How to Heal From Divorce? For One Writer, Friendship Was the Answer
A writer reflects on the life-affirming relationships that helped her heal.
Before Jordan Neely’s Death, Doctors Long Warned About Chokeholds
When a subway rider in New York used a chokehold that ended up killing a 30-year-old homeless man, Jordan Neely, he was employing a technique that many neurologists warn is so dangerous that it should not be allowed in law enforcement. Chokeholds or strangleholds are known also as neck compressions, which involve applying pressure to…
W.H.O. Dismisses Covid Origins Investigator for Sexual Misconduct
The World Health Organization dismissed a lead investigator into the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic “following findings of sexual misconduct,” according to an agency spokeswoman. Peter K. Ben Embarek, an expert on food safety and animal-borne diseases, was dismissed last year; the dismissal was reported by The Financial Times on Wednesday. The findings stem from…
Covid Remained a Leading Cause of Death Among Americans in 2022
Why It Matters: More evidence that the pandemic is easing The Covid death rate fell by almost half last year, as the age-adjusted figure dropped to 61.3 deaths per 100,000 persons from 115.6 per 100,000 persons in 2021. The data are proof that the pandemic’s toll eased considerably as 2022 wore on. But the report’s…
Quiz: What Are Ultraprocessed Foods?
Highly processed foods have been linked to depression, anxiety and cognitive decline, among other things. Test your knowledge of how to spot them.
Link Between Long Telomeres and Long Life Is a Tall Tale, Study Finds
The story, as often happens in science, sounded so appealing. Cells have a molecular clock that determines how long they live. If you can just stop the clock, cells can live indefinitely. And the same should go for people, who are, after all, made from cells. Stop the cell clocks and you can remain youthful.…
How Eating Ultraprocessed Foods Can Affect Your Mental Health
Eating packaged foods like cereal and frozen meals has been associated with anxiety, depression and cognitive decline. Scientists are still piecing together why.
Eli Lilly Trial Finds Alzheimer’s Drug Can Slow Progress of Disease
The drug manufacturer Eli Lilly announced on Wednesday that a clinical trial of an experimental Alzheimer’s drug showed it can slow progress of the feared disease and allow patients to have more time when they can still live independently, performing tasks like cooking meals, going to the store and driving a car. Lilly announced its…
RSV Vaccine Approved for Older Adults
Why It Matters: R.S.V. can be lethal The F.D.A. estimates that R.S.V. is associated with 6,000 to 10,000 deaths each year in adults 65 and older and at least 60,000 hospitalizations in that age group. It is a leading killer of children worldwide. This winter, R.S.V. contributed to the “tripledemic” also involving flu and Covid…
Common Consumer Products Contain Toxic Chemicals, Study Shows
Hair and nail products, all-purpose cleaners and automotive products contain some of the highest numbers of chemicals.