Biden Proposal Would Ban Online Prescribing of Certain Drugs
Some medications, like Ritalin and Vicodin, would require an in-person doctor’s visit under the new rules, a reaction to the pandemic-era rise of telemedicine.
Where’s the Snow? Snowboarding Brands Are Trying to Find Out for Themselves.
The company is now fighting to keep its cherished (and most profitable) season alive, but is also forced to hedge for the heat. Though it wants to save snowboarding, it also knows it needs to transcend it. Burton is attempting this tricky balance through a combination of environmental practices, promoting policies to protect winter, and…
Ephemeral Tattoos Were ‘Made to Fade.’ Some Still Haven’t.
In May 2021, Claudia Mangione got a tattoo of a match on her rib cage. Ephemeral, the studio that tattooed her, had just opened in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, and its draw was a trademarked tattoo ink that was advertised as “made to fade” nine to 15 months after application. Not so for Ms.…
How to Repurpose Heirloom Jewelry For Your Wedding
As more couples seek to make their weddings more meaningful, repurposing family jewelry to create new pieces that can be worn as engagement or wedding jewels has become a popular way to infuse tradition into a modern celebration of love. The trend of honoring a loved one’s legacy by incorporating family heirlooms into jewelry has…
Raymond Trollat, Who Took a Hilly Wine Region to New Heights, Dies at 91
The mid-20th century was a difficult time for the Northern Rhône Valley. After two world wars and the Great Depression, few vignerons had the stomach for the arduous task of farming the steep hillside vineyards. Some slopes were so precipitous, they were considered unsafe for horses, to say nothing of tractors. Instead, growers used a…
First At-Home Test for Flu and Covid Is OK’d by the FDA
The Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency authorization for the first over-the-counter, at-home combination flu and Covid test on Friday, just two days after the company that makes the test announced that it had filed for bankruptcy protection based, in part, on the agency’s lengthy approval timeline. The single-use test works with a self-collected…
12 States Sue F.D.A., Seeking Removal of Special Restrictions on Abortion Pill
The F.D.A. declined to comment on the new case, saying it does not discuss pending litigation. In the Texas lawsuit, anti-abortion groups claim that the F.D.A. improperly approved mifepristone and ignored safety risks. In a filing in that case, the F.D.A. disputed those claims and said that revoking its drug approval would “cause significant harm,…
Cambodia Investigates After Father and Daughter Infected With Bird Flu
Jump to: Cambodian officials placed posters in Prey Veng village to warn against the dangers of bird flu.Credit…Cambodia Ministry of Health, via Associated Press Cambodia has reported two cases of bird flu infection in people, a father and daughter in a village in Prey Veng Province. The 11-year-old girl died earlier this week. The cases,…
Spring Comes Early With This Bright, Cozy Dinner
Spring may not be here quite yet, but I’m more than ready for it. Ready for lighter, brighter colors and flavors. Ready for clear skies. Ready for a dinner that tastes like spring, verdant and hopeful. Wild dandelion is abundant in the spring, as any forager will tell you. Dandelion has been valued for medicinal…
Love Letter: A Decade-Long Negotiation
After growing up with a tumultuous family life, Rachel Heng decided that she did not want children. However, her husband desperately wanted to become a father. Ms. Heng writes about how she and her husband negotiated this impasse in this week’s Modern Love essay, “How Could I Deny Him Fatherhood?”