CLEVELAND, Ohio (April 15, 2020)–Are overweight women less fertile? Does primary ovarian insufficiency increase risks for obesity and diabetes? For years the controversy regarding the connection between reproductive health and body mass index has continued. A new study assessed the effect of ovarian reserve on obesity and glucose metabolism and found no correlation. Study results…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Tuesday that 9,282 health care professionals had contracted the coronavirus in the United States as of April 9 and that 27 had died from it. The agency cautioned that the numbers were most likely higher than reported because of inconsistencies in data-gathering and the lack of…
Like a lot of self-isolating people, Madisen Li is vacillating between nervous, bored, grateful and irritable. One of her main forms of relief comes from her weekly training sessions over Zoom with her personal trainer of nine years, Hector Guadalupe. Earlier this month, amid a circuit of curls and crunches, Mrs. Li, 32, who is…
Here’s what you need to know: ImageOutside the Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center in New York on Monday. The one-day virus death toll in New York State rose again after two days of falling.Credit…Dave Sanders for The New York Times New York City’s death toll soars past 10,000 in a revised virus count. New York City, already…
This obituary is part of a series about people who have died in the coronavirus pandemic. In a city filled with real estate V.I.P.’s, Robby Browne was a cut above. Hillary Clinton came to his Bridgehampton home for lunch. Martina Navratilova swam in his pool. Uma Thurman went to his Halloween party, where he would…
The images are compelling: Fire trucks in Tehran or Manila spray the streets. Amazon tests a disinfectant fog inside a warehouse, hoping to calm workers’ fears and get them back on the job. TV commercials show health care workers cleaning chairs where blood donors sat. Families nervously wipe their mail and newly delivered groceries. These…
Listen to This Article Audio Recording by Audm To hear more audio stories from publishers, like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android. First Week of MarchN.Y.C. Covid-19 cases, March 1: 1 I am in Karachi, Pakistan, on March 2, when I read the news: New York City has its first patient…
The rule of thumb, or rather feet, has been to stand six feet apart in public. That’s supposed to be a safe distance if a person nearby is coughing or sneezing and is infected with the novel coronavirus, spreading droplets that may carry virus particles. And scientists agree that six feet is a sensible and…
This obituary is part of a series about people who have died in the coronavirus pandemic. In 2005, Antonio Checo became a mental health clinician at Mt. Sinai Queens hospital, one of his many jobs devoted to helping people. And it was there, on April 1, that he died of complications of the coronavirus at…
Image We spend a lot of our days thinking about things we see online, trying to make sense of it all. This week in the Styles newsletter, Wait …, Taylor Lorenz, a Styles reporter, brings us an update from the world of TikTok. If there’s one silver lining of being trapped at home for months…