Are Earbuds Damaging My Hearing?
And if so, are they more harmful than other headphone styles?
And if so, are they more harmful than other headphone styles?
RECIFE, Brazil — A procession of mothers pushed children in bulky wheelchairs down a long corridor at a health center in this northeastern Brazilian city, passing patients who glanced at the children, looked away, then looked back, quickly and uneasily. The children were smartly turned out in Disney T-shirts, striped socks, plastic sandals. Girls had…
After Britain authorized a bivalent vaccine to target Omicron, some are wondering whether they should hold out for a similar shot in the U.S.
Roughly 5,000 doses of monkeypox vaccine intended for Fort Lauderdale, Fla., left the national stockpile’s warehouse in Olive Branch, Miss., on July 19. They somehow ended up in Oklahoma. Then Tennessee. Then Mississippi again. Then, finally, Florida. In Idaho, a shipment of 60 vaccine doses disappeared and showed up six days later, refrigerated rather than…
Britain on Monday became the first country to authorize a coronavirus vaccine that targets two variants, the original virus and Omicron, the variant that became dominant over the winter. Half of each dose of the Moderna-made vaccine will target the original variant, and the other half will target Omicron. In clinical trials, the vaccine, an…
Several large studies have confirmed that vigorous exercise, walking and even doing household chores can greatly benefit the brain.
In the wild, is a human more likely to survive an encounter with an orca or a great white shark? — Kameryn F., Yardley, Pa. By the numbers, white sharks are a lot more dangerous to humans than orcas are. Despite the name “killer whale,” there’s only one well-documented instance of a wild orca attacking…
Lyons Magnus, a nutritional drinks company, expanded a voluntary recall of some varieties of popular products including the oat drink Oatly, Optimum Nutrition protein powder and Glucerna shakes, because of the potential for microbial contamination, the company and federal authorities said this week. The company said in a statement on July 28 that no illnesses…
Polio outbreaks incited regular panics decades ago, until a vaccine was developed and the disease was largely eradicated. Then on Friday, New York City health authorities announced that they had found the virus in wastewater samples, suggesting polio was probably circulating in the city again. Parents of young children found themselves wondering — perhaps for…
Once the purview of middle-aged dads, this form of contraception is growing in popularity, according to doctors — and a few outspoken men on TikTok.