“The idea of making a business plan with two companies rather than a public health plan is disturbing to us,” said Dr. Joia Mukherjee, chief medical officer of Partners In Health, a global public health nonprofit. “We believe that Biden has the power, particularly with Moderna because so much of it was taxpayer funded, to…
A case of monkeypox, a rare but potentially serious viral illness, was identified in a Maryland resident who had recently returned from Nigeria, making it the second case in the United States this year, health officials said. They said the risk that the virus would spread was low. The person was in isolation with mild…
Ernst Haas We’re just here to pay tribute to leggings, the backbone of our wardrobes. We lounge in them, work out in them, and even dress them up with an oversized blazer and heels. But come winter, with its cutting breezes and chilly air, our legs need a little more protection against the harsh elements.…
Hill House Home If you consider yourself a member of Nap Dress Nation, the legions of women who’ve worn and loved Hill House Home’s nap dress, you’ll want to shop it again in seconds. In a rare event, Hill House Home’s nap dress is on sale. Hill House Home just kicked off its annual sale…
Welcome. Did you see Taylor Swift perform “All Too Well” on “Saturday Night Live” last weekend? Even if you don’t count yourself a “Swiftie,” it’s worth 10 minutes of your time. On Friday, Swift released “Red (Taylor’s Version),” a rerecording of her 2012 album, “Red,” on which “All Too Well,” an indictment of a relationship…
“Many people are dying without knowing what they are ingesting,” she added. People struggling with addiction and those in recovery are prone to relapse. The initial pandemic lockdowns and subsequent fraying of social networks, along with the rise in mental health disorders like anxiety and depression, helped create a health maelstrom. So, too, did the…
The drug maker Biogen said on Wednesday that a panel of drug reviewers in the European Union had indicated that its new Alzheimer’s drug was unlikely to be approved there, the latest setback for a medication that has been mired in controversy since it was approved in the United States in June. Biogen said a…
Maybe it’s the rats. Or the smell. Or the bad rap from veterinarians, pet lovers and newspapers. Whatever the reason, it seems more and more New York dog owners no longer think the city’s public dog runs are a good place for their pups to play. “It’s unruly. Dogs knock people over,” said Rachel Sedor…
I was 26 and married when I learned of the arrangement between my parents. Mom had come to stay with me and my new wife, and we got trapped indoors during an ice storm. Sometime during the interminable weekend, my mother, probably in an alcohol-fueled moment of candor, spilled the beans. I had never heard…
For decades, geneticists have collected the blood of thousands of Roma people, a marginalized group living in Europe, and deposited their DNA in public databases. The ostensible purpose of some of these studies was to learn more about the history and genetics of the Roma people. Now, a group of scientists has argued this research,…