including the flu and bronchitis....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 526 words · Elizabeth Alexander

Calvin Harris and Sam Smith Race Sports Cars in the Music Video for Sexy New Song 'Desire'

Sam SmithandCalvin Harrisare revving their engines. On Friday, the singer, 31, and producer, 39, shared the souped up music video for their new song, “Desire.” To pair nicely with the sexy dance track’s chorus where Smith croons, “Take me away,” the video follows the two recording artists as they drag race sports cars. In the thrilling video, the “Unholy” singer and “One Kiss” DJ both sport tracksuits and NASCAR-inspired looks as they whip donuts around parking lots and speed down highways with a group of rebellious drivers....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 344 words · Megan Smith

Camila and Matthew McConaughey Go Pantless to Announce Their New Pantalones Organic Tequila — Watch

Matthew McConaugheyandCamila McConaugheyare baring it all in the name of tequila. On Wednesday, the married couple unveiled their new joint tequila brand,Pantalones Organic Tequila. In a nod to the name of their project, they announced the news with a cheeky video in which they both are well … not wearing pants. In the start of the video above, the pair are seen speeding off on their own motorcycles in an agave field....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 371 words · Julie Jenkins

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall Reflects on Mom's Osteoporosis Battle: She Was 'Shrinking Before Our Eyes'

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall.Photo: Chris Jackson - Pool/Getty Images Camilla, Duchess of Cornwallhopes the story of her mother’s battle with osteoporosis will be a warning to future generations. To mark World Osteoporosis Day, Camilla spoke with Gloria Hunniford on BBC One’s Morning Live about witnessing her mother Rosalind Shand’s struggles with the disease, which weakens bones. “My mother, I think, went to see everybody you could possibly think of and they all said the same thing — ‘Sorry, you’re old,’ Camilla, 74, recalled....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 495 words · Gary Tanner

Canadian Teen Gets 'Popcorn-Lung' Illness from Vaping

A 17-year-old boy living in Ontario was put on life support in September after developing a severe vaping-related illness, which researchers believe may be the first documented case of “popcorn lung” linked to e-cigarettes. According to a study published Thursday in theCanadian Medical Association Journal, CT scans of the teenager’s lungs showed a different pattern of damage than is typically associated with the vaping illness EVALI, despite having the same symptoms....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 489 words · Matthew Jones

Cancer-Causing 'Forever Chemicals' Found in Nearly Half of U.S. Tap Water, Study Finds

Woman’s hand filling a glass of tap water from a kitchen sink.Photo:Getty Images Getty Images Nearly half of the country’s tap water could be contaminated with cancer-causing “forever chemicals,” according to anew study. TheUnited States Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) states that PFAS, or per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, are a group of about 14,000 man-made chemicals that are “very persistent in the environment and in the human body – meaning they don’t break down and they can accumulate over time....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 310 words · Olivia Townsend

Cancer-Causing Chemicals Found in Acne Treatments from Clearasil, Clinique, Target

Clearasil acne products.Photo:Clearasil Clearasil A recent report has found high levels of the cancer-causing chemicalbenzenein acne treatments that contain the popular ingredientbenzoyl peroxide. However,according to Vailsure, it can also create the carcinogen benzene under certain conditions. “Benzene can be produced in the product itself and potentially escape into the surrounding air.” Clinique counter.Thomas Iannaccone/WWD/Penske Media via Getty Thomas Iannaccone/WWD/Penske Media via Getty Reckitt, the producer of Clearasil, gave the following statement to PEOPLE:...

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 284 words · Charles Richard

Car Carrying 6 Okla. Girls Came to 'Rolling Stop' Before They Were Killed in Crash, Authorities Say

Photo: NewsNation KFOR via AP The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)confirmed in a separate statementthat the car came to a “rolling stop” prior to turning in front of an oncoming semi-truck, described as a 1994 Peterbilt truck-tractor traveling in combination with a semi-trailer filled with gravel. The truck struck the small Chevrolet carrying the Tishomingo High School students on its front-left side while traveling southbound on Oklahoma State Highway 22, per Oklahoma DPS....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 275 words · Scott Morris

Cardi B Says She's 'Super Starstruck' by Patti LaBelle as the Two Team Up Their Dessert Brands (Exclusive)

Cardi B and Patti LaBelle Team Up with Their Dessert Lines.Photo:Tomás Herold/Courtesy of Starco Brands Tomás Herold/Courtesy of Starco Brands Cardi BandPatti LaBellego together like sweet potato pie and whipped cream. The musical icons spoke with PEOPLE about a seasonal partnership between the pair’s two dessert products — Cardi’s Whipshots alcoholic whipped cream and Patti’s Good Life pies. While they hadn’t been formally introduced prior to this partnership,LaBelleexplained how she had felt like she and the “Bodak Yellow” rapper were “supposed to be together” for a long time....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 550 words · Tara Oneill

Cardi B Tackles Community Service Hours Wearing Her Fave Designer Clothes: 'Only Have Myself to Blame'

Cardi Bis holding herself accountable without sacrificing her designer wardrobe. In new photos shared to social media this week, the “Bodak Yellow” rapper and mom (whose real name is Belcalis Almánzar) revealed that she’s started her 15 days of community service, which were issued from a plea deal stemming from an2018 strip club brawlin Queens, New York. Cardi’soriginal deadlineto complete the service was in January, but has now been extended to March 1....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 412 words · Robert George

Carey Mulligan Is aMaestroof Elegant Style in Two-Tone Mermaid Gown at the 2024 Oscars

Carey Mulligan attends the 96th Annual Academy Awards on March 10, 2024 in Hollywood, California.Photo:Aliah Anderson/Getty Aliah Anderson/Getty No one pulls off classic Hollywood style quite likeCarey Mulligan. The three-time Academy Award nominee graced the2024 Oscarsred carpet in a stunning black mermaid dress with a scalloped hem over white tulle — a recreation of a classic Balenciaga design from 1951. Completing her ensemble, she accessorized with Fred Leighton old mine cut diamond earrings and elbow-length black gloves....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 363 words · Mrs. Samantha Medina DDS

Carmelo Anthony Says Denver Nuggets Giving His Number to Nikola Jokic Was a 'Petty Maneuver'

Carmelo Anthony and Nikola Jokic.Photo:Patrick Smith/Getty; Alex Goodle/Getty Patrick Smith/Getty; Alex Goodle/Getty Carmelo Anthonywasn’t too pleased to find out his former team the Denver Nuggets had given another incoming player his old No. 15 jersey number.Even if that player turned out to be back-to-back NBA MVPNikola Jokic. “It was a petty maneuver,” Anthony, 39,toldThe Kid Mero’s7 p.m. in Brooklynpodcast this week. “It wasn’t like we got numbers to choose from, it was like here, you got No....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 260 words · Monica Perez

Carrie Bradshaw's Iconic Fashion and the Trends 'Sex and the City' Helped Create

What’s more iconic thanSex and the City’sstory spanning over two decades? Carrie Bradshaw’s glamorous wardrobe and the trends the show created. With six seasons of a flagship series, two movies, a prequel series and a sequel series, the title spans two decades worth of fashions and has more than enough fans to speak on its overall impact on style. “I think that if I were to raid Carrie’s closet, I would be a lucky gal because she just makes the weirdest things work,” says country superstarMaren Morris....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 531 words · Andrea Esparza