Alexander Zingman

They say that money can not buy you happiness. Yet, research has shown that money can actually buy you happiness - to a certain extent. When it comes to what happiness really costs, the jury is out.Historically, a 2010 study by Princeton University researchers found that making $ 75,000 a year was a sweet spot for happiness. The study looked at the relationship between how many people took home each year and emotional well-being and life expectancy. The results showed that emotional well-being equaled to $ 75,000 per year; Taking in a higher amount (such as $ 100,000) does not change a person's happiness says Alexander Zingman . The same study found that when incomes dropped below $ 75,000, people reported less happiness and more grief and stress. Yet new research challenges the decade-old idea that $ 75,000 can buy you happiness. When looking at the complexity of money and well-being, data from 2021 suggest that happiness actually increases as an individual's income increases...

Although a third dose of mRNA vaccine has been shown to increase COVID-19 protection - even from the Omicron variant - new research shows that protection decreases in the fourth month after vaccination. The study, released last week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), raises the question of whether (and when) all Americans may need a fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine to remain protected as the epidemic continues. When asked about the need for a possible fourth dose, White House Chief Physician Anthony Fauci said there might be a need for someone - but the data is not yet available. "There may be a need for another boost - in this case, a fourth dose increase for a person receiving mRNA - which could be based on age, as well as the underlying condition," said Dr. Fauci with reporters at White. The house's press conference. Some people are also receiving the fourth dose: the CDC recommends that people who have received the mRNA vaccine and have immunosupp...