The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the first pill for postpartum depression, a milestone considered likely to increase recognition and treatment of a debilitating condition that afflicts about a half-million women in the United States every year. Clinical trial data show the pill works quickly, beginning to ease depression in as little as…
Like countless moms at the start of summer vacation, Ciara corralled her kids into the car in search of a fun outdoor activity. The difference is that when you’re a megastar, you don’t always run for the nearest swing set—instead, your playground is a photo shoot for Gap. “You know that saying, ‘You plan and…
A Statistic That Sums It Up: 15 percent. That’s the median weight loss experienced by people who take Wegovy, a drug from Novo Nordisk. The new drugs are the first truly effective obesity medicines. They act by stemming people’s appetites and cravings for food. Many patients started by taking Ozempic, a diabetes drug also by…
On Thursday evening, 80 mourners gathered at the Stonewall Inn, a New York City bar known for its pivotal role in the gay rights movement, to honor O’Shae Sibley. Mr. Sibley, a 28-year-old dancer who was preparing to audition for the musical “The Lion King,” was stabbed to death at a Brooklyn gas station on…
Like many public statements on the disintegration of a high-profile split these days, this one appeared on Instagram. “After many meaningful and difficult conversations,” a joint post said, Justin Trudeau, the prime minister of Canada, had separated from his wife, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau. The couple, who have three children and have been married for 18…
Insomnia, drowsiness and brain fog can all take some of the fun out of your first few days in a faraway place. You can’t avoid jet lag, but you can follow some tips to bounce back faster.
After those excursions to the beach, leisurely park meet-ups and daylong pool hangs, you’ve still got to eat. Chances are you’re a bit wiped from the sun, too. So turn to the best produce summer has to offer and keep things as easy and breezy as the season. The recipes below come together in 30…
Around midday on Wednesday, as the heat index reached more than 102 degrees in Baton Rouge, La., Tremaine Devine was searing burgers on the grill inside his food truck when he began to turn pale and felt lightheaded and short of breath. “I can’t do this, we have to stop,” Mr. Devine told his fiancée,…
Get ready for blast off: We’re going to the Planet of the Bass. This week, social media users were bumping “Planet of the Bass,” a parody of a ’90s Eurodance song with clubby synths and grammatically confounding lyrics. Its female vocalist delivers lines like “All of the dream/How does it mean” while its goggle-wearing hypeman…
Most Americans have had one or more shots of the flu and Covid vaccines. New this year are the first shots to protect older adults and infants from respiratory syncytial virus, a lesser-known threat whose toll in hospitalizations and deaths may rival that of flu. Federal health officials are hoping that widespread adoption of these…