When School Nurses Are Not Enough
There is no better time than now to bump up the health resources for children in schools, experts say.
Hotel and Airline Bookings for Business Travel Resume, Hesitantly
“I may be optimistic,” he added, “but it is my hope that vaccination progress will increase dramatically over the next 60 to 90 days and that the fourth quarter and early 2022 will still be quite strong.” Mr. Graf is among the few who believe that hybrid professional events, involving both in-person and virtual attendance,…
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‘This Is Really Scary’: Kids Struggle With Long Covid
In classes, Messiah, an honors student, said “my mind would kind of feel like it was going somewhere else.” In a June appointment at Children’s National that the Times observed, Dr. Abigail Bosk, a rheumatologist, told him his post-Covid fatigue was more debilitating than simple tiredness. His athleticism, she said, should help recovery, but “it’s…
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TikTok Trend: Eating Frozen Honey and Risking Ill Effects
“When you eat something that’s so high in sugar, you’re going to have an equally high insulin response, which often leads to you having that sugar high and then getting really shaky afterward as your blood sugar drops,” Ms. Rueven said. Mr. Ramirez, who has about 5.5 million followers on TikTok, said he did not…
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Marc Lieberman, Who Brought Jews and Buddhists Together, Dies at 72
Dr. Marc Lieberman, an ophthalmologist and self-proclaimed “Jewish Buddhist” who, when he wasn’t treating glaucoma, organized a dialogue between Jewish scholars and the Dalai Lama, and who later brought sight back to thousands of Tibetans stricken by cataracts, died on Aug. 2 at his home in San Francisco. He was 72. His son, Michael, said…
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For Seniors Especially, Covid Can Be Stealthy
“We’re not necessarily surprised by this,” said Dr. Maria Carney, a geriatrician and an author of the Northwell study. “Older adults don’t always present like other adults. They may not mount a fever. Their metabolisms are different.” Younger diabetics, for instance, may become sweaty and experience palpitations if their blood sugar falls, Dr. Carney explained.…
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Nearly 50 Times Journalists Capture Nightlife in New York
Times Insider explains who we are and what we do, and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together. There were a lot of late nights. Even nights that became mornings. The Times’s Metro desk spent six weeks this spring and summer documenting nightlife in New York City as more city dwellers became vaccinated…
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Adiós, hombre de mis fantasías
También viajó conmigo, pálido y callado, y pulsando repetidamente el botón de llamada para preguntar cuánto durarían las turbulencias. Probó Xanax y Ambien. Nada funcionó, pero juró que su ansiedad por el vuelo no interferiría en futuras aventuras. Estaba enamorada y feliz, pero las dudas se mantenían a fuego lento. Todavía fantaseaba de vez en…
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Medical experts said the video promoted a false narrative and confusion about fentanyl and ways it can lead to an overdose.
Nach Waxman, Founder of a Bookstore Where Foodies Flock, Dies at 84
A second career as a bookshop owner suggested itself from the confluence of his expertise as an editor — he had edited a number of cookbooks — and his training as an anthropologist, one who viewed “food as a bearer of identity,” his wife, Maron Waxman, a former publishing colleague, said in a phone interview.…
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