Good morning. The shorebirds that passed me on their way north after the winter are starting to push south along the coast of New England and New York, which means the fall run is starting and not just for birds. We’ll see striped bass heading south pretty soon as well, along with false albacore and…
Details
While some breakthrough cases among those who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 are inevitable, they are unlikely to result in hospitalization or death. But one important question about breakthrough infection that remains unanswered is: Can the vaccinated develop so-called long Covid? Long Covid refers to a set of symptoms — such as severe fatigue, brain…
Details
I was awakened in the predawn hours by a raging downpour. Cold, howling winds were coming off the lake, and the screen door to our half-domed shelter was flapping violently. Huddled with a few other hikers, I quickly realized the value of our lodging’s design: It’s one of the few structures that can withstand the…
Details
Times Insider explains who we are and what we do, and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together. J. Kenji López-Alt, a food columnist for The New York Times, approaches home cooking like a scientist. He explains the basic elements of food like proteins and fat and examines what happens to them on…
Details
When they see that no illness has resulted from viewing the tissue, the therapy can progress to a more provocative exposure, like touching the tissue, and so forth, until they overcome their unrealistic fear of contamination. For especially fearful patients, this therapeutic approach is often combined with a medication that counters depression or anxiety. One…
Details
Surgical procedures performed with the aid of a robot is sometimes marketed as the “best” form of surgery. But a recent review of 50 randomized controlled trials, testing robot-assisted surgeries against conventional methods for abdominal or pelvic procedures, suggests that while there may be some benefits to robotic surgery, any advantages over other approaches are…
Details
Daily Coverage Briefing Aug. 15, 2021Updated Aug. 16, 2021, 6:09 p.m. ET Aug. 16, 2021, 6:09 p.m. ET Students wearing school-required masks at Lamar Elementary School in San Antonio on Thursday.Credit…Matthew Busch for The New York Times The governor of Texas can ban mask mandates, at least for now, after the State Supreme Court sided…
Details
They also factored in time: The plan assumes that SNAP families will get 99 percent of their beans from a can. Among the other convenience foods it includes are hard-boiled eggs, prepared salsa, baby carrots, boxed macaroni and cheese and bagged salad greens. “It was a scientific, analytical process,” said Stacy Dean, a senior Agriculture…
Details
Marissa Meizz, 23, was out to dinner with a friend in the East Village in mid-May when her phone started buzzing. She tried to silence it, but the texts kept coming. They all wanted to know: Had she seen the TikTok video? She clicked the link and a young man appeared onscreen. “If your name’s…
Details
Le supliqué que dejara de preocuparse y prestara atención. Cuando le expliqué la situación a mi terapeuta, me recomendó que viéramos a alguien especializado en el trastorno obsesivo-compulsivo, o TOC, del que Mike y yo sabíamos poco. Más bien, pensábamos que lo conocíamos, pero lo que imaginábamos era la versión cinematográfica: lavarse las manos con…
Details