An experimental drug has enabled people with obesity or who are overweight to lose about 22.5 percent of their body weight, about 52 pounds on average, in a large trial, the drug’s maker announced on Thursday. The company, Eli Lilly, has not yet submitted the data for publication in a peer-reviewed medical journal or presented…
Health providers say they are seeing more patients than ever with pain and joint ailments in their hands, necks, shoulders and upper backs — and that mobile phones are most likely playing a part.
Public health advocates have long sought a menthol ban. When the landmark Tobacco Control Act passed in 2009, giving the F.D.A. the authority to regulate tobacco products, menthol was exempted from the tobacco flavors that would be banned. The exception rankled public health groups and a cadre of former U.S. cabinet health secretaries, who noted…
First things first: What is the Met Gala? Officially, it’s the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute benefit, a black-tie extravaganza held the first Monday in May to raise money for the Costume Institute. Unofficially, it’s “the party of the year,” “the Oscars of the East Coast” and “an A.T.M. for the Met” (the last…
Covid-19 treatments are widely available to at-risk New Yorkers, but many who could benefit from them may not even be aware they exist. One of these treatments, an antiviral medication called Paxlovid, is particularly effective, said Dr. Ted Long, the head of New York City’s Test and Trace Corps, a city program that provides free…
Ms. Stewart’s attitude about makeup is reflective of her generation: It’s basic, an essential. Her response when asked if she wears makeup while spending time at her swimming pool was: “A touch of blush and then lips. That’s not makeup. I consider that skin care.” Beyond Clé de Peau, she plays the field when it…
No occasion grants celebrities the chance to peacock with quite the unbridled excess of the annual Met Gala; even the Oscars red carpet can’t compete as fashion’s biggest night. With “Gilded Glamour” as the theme of this spring’s event, there would seem to be no limits to how big, bold, and bejeweled the evening’s looks…
Melodie Jeng If I’m not mistaken, whoever first said “can’t live with ‘em, can’t live without ‘em,” was referring to their SO, but I would argue that the saying rings just as true in regards to a certain undergarment: bras. With slipping straps, gapping cups, and ever-evil back rolls, a bra can be the bane…
Marijuana dispensaries in New Jersey this weekend were bustling with patrons eager to get their hands on cannabis products as legal recreational sales of the drug kicked off across the state. On Friday, one woman outside a dispensary in Maplewood rejoiced out loud that she had “outlived Prohibition!” Among the crowd of patrons were people…
What now? He’s gone. I mean, it’s gone. The single most fascinating thing about the N.B.A. playoffs hasn’t been, “Were the Nets ever really a team?” Or: “Whose death wish is better: Charles Bronson’s or Philly’s?” It’s not even: “Lord. What. Is. Ben Simmons. Wearing. To-night?” The single most fascinating thing about the last two…