An obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, is a healthcare professional that specializes in female reproductive health. People trained as OB-GYNs specialize in both obstetrics and gynecology: obstetrics involves working with pregnant women, including delivering babies gynecology involves the female reproductive system, treating a wide range of conditions, including sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and chronic pain In this…
At War is a newsletter about the experiences and costs of war with stories from Times reporters and outside voices. The story behind the photo essay in this week’s issue of The Times Magazine starts in the 1980s, when a young Irish man named John Burke immigrated to London from Clonmel, Ireland, after the death…
She remembered her older cousin urging her to keep it a secret. He had said she would get in trouble if she told anyone that he had touched her. How her grandmother would be upset. A year later, as she walked home from school, two boys forced her into a Victorian house and raped her.…
ASTON, Pa. — The day she covered every mirror in her new apartment because she could not stand the sight of herself anymore was a red flag. But no one was around to register it. And Gracie Gold, a figure skater once on the cusp of Olympic stardom, was in no shape to help herself.…
Intense exercise may change the way certain neurons influence our appetite and metabolism.
Just months after they started dating more than two years ago, Ally Jane Grossan and Nabil Ayers felt certain they were headed for marriage, and it was with as much surety that they didn’t want their wedding to feel formulaic and familiar. “We wanted to get married somewhere that’s isn’t a wedding factory,” said Ms.…
The active lifestyle is one that requires much more than slipping on your favorite pair of black leggings. After all, your days are probably spent running frantically from errands to meetings to lunch (or happy hour) before catching a session of Rumble Boxing, and you need a wardrobe that just as flexible as your schedule.…
PARIS — On a dark and bitterly cold January night this week, hundreds of guests in black tie, fur and assorted diamonds and emeralds descended upon the Place Vendôme, lit by the flames of scores of flickering candles set on the pavement. The reason for the celebration? The official unveiling of 26 Place Vendôme, the…
Recent research suggests that doing even low-intensity physical activity allows older people to reduce their risk of dementia. Carrying out even basic activities in older age might help maintain brain health. Several factors can affect a person’s chance of developing dementia. Some of the factors, such as age and genetics, are unavoidable. Others, such as…
Once I fell in love with a lentil soup, and it was all I could think about when pulses came to mind. Lemony and tangy, it was the antidote to the bleakest winter days, and the color of sunshine (from red lentils) to match its bright disposition. Eventually, though, the obsession waned, and I remembered…