A small study in Brazil was halted early for safety reasons after coronavirus patients taking a higher dose of chloroquine developed irregular heart rates that increased their risk of a potentially fatal heart arrhythmia. Chloroquine is closely related to the more widely used drug hydroxychloroquine. President Trump has enthusiastically promoted them as a potential treatment…
The rise of texting has birthed a new kind of awkward social interaction: the text with no name attached. Do you ask who it is, risking the shame of a friend realizing you didn’t care to save their number? Or do you text back, pretending you know what’s up, hoping they’ll drop enough clues to…
Here’s what you need to know: ImageEaster Mass at the Sacred Heart Church in Berlin was held in front of empty pews, but live-streamed for congregants at home.Credit…Emile Ducke for The New York Times Lockdowns in some European countries are shifting, but not without heated debate. Across Europe, leaders moved gingerly to calibrate lockdown measures,…
Here’s what you need to know: ImageOil storage tanks in Tuapse, Russia. The coronavirus pandemic has slashed global demand for oil by about one-third.Credit…Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg Oil-producing nations agree to cut production sharply. Saudi Arabia, Russia and other oil-producing nations completed an agreement on Sunday to slash oil worldwide oil production by nearly 10 million barrels…
Walt Disney World in Florida plans to furlough about 43,000 workers after it closed last month because of the coronavirus pandemic, the company and a union coalition representing the workers said. In mid-March, Disney theme parks worldwide closed, including Disney World in Florida and Disneyland Resort in California. The furloughs, which are set to begin…
Sometimes no one will understand men better than … men themselves! One of our male dating experts tells us what you should never tolerate in a man. He is lazy He is as lazy as one can imagine. In this world, there is only one person whose comfort this man is worried about – about…
Are there any girls left, who have never turned to laser hair removal? We do not mean those who suffer from alopecia. If you are still shaving, you probably believe in one or more depilation myths. But modern laser devices work with dark skin and causa less pain (yes, we are talking about the very…
Much of the conversation surrounding black hair in recent years has been about caring for and styling natural hair, and for good reason. As news spread that relaxers may cause hormone disruptions and other health issues, black women, in droves, began to cut off their relaxed hair and wear their natural texture. Yet many black…
As the coronavirus tears through the country, scientists are asking: Are some people more infectious than others? Are there superspreaders, people who seem to just spew out virus, making them especially likely to infect others? It seems that the answer is yes. There do seem to be superspreaders, a loosely defined term for people who…
A Georgia man was charged with fraud after attempting to sell millions of nonexistent respirator masks to the government as it struggles to shore up supplies of vital medical equipment during the coronavirus pandemic, the authorities said. The man, Christopher Parris, 39, of Atlanta, was arrested on Friday and charged with wire fraud in federal…