Weekly Health Quiz: Stress, Omicron and Weight Training
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The Covid Nurse Turned Polaroid Portraitist
“The whole nudity thing is me exploring my sexuality, which goes back to being from West Texas,” Mr. Mooney said. “It was very much, like, ‘You’re gay, you’re bad, sex is not until marriage.’ Had I seen images of queer men being proud of their bodies, I think that would have made growing up a…
For C.D.C.’s Walensky, a Steep Learning Curve on Messaging
The crux of the problem, several administration officials said, is a failure by the C.D.C. and the Biden administration’s messaging experts to work in concert. Who is to blame for that is a matter of debate. Dr. Walensky’s critics say she is not collaborative enough, too often springing decisions on other federal officials who then…
The C.D.C. endorses Pfizer-BioNTech boosters for children ages 12 and older.
A street party in Rio ahead of the Carnival in 2020.Credit…Carl De Souza/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images RIO DE JANEIRO — While Rio de Janeiro’s renowned Carnival parade will go on, the city will cancel its street parties, which ordinarily draw millions of revelers, the mayor says, citing the Omicron variant. The freewheeling public celebrations…
Hong Kong Suspends Flights From Eight Countries
Hong Kong announced a series of strict pandemic control measures on Wednesday, including suspending flights from the United States and seven other countries, as it scrambled to contain an incipient coronavirus outbreak. The new measures came as the authorities held thousands of passengers of a cruise ship under mandatory quarantine to trace a Covid case.…
Emerging Data Raise Questions About Antigen Tests and Nasal Swabs
A small, new real-world study suggests that two widely used at-home antigen tests, the Abbott BinaxNOW and Quidel QuickVue, may fail to detect some Omicron infections even when people are carrying high levels of the coronavirus. The study, which has not yet been peer-reviewed, focused on 30 people infected with the virus at five workplaces…
In the Australian Outback, the Cobar Sound Chapel Quenches the Soul
Life in Cobar was a delicate thing until the arrival of the Silver Tank. In the vast, red-dirt hinterland of Australia, over 400 miles northwest of the shores of Sydney, rainwater is scarce. For thousands of years, the nomadic Aboriginal Ngiyampaa people excelled at the art of survival by creating natural rock reservoirs. But after…
The New Year Begins
Welcome. I’ve become fixated on the nook, on making it so comfortable and inviting that uninterrupted hours of reading will have no choice but to happen within it. It’s less nook and more corner, a corner where an old wingback chair has been residing for two years. The chair was once part of a guest-friendly…
Hedgehogs Are a Source of Drug-Resistant Bacteria, Study Finds
The tiny, spiny and adorable hedgehog is helping to upend conventional wisdom about the origins of drug-resistant bacterial infections that kill thousands of people each year. In a study published Wednesday in Nature, a group of international scientists found that the bacteria that cause a tough-to-treat infection existed in nature long before modern antibiotics began…
The Launch: January’s Hottest Fashion Drops
Courtesy Prada x Adidas New year, new fashion! Thankfully, 2022 promises to (hopefully) bring a dose of optimism in regards to style. Keep your eyes on this list as we make note of the best fashion news, collaborations, and launches happening this January. Advertisement – Continue Reading Below 1 Who: Prada and Adidas What: The…