About twenty percent of confirmed pregnancies end in miscarriage, most often in the first trimester, for reasons ranging from infection to chromosomal abnormality. But some women have recurrent miscarriages, a painful process that points to underlying issues. Clinical studies have been uneven, but some evidence shows that for women with a history of recurrent miscarriage,…
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BOSTON— According to the World Health Organization’s latest statistics, from 2017, more than 800 women around the world die every day from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth — the vast majority of them in resource-poor areas. The leading reason is postpartum hemorrhage (PPH), which accounts for 27 percent of maternal mortality and occurs…
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Here’s what you need to know: Ricky Gervais is hosting the night’s festivities. ImageIn his cutting opening monologue, Ricky Gervais poked fun at Hollywood’s focus on diversity and pronounced that “no one cares about movies anymore.”Credit…Paul Drinkwater/NBC, via Getty Images BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Hollywood’s self-congratulatory season kicked into high gear on Sunday, as the caustic…
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Award season for 2020 has officially begun, and the Golden Globes did not disappoint. The red carpet featured Billy Porter’s angelic feather train, bedazzled ear muffs by way of Rooney Mara, and everything in between. See who made the cut on our list of the best dressed celebs at this year’s red carpet ahead. 1…
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For the 77th annual Golden Globes, some things have stayed the same (Ricky Gervais returned for his fifth stint as host) but others have not (the Globes menu is vegan now, because of the climate crisis). This year, once again, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association has been criticized for snubbing women in several big categories…
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Industry insiders predicted puffy shoulders to be a huge winter trend, but we didn’t expect it to have this big of a red carpet impact. Everyone from Cate Blanchett in plissé pleats to Olivia Colman in regal poofs took power shoulders to new heights at the 2020 Golden Globes. Click through to see enough celebrities…
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At an annual charity fund-raiser in October, Anna Wintour, the editor of Vogue, shared a table with the designer Michael Kors and Pete Buttigieg, then the mayor of South Bend, Ind., who wore one of his trademark navy suits. The event was a benefit for God’s Love We Deliver, a nonprofit that began delivering meals…
DetailsAn unusual study explores a question that has puzzled researchers for a long time: Why are giant pandas so tiny when they are born? Kathleen Smith, a biology professor at Duke University in Durham, NC, and her former student Peishu Li, conducted the new research, which appears in the Journal of Anatomy. There are a…
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Times Insider explains who we are and what we do, and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together. Last spring, I became obsessed with Joe Nocera’s podcast “The Shrink Next Door.” Many others did as well. It is about a prominent Manhattan psychiatrist named Isaac Herschkopf, who allegedly abused his patients for decades.…
DetailsDehydration can cause headaches and several physiological issues, and older adults are most at risk of experiencing it. Does it also affect cognitive function, however? And might overhydration also affect mental performance? Share on PinterestRecent research set out to reveal whether or not hydration levels can affect cognitive performance in older adults. Dehydration can cause…
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