Dr. John B. Robbins, a pioneer in vaccinology and one of the inventors of the first effective defense against a form of meningitis that once killed more than a thousand infants a day worldwide, died on Nov. 27 at his home in Manhattan. He was 86. The cause was prostate cancer, his son Robert said.…
TULSA, Okla. — The teenager had pink cheeks from the cold and a matter-of-fact tone as she explained why she had started using methamphetamine after becoming homeless last year. “Having nowhere to sleep, nothing to eat — that’s where meth comes into play,” said the girl, 17, who asked to be identified by her nickname,…
ImageRepresentatives Ilhan Omar, at lectern, and Pramila Jayapal during a news conference in June on the Medicare for All Act of 2019. The failure to pass a measure against surprise billing does not bode well for the chances of something far more ambitious like universal health care.Credit…T.J. Kirkpatrick for The New York Times Democratic voters…
Many people with uterine fibroids have no symptoms, but others may experience pain and abnormal vaginal bleeding. For some people living with fibroids, the pain is intense enough to interfere with daily life. Uterine fibroids are noncancerous growths that form inside the uterus. They can grow quite large and cause pain and pressure. Fibroid pain…
Researchers have increasingly been studying the effects of diet and nutrition on mental health. Many of them have noticed that people who follow a standard Western diet, which includes highly processed foods and added sugars, have higher risks of developing anxiety and depression. Although the majority of the research to date has focused on the…
A widowmaker heart attack is a type of heart attack that occurs when a blood clot or plaque deposit completely blocks the left anterior descending (LAD) artery, which is one of the arteries around the heart. The medical term for a widowmaker heart attack is an anterior ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Each year, about…
A recent analysis of gender differences in research reporting has found that female scientists are less likely to use positive language to frame their findings than their male counterparts. Share on PinterestThere are some key gender differences in the way that scientists present their findings. Clinical articles with male first or last authors were more…
If your skin glistens and even looks dirty after the moisturizing procedure, it’s time to change the care products. Why can a moisturizer make my skin oily? Sometimes a moisturizer can give a sheen and make the face oily, and this is not normal. Most likely, the jar contains hydrophobic substances, and your skin reacted…
Many do not imagine their life without dry shampoo at all – this is how an express cleanser for the head and volume helps them. But do we all know how to use the product correctly? We completely replace ordinary shampoo with dry shampoo Dry shampoos are absorbent products, so their main task is to…
A cacophony of slapping noises filled the food lab at the High School for Environmental Studies in Manhattan one afternoon in late October. “Think of all the hands that have done this for thousands of years,” said Andrew Margon, an English teacher, as his students energetically pummeled lumps of corn masa into tortillas. The students…