The Creamiest Asparagus Pasta!

Good morning. Eric Kim has a lovely story in The Times this week about using seaweed to add subtle umami to dishes, as in this creamy asparagus pasta recipe (above) that tastes a little bit like shrimp Alfredo even though it contains no seafood. (You could always add shrimp, though. That’d be excellent.) The shredded…

Boarding School During Covid

Normally, Proctor Academy in Andover, N.H., starts the school year with a five-day orientation in the White Mountains. The weather can be miserable, but the students come away a close-knit group. This year, they spent an overnight on the school’s 2,500-acre forested property instead. “It’s still fun, but it’s not the same kind of bonding…

Weighing the Use of Growth Hormones for Children

Parents considering treatment for this otherwise medically benign condition should know what it entails: daily injections for years until the child’s growth is completed, rotating injection sites in the body to minimize scarring. Although few children experience side effects, which can include severe headaches and hip problems, treatment requires repeated doctor visits, X-rays and blood…

How Arizona Won the Weed Legalization Race

Since Arizona legalized medical cannabis in 2010, more than 300,000 residents of the state have been approved as medical patients. Businesses have kept up: Total annual sales grew to more than $1 billion last year, and more than 20,000 people work in the state’s cannabis industry, according to Leafly, a trade publication. But for years,…

For better or worse, the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the health care delivery landscape

(Boston)–Pregnancy complications affect up to one in three pregnancies and are increasingly linked to future chronic disease. For example, preeclampsia is associated with a doubled risk of cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death in the U.S., and gestational diabetes is associated with a seven-fold increased risk of type 2 diabetes. While guidelines recommend preventive…