The 75-year-old man lay sprawled on the floor between the kitchen counter and the island, surrounded by a halo of pills. “What happened?” his wife asked as she hurried to his side, although she suspected she already knew. He wasn’t sure, he told her. One minute he was standing at the counter, getting ready to…
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The fashion designer Willie Norris has two fan bases who are apt to recognize her in her Brooklyn neighborhood, show her that they are wearing clothes she designed, and possibly shed tears. The first fans are tech-savvy men’s wear aficionados who love to bro down with other detail-obsessed fabric fetishists, sharing their outfits and reviewing…
Underestimating Wildfire’s Effect The specific effects of wildfire pollution on the skin are less clear, in part because every wildfire is unique depending on what it burns (building materials? trees? bushes?), its intensity and its temperature. The most toxic compounds are created at the highest temperatures, Dr. Valacchi said. (This is also true of cigarettes.…
TAMUNING, Guam — Perched steps away from the prismatic seas off Guam’s western shore, a water sports shop sat shuttered on a recent weekend morning, its rack of neon kayaks and fleet of Jet Skis collecting fallen leaves. Down an oceanside road, in the tourist district of Tumon, the gift shop at the Hyatt Regency…
Some manufacturers are falling behind. Novavax has had production problems. Johnson & Johnson, which initially planned for one billion doses this year, has made slightly more than 103 million, Mr. Krellenstein said, citing data from the scientific intelligence firm Airfinity. That is in part because its contract manufacturer, Emergent BioSolutions, ruined up to 15 million…
The Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine is associated with an increased risk of myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart muscle, a large new study from Israel confirms. But the side effect remains rare, and Covid-19 is more likely to cause myocarditis than the vaccine is, scientists reported on Wednesday. The research, which is based on the electronic…
“Style is the answer to everything,” Charles Bukowski, of all people, once said in a lecture that’s still afloat in the ether of YouTube. Swigging Schlitz from a bottle, the pockmarked laureate of the underground discoursed on one of the few traits that, as is well known, one may possess though never acquire. Bullfighters have…
As vaccine makers set their sights on boosters, new studies unveiled on Wednesday from Johnson & Johnson and Pfizer-BioNTech demonstrated that extra shots can dramatically raise antibodies against the coronavirus. The companies said they were submitting the new data to the Food and Drug Administration for evaluation, and Pfizer has formally asked the agency to…
Cartier kicked off the launch of its Clash [Un]limited capsule collection last night in West Hollywood with a glitzy rooftop dinner and private viewing of the Clash [Un]limited Exhibition. The creative project was made collaboration with singer-songwriter Finneas, who provided the musical entertainment for the evening. “Clash represents the opportunity to redefine and rediscover what…