WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Thursday rejected work requirements for Medicaid recipients in Georgia, the last state to have a federal waiver for such restrictions, as it extended its rollback of a signature health policy of the Trump administration. The announcement from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, delivered in a 79-page letter…
New data from Britain suggests that booster protection against symptomatic Covid caused by the Omicron variant wanes within 10 weeks. There have not yet been enough severe cases of Omicron to calculate how well boosters protect against severe disease, but experts believe the shots will continue to provide significant protection against hospitalization and death. “It…
With rising concern over hospital staffing shortages as Omicron cases rapidly spread, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday shortened isolation periods for health care workers who contract Covid-19. The agency recommended that health care workers who are asymptomatic return to work after seven days and a negative test, adding that “isolation time…
Chances are if you’ve purchased a pair of gold hoops in the past 10 years, you were influenced by Jennifer Fisher. The jewelry designer is one of the main forces behind the accessory’s resurgence, thanks in part to her dedicated celebrity following. She counts Rihanna, Jennifer Lopez, Selena Gomez, and Hailey Bieber as fans, which…
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And if the family starts discussing divisive topics over the cranberry sauce? Merely point out that people at the table have different viewpoints, she said. Other simple steps can ease stress: going to bed 15 minutes earlier, taking breaks during the day — even if it’s just walking around or doing jumping jacks — or…
The magazine added sections on the arts, fitness, health and beauty while keeping its emphasis on fashion. Circulation tripled during Ms. Mirabella’s tenure, to more than 1.2 million in 1988 from 400,000 in 1971. But while she was considered the most powerful woman in fashion, she kept the focus on fashion and not herself, said…
“We just didn’t know how to quarantine back then,” said Shannon Tremaine, who lives in Brooklyn, of the first time she had to spend weeks by herself. That was back in February, after her boyfriend at the time tested positive for Covid-19. The rule then, before vaccines were widely available, was no contact with the…