The Reality of Postpartum Depression
Four new mothers open up about the common yet isolating struggle.
A New Law Aims to Protect Pregnant Workers From Discrimination: What to Know
Here’s what the legislation entails.
Going to Europe This Summer? You’re Not Alone.
Sicily isn’t the only European destination bustling with tourists ahead of the peak summer season in July and August. After three years of pandemic restrictions, travelers are flocking to Europe in record numbers, despite high airfares, limited accommodations, sweltering heat and crowded sites. Among American travelers, Europe is the most popular destination this year, according to…
New Tours Mean No More FOMO for Plus-Size Travelers
And though the trip is not limited to people who identify as plus size, it is meant for those who specifically want to feel secure in their bodies. Weeks before the trip, Ms. Shapiro, who lives in Rome, sends participants a survey that asks, among other things, what they’re nervous about. This is so she…
F.D.A. Wants to Regulate Prenatal Tests That Have Misled Parents
The U.S. government plans to regulate a booming prenatal testing market that has recently come under scrutiny for a high share of false positive results for some rare conditions and marketing that could mislead parents. In a notice posted this month, the Food and Drug Administration said it intended to write rules to “make explicit” that…
¿Cuánto hay que lavarse el pelo?
Depende de tu tipo de cabello, si usas tintes o tienes alisados, si te ejercitas, si sudas mucho y hasta de tu edad. En lo que sí concuerdan los expertos es en que la grasa no es el enemigo.
Mackenzie Thomas, the TikToker Whose Shame Led to Her Fame
Most people wouldn’t want anyone to catch a glimpse of what’s inside their teenage diaries. Puberty-era chronicles about crushes, changing bodies and being grounded — all inked in colorful glitter — would be too embarrassing (or traumatizing) to revisit, even in private. But not for Mackenzie Thomas. Ms. Thomas, 24, has amassed more than 440,000…
Anthony Fauci to Teach at Georgetown University
Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, who served as the federal government’s top infectious disease specialist for nearly 40 years and played a key role in steering the United States through the coronavirus pandemic, will join the faculty of Georgetown University in Washington next month. Dr. Fauci, 82, retired from the National Institutes of Health last year,…
How Vivek Ramaswamy Made the Fortune Fueling His Presidential Run
On the campaign trail, as he lays out why he is a different kind of presidential candidate, Vivek Ramaswamy calls himself a Harvard-trained “scientist” from the lifesaving world of biotechnology. “I developed a number of medicines,” Mr. Ramaswamy, an entrepreneur and conservative writer, told a gathering at a construction firm this month in Davenport, Iowa.…
A.I. May Someday Work Medical Miracles. For Now, It Helps Do Paperwork.
Dr. Matthew Hitchcock, a family physician in Chattanooga, Tenn., has an A.I. helper. It records patient visits on his smartphone and summarizes them for treatment plans and billing. He does some light editing of what the A.I. produces, and is done with his daily patient visit documentation in 20 minutes or so. Dr. Hitchcock used…