¿Por qué las mujeres acumulan grasa abdominal en la mediana edad?
Lo primero que debes saber es que no estás sola.
In South Africa, Success Against H.I.V. Offers Hope
Back then, I reported from villages in Eswatini, then known as Swaziland, where I couldn’t find more than a handful of people my age — just children and elderly people. I wrote from Johannesburg about the day that Nelson Mandela broke a powerful taboo and told South Africans his son had died of AIDS. I…
Why Do Women Gain Belly Fat in Midlife?
And is there any way to target it through diet or exercise?
The Soldiers Came Home Sick. The Government Denied It Was Responsible.
That’s when Shulkin said that all through his three years in senior V.A. leadership, nobody had ever discussed burn pits with him. But this seemed impossible: During his tenure, the V.A. had already started logging details of toxic-exposure claims in its national burn-pit registry, and, in 2017, Shulkin signed off on the National Academy of…
Insurers Will Have to Cover 8 At-Home Virus Tests Per Month
WASHINGTON — Private insurers will soon have to cover the cost of eight at-home coronavirus tests per member per month, the Biden administration said Monday. People will be able to get the tests at their health plan’s “preferred” pharmacies and other retailers with no out-of-pocket costs, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.…
The Eat Well Challenge: A Guide to Reshape Your Eating Habits Without a Diet
Reshape your eating habits this year, no dieting needed.
In a First, Man Receives a Heart From a Genetically Altered Pig
“It was either die or do this transplant,” Mr. Bennett said before the surgery, according to officials at the University of Maryland Medical Center. “I want to live. I know it’s a shot in the dark, but it’s my last choice.” Dr. Griffith said he first broached the experimental treatment in mid-December, a “memorable” and…
¿Antojos repentinos? Así puedes controlarlos
Para el desafío Come bien, las técnicas de atención plena, como “surfear los impulsos”, pueden ayudar a frenar el comer demasiado sin prohibir los alimentos favoritos.
Older Americans Still Need Their Flu Vaccine, Experts Say
This season’s dominant H3N2 strain, he added, poses “a particular threat to older people,” although existing antiviral medications appear effective against it. Perhaps people grew complacent because last season, despite fears of a “twindemic” that would simultaneously hospitalize both flu and Covid-19 patients, flu infections actually plummeted. “The lowest season ever,” Dr. Schaffner said. Updated …
At-Home Coronavirus Tests Are Inaccessible to Blind People
With visual cues and complex steps, at-home coronavirus tests are often inaccessible to blind people. But some low- and high-tech workarounds could help.