When we first solicited reader stories of travel disasters, we immediately received four individual emails concerning Europcar, the rental car company that operates in 140 countries. Although anyone renting a car from any rental company on Earth might find themselves in the situations below, we felt that strength in numbers might be valuable here, so…
The findings of a large federal study on bypass surgeries and stents call into question the medical care provided to tens of thousands of heart disease patients with blocked coronary arteries, scientists reported at the annual meeting of the American Heart Association on Saturday. The new study found that patients who received drug therapy alone…
ImageA president can do a lot through executive authority. Elizabeth Warren has offered a peek at what health care policy might look like in a Warren administration.Credit…Elizabeth Frantz for The New York Times The Democratic presidential candidates have been fighting over whether they should try to replace the health insurance system with a single government-run…
JOSHUA TREE, Calif. — Soph Nielsen was sewing garbage onto her black T-shirt (a chicken wing, a crushed Bud Light can, a plastic fork) and struggling to attach a snarl of crusty pad thai. “This is to get people to see the trash,” she said, her fingers slick with grease. “We don’t want to be…
Sleeping problems can affect both mental and physical health. Now, a large-scale analysis in China highlights how insomnia might lead to potentially life threatening cardiovascular diseases. Share on PinterestNew research points to concerning links between insomnia and cardiovascular problems. Insomnia is a relatively widespread problem. When a person has insomnia, they often struggle to fall…
Are omega-3 supplements as beneficial as researchers once believed? Not when it comes to inflammation, a new study suggests. Share on PinterestOmega-3 supplements are not as beneficial for health as people once thought. Recent studies show that taking supplements to increase vitamin D and omega-3 levels may not reduce systemic inflammation. The new research, which…
An anti-abortion activist and his associates were ordered to pay as much as $2.2 million in damages to Planned Parenthood on Friday, after a federal jury in San Francisco ruled that he had broken federal and state laws when he secretly recorded workers for the organization. The activist, David R. Daleiden, recorded the videos in…
BOSTON – Sudden cardiac death affects 220,000 U.S. adults annually, most of whom have no prior symptoms of a heart issue. By identifying rare DNA variants that substantially increase risk of sudden cardiac death, researchers led by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard have laid the foundation…
PHILADELPHIA — Women who are diagnosed with peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) during late pregnancy or within a month following delivery are more likely to experience restored cardiac function and improved outcomes compared to those who are diagnosed later in the postpartum period, according to a new study from Penn Medicine. The findings underscore the need for…
Jenny Ann Beaudry and Hans Erik Westin are to be married Nov. 17 at Royal Palms Resort and Spa in Phoenix. Jonathan Sumler, a friend of the couple who became a Universal Life minister for the occasion, is to officiate. The bride, 35, will take her husband’s name. She is a director of communications and…