Navigating My Pregnancy With Fibroids
The condition didn’t cause any complications with my first pregnancy. It landed me in the hospital with my second.
How Conflicting Guidance on Travel During the Pandemic Shows Little Progress
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia — In early November, I flew to southern Africa to report a series of stories about the state of the Covid-19 pandemic in the region, including one about the remarkable work being done to stanch the emergence of new coronavirus variants. My last afternoon there, South African scientists announced the discovery of…
When Did Every Celebrity Become a Creative Director?
It’s getting hard to keep up with the celebrity titles. Every week, it seems, there’s a new creative director or partner or officer of some kind. Just this month, the rapper Cardi B announced that she was joining Playboy as its first creative director in residence. (She is also a partner in Whipshots, a vodka-infused…
Duck for the Holidays
Good morning. This is a perfect week to sketch out your plans for Christmas dinner if you celebrate that holiday, and perhaps to sketch out a plan for a blowout meal even if you don’t. The end of the year is upon us. It’s time to bid it farewell and hope for much joy and…
Los estragos de dormir mal
Las encuestas revelan que más de un tercio de los adultos estadounidenses no logran dormir bien de forma constante, y que millones tienen problemas para conciliar el sueño o para mantenerlo.
Merck’s Covid Pill Might Pose Risks for Pregnant Women
A new Covid-19 pill from Merck has raised hopes that it could transform the landscape of treatment options for Americans at high risk of severe disease at a time when the Omicron variant of the coronavirus is driving a surge of cases in highly vaccinated European countries. But two weeks after a Food and Drug…
Why More Kids Aren’t Getting the HPV Vaccine
Now a new study in Britain of an early version of the vaccine found that within 13 years of vaccine administration, there were 87 percent fewer cases of cervical cancer among young women immunized between ages 12 and 13, compared to unvaccinated women. Significantly lower cancer rates were also found among women immunized between ages…
India Cities Ban Eggs, Drawing a Backlash
AHMEDABAD, India — The raid came just after sunset. Plainclothes municipal workers swarmed into the busy neighborhood, seizing contraband. The dealers ran or watched helplessly as the authorities took their illicit goods. And with that, the government had conducted a successful crackdown on eggs. Not just the eggs themselves, though city officials had confiscated hundreds…
Cultivating Olives on the Slopes of Mount Etna
In the summer of 2020, out of the blue, my father told me of a friend of his who, after decades spent working in Milan as a photojournalist, decided to return to his roots and begin producing extra virgin olive oil at a family farm on the slopes of Mount Etna, an active volcano —…
Shopping for Champagne Glasses
The holidays offer plenty of reasons to pop some bubbly, including reuniting with family and friends and toasting the new year. But when you raise a glass, make sure it’s a good one. “A glass has an influence on a wine,” said Aldo Sohm, a sommelier and the wine director at Le Bernardin and Aldo…