As Serena Williams Plays Her Final Matches, a Generation Is Inspired
Women across the country have seen their own lives reflected in the triumphs and trials of the tennis superstar. Cue the swell of emotion.
Women across the country have seen their own lives reflected in the triumphs and trials of the tennis superstar. Cue the swell of emotion.
Many people attribute consistency as one of the guiding factors when trying to adopt a healthier lifestyle. It’s a top priority for those who know just how challenging it is to stay on the path to fitness, and for good reason. To be consistent is to keep moving forward, even if they’re only baby steps.…
That company, and others serving patients at 11 or 12 weeks’ gestation, can legally use medical discretion to do so because studies suggest that abortion pills are safe and effective at that stage. The World Health Organization supports medication abortion through 12 weeks’ gestation. Dr. Daniel Grossman, a professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive sciences…
Everyone and their mother seems to be playing. What’s the draw — and is it really a workout?
A biotech executive in California was convicted on Thursday of orchestrating a $77 million scheme involving false and fraudulent claims for Covid-19 and allergy testing, federal prosecutors said. The executive, Mark Schena, 59, served as the president of Arrayit Corporation, a biomedical company that claimed to have invented technology to test for any disease using…
Experts say prevention is the best cure.
An influential scientific panel on Thursday recommended updated coronavirus booster shots to the vast majority of Americans, adding a critical new tool to the country’s arsenal as it tries to blunt an expected wintertime surge of the virus. The decision, made by expert advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, cleared the way…
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The couple sat in silence as they drove home from Blank Children’s Hospital in Des Moines. Their 5-month-old seemed dwarfed by the baby carrier strapped into the back seat. He was tiny. He hadn’t grown since he turned 2 months old. He weighed just 10 pounds — barely three pounds more than when he was…
TOKYO — Cooing, giggling and the patter of tiny feet mix with the sound of walkers and wheelchairs at a nursing home in southern Japan. In this graying nation, one home has been recruiting an unusual class of workers to enliven its residents’ days. These are “baby workers,” as the nursing home’s head calls them:…