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Stressed out about the election? The pandemic? Your kids? Your job (or lack thereof)? There are so many sources of stress. Here are 35 stress-busting things you can do to relax in just 10 minutes or less. ...

When we speak, air comes up from our lungs, which then passes through our vocal folds, or vocal cords, causing them to vibrate. Our vocal folds’ job in producing our voice is to vibrate together in order to make the sound we use to speak, similar to how the quick vibrations of the strings of a guitar create music. ...

The medical term for the perception of sound when no external sound is present is tinnitus. It is often referred to as “ringing in the ears,” although some people may hear a hissing, roaring, whistling, chirping, or clicking sound. Tinnitus may be constant or intermittent and may occur in both ears or just one. ...

In the event of your death, certain members of your family may be eligible for survivors' benefits. These include widows and widowers, divorced widows and widowers, children, and dependent parents. The amount of benefits your survivors receive depends on your lifetime earnings. The higher your earnings, the higher their benefits. ...

Is it really only four years between presidential elections? The presidential debate catapulted Cleveland into the spotlight earlier this election season. Throughout the long history of the United States, presidential candidates have made their way to Northeast Ohio. One of the most controversial — although no one alive today remembers him — was Andrew Johnson. ...

“We know that hundreds of thousands of people are hospitalized because of influenza and it is preventable with vaccine. Get the vaccine. It doesn’t take long and that’s one of the best things you can do to protect yourself," says Dr. Susan Rehm of the Cleveland Clinic. ...

Some caregiver members said they practice mindfulness, or use meditation apps on their devices. Mindfulness is focusing attention on the present moment. It also involves acceptance, meaning that we pay attention to our thoughts and feelings without judging them—without believing, for instance, that there’s a “right” or “wrong” way to think or feel in a given moment. When we practice mindfulness, our thoughts tune into what we’re sensing in the present moment rather than rehashing the past or imagining the future. ...

You can access our programs and services from just about anywhere with your personal and secure my Social Security account. It’s easy to sign up for one, and it will give you access to important information you can’t find anywhere else. You can even use your personal my Social Security account to opt out of receiving certain notices by mail, such as the annual cost-of-living adjustments and the income-related monthly adjustment amount notice. ...