Listen and subscribe to our podcast from your mobile device: Via Apple Podcasts | Via RadioPublic | Via Stitcher When her mother was diagnosed with an incurable cancer, Elizabeth Koster found herself burdened with a stressful task: find a husband, fast. Ms. Koster’s mother wanted her daughter to be taken care of after her death…
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Confronting an Ebola outbreak spiraling out of control in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization announced plans on Tuesday to change its vaccination strategy, offering smaller doses and eventually introducing a second vaccine. The outbreak, which has lasted nine months, has now claimed more than 1,000 lives. Rebel groups have attacked health…
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WASHINGTON — The Trump administration for the first time will require pharmaceutical companies to include the price of prescription drugs in television advertisements if the cost exceeds $35 per month. The move, announced on Wednesday by Alex M. Azar II, the health and human services secretary, is the most visible action the administration has taken…
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Gilbert CarrasquilloGetty Images Tyra Banks has reclaimed her Sports Illustrated throne. After being the first African American model to grace the cover of the magazine’s annual swimsuit issue back in 1996, the legendary model and America’s Next Top Model creator has made her return to the magazine as its cover star 23 years later, absolutely…
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Image Bloom and grow: The hands of Carmen Garcia, assembling flowers.CreditVincent Tullo for The New York Times The showroom and factory of M & S Schmalberg is in a soot-gray building in Manhattan’s garment district, seven stories above a street-level women’s apparel wholesaler called Belma Fashions. On a recent morning, the firm’s 61-year-old president, Warren…
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Robert Pear, a reporter whose understated demeanor belied a tenacious pursuit of sources and scoops during his 40 years at The New York Times covering health care and other critical national issues, died on Tuesday in Rockville, Md. He was 69. His death, from complications of a stroke, was confirmed by his brother, Douglas, his…
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To scientists like Michael Snyder, chair of the genetics department at Stanford University, the future of medicine is data — lots and lots of data. He and others predict that one day doctors won’t just take your blood pressure and check your temperature. They will scrutinize your genome for risk factors and track tens of…
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Netflix’s Stranger Things is easily one of our favorite TV obsessions and anything that brings us just a bit closer to Hawkins ahead of the upcoming Independence Day release is sure to put the biggest smile on our faces. H&M is kicking off the countdown to season three with a Stranger Things-themed collection starring Hawkins’…
DetailsThere is an ongoing debate surrounding soy protein and its influence on cholesterol. A new meta-analysis digs into the existing data and concludes that the protein does, indeed, reduce levels of «bad» cholesterol. Soy protein and cholesterol: The debate rages on. Soy protein is derived from soybeans. It is high in protein but contains no…
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