How to Make a Healthy Breakfast
The ideal breakfast is the one that makes you feel your best, experts say, though there are some important nutrients to keep in mind.
Chinese Censorship Is Quietly Rewriting the Covid-19 Story
Early in 2020, on the same day that a frightening new illness officially got the name Covid-19, a team of scientists from the United States and China released critical data showing how quickly the virus was spreading, and who was dying. The study was cited in health warnings around the world and appeared to be…
Supreme Makes Its Move from Fairfax Ave. to Sunset Strip
Supreme’s first brick-and-mortar store opened on Lafayette Street in SoHo, in 1994, well before the luxury shops and trendy restaurants moved in. So when James Jebbia, the brand’s founder, decided on a Los Angeles location, he listened to that same instinct to settle in an unexpected part of town. Today, the same stretch of Fairfax…
In Italy, Leonardo’s Ferry Is Left High and Dry by Global Warming and Red Tape
On a recent sunny morning on the banks of the Adda River in northern Italy, schoolchildren on a class trip to Imbersago — the “Town of the Ferry of Leonardo da Vinci” — gathered next to a moored boat and listened as a guide explained how the flights of the river’s birds, the formations of…
Sacklers Gave Millions to Institution That Advises on Opioid Policy
For the past decade, the White House and Congress have relied on the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, a renowned advisory group, to help shape the federal response to the opioid crisis, whether by convening expert panels or delivering policy recommendations and reports. Yet officials with the National Academies have kept quiet about one…
A Widow Said Her Husband Was Left in a Drinks Cooler After Dying on a Cruise
Last August, Marilyn Jones and her husband, Robert, set out from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on an eight-day Caribbean cruise aboard the Celebrity Equinox. The couple, of Bonifay, Fla., were just two days into the trip when Robert Jones, 79, died of a heart attack. Celebrity Cruises presented Ms. Jones with two options, according to a…
King Charles’s Coronation Memorabilia: Merch Fit for a King
LONDON — When Dr. Imran Haq was a medical student in 2014, he had a chance encounter with King Charles III at an event. “I was struck by how normal he was,” said Dr. Haq, a surgeon for Britain’s National Health Service in Sheffield, England. About a decade later, the monarch became Dr. Haq’s muse.…
Many States Are Trying to Restrict Gender Treatments for Adults, Too
Missouri this month became the first state in the country to severely restrict gender treatments for people of all ages, following a series of quieter moves across the country that have been chipping away at transgender adults’ access to medical care. Last year, Florida joined six other states in banning Medicaid from covering some form…
They May Be Just Acquaintances. They’re Important to You Anyway.
Ilze Earner, 67, retired last year after 25 years of teaching at Hunter College in Manhattan. Life in rural Claverack, N.Y., had its satisfactions and friendships, but after a few months, “I started feeling like I was missing something,” she said. She began taking herself to lunch weekly, sitting at the bar at the nearby…
8 Books Experts Would Recommend About Meditation
We asked experts — mindfulness teachers, spiritual leaders, and scientists — for their favorite beginner-friendly titles.