8 Productivity Books Time-Management Experts Actually Use
These titles can help you achieve more with less stress.
Does Stress Cause Ulcers?
Here’s what the evidence suggests about this long-running claim.
A Bird-Flu Pandemic in People? Here’s What It Might Look Like.
The bird flu outbreak in dairy cattle has so far spilled over to just three farmworkers in the United States, as far as public health authorities know. All of them have had mostly mild symptoms. But that does not guarantee that the virus, called H5N1, will remain benign if it begins to spread among people.…
Surgeon General Calls for Warning Labels on Social Media Platforms
The United States Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy, announced on Monday that he would push for a warning label on social media platforms advising parents that using the platforms might damage adolescents’ mental health. Warning labels — like those that appear on tobacco and alcohol products — are one of the most powerful tools available…
More Women in Africa Are Using Long-Acting Contraception, Changing Lives
On a busy day at the Kwapong Health Centre in rural Ghana, Beatrice Nyamekye put contraceptive implants into the arms of a half-dozen women, and gave eight or nine more a three-month hormonal injection to prevent pregnancy. A few sought condoms or birth control pills, but most wanted something longer lasting. “They like the implants…
5 Beach-City Travel Suggestions
While secluded, remote coastal destinations have enduring appeal, a great beach city provides travelers with top-notch hotels, restaurants and cultural attractions, as well as the requisite sandy feet, endless waves and ocean sunsets of a great beach vacation. We’ve gone farther afield from the Miamis and Honolulus of the world to offer these five beach-city…