Can Oats Help You Lose Weight? Experts Weigh in On ‘Oatzempic’ Trend
A viral TikTok trend touts “Oatzempic” as a weight-loss hack. We asked the experts if there’s anything to it.
Patient With Transplanted Pig Kidney Leaves Hospital for Home
The first patient to receive a kidney transplanted from a genetically modified pig has fared so well that he was discharged from the hospital on Wednesday, just two weeks after the groundbreaking surgery. The transplant and its encouraging outcome represent a remarkable moment in medicine, scientists say, possibly heralding an era of cross-species organ transplantation.…
Boston Marathon Criticized for Branded Finisher Medals
Cathy Connor loves the Boston Marathon. She loves the camaraderie. She loves the mystique of the event, which dates to 1897 as the world’s oldest annual marathon. She loves the idea that she gets to run the same rolling course that has been conquered by greats like Kathrine Switzer, Meb Keflezighi and Des Linden. Ms.…
An Ozempic Relative Slowed Parkinson’s Disease in a Small Study
In 1817, James Parkinson expressed a hope about the disease that is named after him. He thought that at some point there would be a discovery and “the progress of the disease may be stopped.” Now, nearly 200 years since Parkinson expressed his hope, and after four decades of unsuccessful clinical trials, a group of…
Why Did Angel Reese Announce Her WNBA Draft Eligibility in Vogue?
L.S.U. may have lost to Iowa in the Elite Eight round of the N.C.A.A. women’s basketball tournament, but even two days afterward their star forward Angel Reese was still making headlines — this time in Vogue. On Wednesday, Ms. Reese, 21, decided to use the glossy to announce she was forgoing her last year of…
A New Look at an Old Favorite for Adventure Seekers: La Paz, Mexico
For our last night in La Paz, Mexico, we kept it simple: A couple of cans of cold Pacifico, a bench on the malecón, the city’s waterfront promenade, and the sunset glowing orange over the shimmering silver-blue Sea of Cortez. My husband, Alex, and I had spent nearly a week taking scenic desert drives and…
Why Beyoncé Sends Flowers to Celebrities Like Jack White and Nicki Minaj
The expression “to give someone their flowers” means to praise a person and show them care. Beyoncé has taken that literally. The pop superstar recently sent elaborate all-white floral arrangements, along with personalized notes — some handwritten — to artists she admires, or who she says have inspired her work, including Jack White, SZA and…
A Ground Turkey Dinner Recipe That You’ll Make Over and Over
Bunches of fresh mint and piles of sugar snap peas are still weeks away from showing up at my local farmers’ market, but April’s lengthening days and warming temperatures already have me craving that classic spring pairing. Luckily, they can also be foraged right now at the supermarket down the street. Usually, I toss my…
New PBS Documentary Brings Elon Musk (and His 3-Year-Old) to the MoMA
The future looked bright despite the rain on Tuesday evening at the Museum of Modern Art, where guests — including Elon Musk and Seth Meyers — gathered for a screening of a new PBS documentary series, “A Brief History of the Future.” Mr. Musk, flanked by security, came with a preschooler in tow, his 3-year-old…
A Chicken and Noodles Recipe for Spring
The tips of deciduous trees are showing the barest tinge of green, and flowering fruit trees are in full bloom. A neighbor’s forsythia has come to life, bulbs are busily doing their thing. Spring has arrived. At farmers’ markets on the West Coast, where I reside, peas and fava beans are showing up, and just…