Maybe you have symptoms or have been in direct contact with someone who just got a positive test result of their own. Regardless, here’s everything you need to know about getting a COVID test (including whether or not you need to be prepared for the dreaded nasal swab). Types of COVID tests (and how they’re different) There are three tests that can detect COVID-19: molecular (also referred to as a polymerase chain reaction—or PCR—test), antigen, and antibody....

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“The itch you feel is the body’s natural immune response to being bitten by an insect,” explains Dr. Corey L. Hartman, MD, FAAD, board-certified dermatologist and Founder of Skin Wellness Dermatology in Birmingham, Alabama. Every insect, be it a mosquito or bee, or any other biting bug, releases saliva and sometimes venom into the skin, which causes redness, swelling and itching." The allergy cells in our skin react to the saliva or other byproduct of the insect," says Dr....

Less than a month before the virtual ceremony, GLAAD—the world’s largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization—announced that several Glee alums will come together to “honor the ten-year anniversary of Santana’s coming out as lesbian in the GLAAD Media Award-winning series and spotlight the character’s impact on LGBTQ teens and Latinx LGBTQ representation on television.” Here is everything we know about the GLAAD Awards 2021and the Glee reunion: When are the GLAAD Awards 2021?...

Rita Moreno delivered an indelible performance in the original film as Anita, winning her a Best Supporting Actress Oscar, as did Best Supporting Actor winner for George Chakiris for his portrayal of Anita’s boyfriend, Bernardo. The film cleaned up in other categories as well, including Best Picture and Best Director for Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins. Meanwhile, the new West Side Story has had fantastic reviews, garnered multiple Oscar nominations and promises to be a modern-day classic in its own right....

The fifth installment of the Harrison Ford-led franchise, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, finally has an official title, release date, trailer and pictures that showcase the de-aging technology used to make 80-year-old Ford look decades younger in the new movie! “It’s going to be fun,” Ford told Ellen DeGeneres back in 2020. “I am excited.” The actor kept mum about the movie’s details during a 2020 interview with Parade....

Cannabidiol (CBD) is, quite literally, everywhere. It’s in our coffee drinks, our supplement cabinets and even our hand lotions. But if you think back to just a few years ago, it wasn’t always this way! In fact, before 2018 or so, many of us hadn’t even heard of this compound, which is just one of dozens found in the cannabis plant. Then, all of a sudden, CBD’s popularity and availability exploded....

According to Deadline, the outcome for a 57th season is looking good, with an insider telling the outlet, “Everyone is proceeding under the assumption that the show will be back.” Days, which shoots on stages in Burbank, Calif., has already wrapped the final episodes of its 56th season, but work is progressing on future storyline and scripts as if the soap will move ahead for another year. But how much of the show will remain intact is also a question....

In the “Never Say Never” episode that aired, appropriately, on Mother’s Day, Rosemary’s stomach bug turned out to be something much different when she learned she might be pregnant with the couple’s first child. It’s been a long time coming for Lee and Rosemary, who married in the middle of season 3 of the popular Hallmark Channel series. The two had struggled to start a family and at one point it looked like they might even adopt, especially when sisters Lillian (Morgan Kohan) and Grace (Jocelyn Hudon) came into town with their makeshift orphanage of kids on their way to settle in Brookfield....

The latest viral fitness craze to sweep TikTok? The left-right pushup challenge, which has fitness enthusiasts showing off their best pushup skills. A perfect viral storm consisting of an infectious beat, 504 Boyz and Weebie’s “Grab Da Wall & Rock Da Boat,” paired with a choreographed routine that impressively lines up with the lyrics, it is no surprise that the hashtag #leftrightpushupchallenge has racked up over 93,000 views with thousands of users joining in on the fitness fun....

Pre-pandemic, things in my household were much more structured. Dinner was planned every night, each day went pretty much as expected, and we had activities or sports daily. But ever since 2020, each day is a crapshoot. Is daycare closed today due to exposure? How will my partner and I balance work while watching our baby? Will I feel comfortable sending my daughter to gymnastics again? I miss that structure and strive to get it back....

In ascending order, here is our ranking of the five big-screen Tom Clancy pictures. Jack Ryan movies ranked worst to best 5. Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014) This studio reboot is the only film on this list that isn’t based on a Clancy novel; it’s an original story based on characters he created, and it rewrites Ryan’s origin story. Here, he’s studying at the London School of Economics during the 9/11 terror attacks, which motivate him to become a U....

Setting her statuette aside, she joked, “I don’t work out, you know what I mean? I can’t hold it that long.” “This is such a great night I’m so glad to be here and in the company of all of you, and the Hollywood Foreign Press,” she said. Coolidge then dedicated the rest of her speech to all the directors and creators who help “keep her going” with “little jobs....

“When people have said, you know, ‘You’re doing too much. You can only do one thing,’ I always had it in my mind, I was always a person who was like, ‘Why not? Why not?’ So I kind of had to forge my own path, make my own rules,” she explained to Thrive Global. “And I was obsessed like that, I liked it that way for a while. Just working and working and working....

The actress shared four festive new photos on social media earlier today, and anyone needing style inspiration for the upcoming holidays should take a few notes from the 53-year-old’s latest Instagram post. In a holly-jolly-monochromatic outfit, Lopez chose her theme (cardinal red) and stuck with it. While the scenery changed, one thing remained: the fact that red is definitely her color (my sincerest apologies, Taylor Swift.) The “Let’s Get Loud” singer donned a red belted blazer jacket, red wide-leg pants, red bootie-style heels, red sunglasses, and a red Valentino Candystud handbag customized with her initials....

On Monday’s episode of The Stories We Tell With Joanna Gaines, the 44-year-old designer and Magnolia Network host invited her mom, Nan Stevens, on to talk about her journey to America in the 1970s, how she met her father, Jerry, and what it was like raising three daughters away from the familiarities of South Korea. During the Nov. 28 episode, Gaines got her mom to open up about the first time she met her now-husband, and it’s definitely not your average tale of romance....

Here is a guide to understanding the Juneteenth Flag. Who made the Juneteenth flag? The flag was created by activist and organizer Ben Haith, also known as Boston Ben, who founded the National Juneteenth Celebration Foundation (NJCF). Ben Haith created the flag in 1997 in collaboration with Verlene Hines, Azim, and Eliot Des. Later Lisa Jeanne Graf redefined the illustration and brought the current day flag to life. What does the Juneteenth flag represent?...

“If I could handpick a girl from the stars [for Justin], it would be Hailey,” Bieber’s manager Alison Kaye admitted in Justin Bieber: Seasons. “She was the kind of girl I wanted him to be with.” Bieber feels the same. “I fall more in love with you every day,” he gushed of Baldwin on Instagram. You have walked hand and hand with me as I continue to get my emotions, mind, body and soul intact!...

The iCarly star detailed her childhood as a Nickelodeon actress, in which she claimed her mother had taught her disordered eating, subjected her and her siblings to dangerous living conditions, and emotionally abused her, all while guilting her into acting—something she didn’t enjoy doing. As the new author celebrates the book’s successful year—including 20 weeks on the New York Times’ best sellers’ list—readers have flooded her comments with their appreciation for her vulnerability and honesty....

Ripa, apparently. The 52-year-old morning talk show host took to Instagram to share an image of her beautifully decorated Christmas tree–one that she must’ve had some help assembling, as the star tagged her husband, Mark Consuelos, and the New York City-based florist, Élan Flowers, in the photo. “Isn’t she lovely 🎄♥️,” she captioned the post. “She’s lovely,” Consuelos wrote back. Bravo’s Andy Cohen was also impressed, leaving a trail of clapping emojis in his wake....