Smithfield Foods was one of the first companies to warn that the country was in danger of running out of meat as coronavirus infections ripped through processing plants in April 2020 and health officials pressured the industry to halt some production to protect workers. Now, a lawsuit filed last week by Food and Water Watch,…
By last summer, Nick Wiseman, a founder of Little Sesame, a small chain of hummus shops in Washington, D.C., had made all the expected “pivots” to save his business. He’d offered delivery, meal kits and pantry items, and worked with local nonprofits to feed the hungry. But with both of his shops in downtown business…
Times Insider explains who we are and what we do, and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together. I met a friend for lunch recently, one of my first New York social outings since Covid-19 forced the world into solitude 15 months ago. We laughed and shared a bottle of prosecco. We didn’t…
Even before the pandemic jacked up the claustrophobia levels in every New York apartment, Matt Foerster, 33, and Tanya Edmunds, 34, had outgrown theirs. For three years, they had shared a two-bedroom apartment in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, with a co-worker and had quickly tested the limits of what the space could hold: first, a Peloton…
If you are a morning person, you may be at reduced risk for major depression, a new study suggests. Several studies of the body’s circadian sleep-wake cycle have shown that being an early bird is associated with a lower risk for depression. But those studies were observational so could not prove cause and effect. For…
One of my greatest pleasures during the Covid-19 shutdowns was having the time to indulge in hourlong phone conversations with friends and family whom I could not see in person. Especially uplifting were my biweekly talks with Margaret Shryer, a twice-widowed 94-year-old Minneapolitan. I met Margaret in Minneapolis in 1963, six months after her first…
At first, working from home felt like getting away with something. People rejoiced in taking meetings in sweatpants and squeezing in a load of laundry between calls. Commutes shrank and flexibility expanded. Nobody worried about their lunch being stolen from the communal fridge anymore. Then, after more than a year of dialing in, the physical…
New York (June 21, 2021)–The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) has published an updated version of the AGS Minimum Geriatrics Competencies for Graduating Medical Students, which were created to ensure that medical school graduates across the U.S. are prepared to provide high-quality care for us all as we age. A refresh of the original set first…
IMAGE: Neural organoids developed by Gladstone scientists–like the ones in the vile shown here–mimic one of the key steps in the early development of the nervous system in embryos. view more Credit: Photo: Michael Short/Gladstone Institutes SAN FRANCISCO, CA–June 21, 2021–The progression from a round ball of cells to an embryo with a head and a…
ATLANTA – The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) has released an updated position statement on patient safety and site of service for biologics outlining several reasons why the ACR strongly believes infusions should be administered in a monitored health care setting with onsite supervision by a provider with appropriate training in biologic infusions. “It is…