Macy Alcido

About Macy

Macy is an NYC-based reporter and editor with a master's degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. In her five years of experience, she's held staff writing positions at TechRepublic and theSkimm, as well as a deputy editor role at Forbes Health. You can find her freelance work on USOpen.org, HuffPost, and Psychiatric Times. While she gravitates toward health-related stories, she has extensive experience covering a wide range of topics—including sports, current events, tech, and more.

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Forbes Health •

Medical Care Alert HOME Medical Alert System Review 2024: Tried And Tested

Our Verdict

Medical Care Alert’s HOME Medical Alert System is an in-home console (landline or cellular) and wearable button. Each system connects users with Medical Care Alert’s U.S.-based emergency contact center 24 hours a day, seven days a week. When we tested the device, we found it quickly connected us with emergency response operators, who were kind, conscientious and helpful. However, the short voice range from the base console revealed some limitations.
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Forbes Health •

22% Of Gen Z Respondents Use CBD To Aid Menstrual Cramps

Approximately 85% of individuals experience pain and discomfort during their menstrual cycles, with dysmenorrhea (menstrual cramping) being the most prevalent symptom, according to research.[1]Schoep ME, Nieboer TE, van der Zanden M, Braat DDM, Nap AW. The impact of menstrual symptoms on everyday life: a survey among 42,879 women. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2019;220(6):569.e1-569.e7. While common treatments include heating pads and over-the-counter medications, Forbes Health survey data indicates 22%...
Forbes Health •

Forbes Health Survey: Nearly Half Of People With Hearing Loss Believe There Is A Hearing Aid Stigma

Despite potentially benefiting from hearing aids, almost half (46%) of people diagnosed with some degree of hearing loss do not wear one regularly. While more than half (54%) of respondents say that they do wear a hearing aid, only 38% wear one for a majority of the week (five to seven days).
People with hearing loss may avoid hearing aids for a number of reasons, including cost, skepticism of hearing devices and mistrust of audiologists, says Lindsey Banks, Au.D., a Florida-based audiologist an...
theSkimm •

Barry Enderwick (aka, @sandwichesofhistory) Has Eaten Over 700 Sandwiches

Barry Enderwick’s bread-and-butter? Eating his way through history, one sandwich at a time. After receiving the 1909 cookbook “The Up-to-Date Sandwich Book,” the marketing exec decided to recreate some of its recipes, sharing his experience on social media. Since then, Enderwick (aka, @sandwichesofhistory) has made at least 700 sandwiches from different time periods and countries — including Egg and Macaroni, Mushroom Crabwich, and Hot Dog Sloppy Joe. To learn more, we spoke to Enderwick. Here’s...
theSkimm •

How BeReal Brings an Unfiltered Approach to Social Media

Let’s BeReal: What you see on social media isn’t always legit. But that’s what one social media app is trying change. Meet, BeReal. The app was founded in France in 2020, with the mission of promoting authenticity online. It only requires users to take and share one IRL photo a day. Since January, its user-base has grown by 315%. And its become very popular among Gen Z and millennials. But, what’s all the fuss about? If airbrushed photos, unrealistic beauty standards, and manufactured content ar...
theSkimm •

Culture Carriers: How Ruth Carter’s Design’s Are Bringing Black Culture Forward

In celebration of Black History Month, we’re spotlighting Black, female culture carriers who are pushing representation forward in different industries. Up first: costume designer pro Ruth E. Carter. She’s outfitted major films like “Malcolm X,” “Selma,” and “Do the Right Thing.” And became the first African American to win an Oscar for costume design for her work in “Black Panther.” Carter’s love for costume design began in the early ‘80s while attending Hampton University, a historically Black...
theSkimm •

Paid Family Leave: The American Experience

Another day goes by and the US is still the only industrialized country without a federal paid family leave policy. (Reminder: Paid family leave gives parents compensated time off to care for a new child — following childbirth, adoption, or foster care placement — or for a sick family member.) We’ve already Skimm’d the ins and outs of the topic. But since the fate of paid family leave remains in flux, where does that leave parents? Especially moms? We’re diving into the American parent experienc...
Psychiatric Times •

COVID-19 Mental Health Long Haulers

When Dawn Sims picks up her curbside groceries, she sanitizes her packaged products with chlorhexidine, a medical-grade disinfectant. Otherwise, she only eats fresh foods that can be washed, zapped in the microwave, or peeled.Sims, aged 50 years, resides on a 20-acre property with her husband and mother. The property consists of 2 buildings, 30 ft apart. Sims and her husband live in one; her mother, aged 79 years, lives alone in the other. She loved being close to her mother—until COVID-19 hit.“...
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