Abbott to Restart Production of Similac Baby Formula
The company said manufacturing would resume at a Michigan plant that had been shut over contamination concerns, which triggered a nationwide formula shortage.
A Holy British Island, Where the Reckless Try to Outrace the Tide
HOLY ISLAND, England — The off-duty police officer was confident he could make it back to the mainland without incident, despite islanders warning him not to risk the incoming tide. “Nah,” the officer was reported to have said. “That’s just to frighten the tourists.” About a half-hour later, he “was standing on the roof of…
This Teen Was Prescribed 10 Psychiatric Drugs. She’s Not Alone.
Ms. Smith’s diagnoses began with inattention. In fourth grade, she struggled in school and her family sought the help of a psychiatrist, who prescribed Focalin for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, an increasingly common diagnosis. Looking back at his own high-school days in the early 1980s, her father, Kevin Smith, wonders if he too had suffered…
‘The Best Tool We Have’ for Self-Harming and Suicidal Teens
Parents seeking therapy for teenagers who self-harm or suffer from anxiety, depression or suicidal thoughts face an imposing thicket of treatment options and acronyms: cognitive behavioral therapy (C.B.T.), parent management training (P.M.T.), collaborate assessment and management of suicidality (CAMS), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and others. Each approach can benefit a particular subset of people.…
Octopuses Don’t Have Backbones — or Rights
Lab rats have rights. Before researchers in the United States can experiment on the animals, they need approval from committees that ensure they follow federal regulations for housing and handling the creatures humanely. The same is true of scientists working with mice, monkeys, fish or finches. These protected animals share one thing in common: a…
How Love Languages Became a Cultural Phenomenon
For Dr. Orna Guralnik, the plain-talking star psychologist of the Showtime series “Couples Therapy,” the lack of scientific evidence isn’t a deal breaker. “It’s what we call face validity — if it wasn’t useful for people, if it didn’t tap into something that matters, it would have disappeared,” she said. Many of the couples who…
Parents Are Hiring Babysitters or the ‘Disco Nanny’ for a Night Out
Three months before Olga Lopatina and Emiliano Beltrami make their annual August pilgrimage to Mykonos, they start making reservations. They make sure to snag tables at Scorpios, a bohemian beach club set on the Aegean Sea, and Lío, the Greek island’s star-studded, cabaret-style restaurant. “We make reservations for six people even before we know which…
‘Un último acto de amabilidad íntima’
El mensaje que había temido durante años apareció en mi celular: “Busco a la hermana de mi paciente, Jay Friedman”. Durante la llamada telefónica que le siguió, el médico me dio una noticia nefasta. Mi hermano de 65 años, Jay, tenía cáncer de páncreas avanzado. Él y yo crecimos juntos en Divine Corners, Nueva York,…