Be Well: Comedian Howie Mandell Talks Living With OCD
Comedian Howie Mandell joined Cheddar News to talk about his experience coping with obsessive-compulsive disorder. He admitted that he accidentally revealed his diagnosis in an interview but said it was a step in helping to disrupt stigmas associated with the condition. Stephen Smith, the founder and CEO of NOCD, broke down what people should know about an OCD diagnosis, and how his company is helping people manage their condition.
Nearly a day after being downgraded from a tropical storm, Ophelia still threatened parts of the Northeast on Sunday with coastal flooding, life-threatening waves and heavy rain from Washington to New York City, the National Hurricane Center said.
Surgeons have transplanted a pig’s heart into a dying man in a bid to prolong his life – only the second patient to ever undergo such an experimental feat. Two days later, the man was cracking jokes and able to sit in a chair, Maryland doctors said Friday.
Tropical Storm Ophelia formed off the mid-Atlantic coast and was expected to bring heavy rain, storm surge and windy conditions over the weekend, the National Hurricane Center said Friday.
A storm churning in waters off the eastern U.S. has increased to tropical storm strength and is forecast to reach the North Carolina coast Friday morning, the National Hurricane Center said.
