After postponing our original wedding, I’m getting married in a few weeks. I’ve been holding my breath for more than two years as we’ve planned, then scrapped, then re-planned the event based on COVID. The whole process has been a lesson in patience, gratitude, science and so much more.

If you’re in a similar situation, I highly recommend asking yourself a few tough questions as you map out your celebration. We’re in a blurry phase of the pandemic, in which many people are at a crossroads when it comes to their own risk tolerance and what everyone else is doing. Reporter Pooja Shah spoke with experts on what to consider when it comes to gatherings right now.

❤️,

Lindsay

You Oughta Know

Testicular cancer is one of the most common cancers in men. However, the signs aren’t always easy to spot if you don’t know how or where to look. Reporter Nicole Pajer spoke with experts on the symptoms that may be a cause for concern.

A Minute And Change

Got a spare minute? Use it to change your life. Our “A Minute And Change” series will help you become happier, healthier and more productive by doing one thing a little differently. This week’s tip comes from Nicole Dudukovic, director of the neuroscience major at the University of Oregon. Here’s her advice if you feel like your days are blurring together:

There’s a lot of evidence to suggest that your routine, and also the number of activities that you’re engaged in, that that’s going to influence how you’re perceiving time. Changing your environment — stepping out of the house, going on walks, or even switching up the room you work in — can trick your brain into thinking more is happening, so that time passes more regularly.

Crushing On This 'Gram

Before You Go...

Read this piece on using Paxlovid – the COVID antiviral – if you have an asymptomatic infection. Is it worth taking the treatment if you don’t have any symptoms? Reporter Julia Ries asked doctors to weigh in.

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