Tell Us What You Love About the Outdoors for Our Black History Series
For our series exploring pivotal moments and transformative figures in Black history, we want to hear stories about when you found your passion for nature.
¿La sábila ayuda o es una farsa?
Algunas pruebas sugieren que podría ayudar a calmar las quemaduras solares, pero las investigaciones son escasas y no siempre hay garantía de que lo que compras sea real.
He Had Chest Pain and Dangerously Low Blood Pressure. What Was Wrong?
Back in the I.C.U., Glick followed the patient closely. Hours passed, then days, and though his blood pressure was better, it remained too low. Why? Glick sent test tube after test tube to the lab, looking for signs of infection, inflammation, autoimmune disorders — everything she could think of. After the man’s near-death experience, Glick…
Three-Minute Work Breaks Counter the Ill Effects of Sitting
Helpfully, frequent breaks from sitting improve blood sugar control and cholesterol levels, past studies show. But much of that research took place in university labs and lasted only a day or two, conditions that do not reflect real life. So, for the new study, which was published last month in The American Journal of Physiology:…
The Pandemic Has Set Back the Fight Against H.I.V., TB and Malaria
The Covid-19 pandemic has severely set back the fight against other global scourges like H.I.V., tuberculosis and malaria, according to a sobering new report released on Tuesday. Before the pandemic, the world had been making strides against these illnesses. Overall, deaths from those diseases have dropped by about half since 2004. “The advent of a…
Ohio Judge Reverses Order Requiring Covid Patient to Be Given Ivermectin
An Ohio judge on Monday reversed an earlier decision requiring a hospital to administer ivermectin, an anti-parasitic drug that is primarily used as a veterinary deworming agent, to a patient as a treatment for Covid-19. The judge, Michael A. Oster Jr., wrote that “there can be no doubt that the medical and scientific communities do…
Medical Journals Call Climate Change the ‘Greatest Threat to Global Public Health’
A collection of leading health and medical journals called this week for swift action to combat climate change, calling on governments to cooperate and invest in the environmental crisis with the degree of funding and urgency they used to confront the coronavirus pandemic. In an editorial published in more than 200 medical and health journals…
Why Does Coffee Sometimes Make Me Tired?
Caffeine, the main active ingredient in coffee, has a well-justified reputation for being an energy booster. But caffeine is also a drug, which means that it can affect each of us differently, depending on our consumption habits and our genes. “The paradox of caffeine is that in the short term, it helps with attention and…
Tardé casi 40 años en dejar la gaseosa de dieta
Después de cuatro décadas como adicta a los refrescos dietéticos, de repente, mi cuerpo comenzó a rechazar la bebida que me hacía sentir bien.
How Vision Loss Can Affect the Brain
A growing body of evidence suggests that when older people’s brains have to work harder to see, declines in language, memory, attention and more could follow.