Since the global pandemic lockdown began, Marianne Andrews, Jonathan Miller and their two teenagers have been eating dinner together every night, and sometimes lunch. It’s been a bit … fraught. Ms. Andrews is forthright about her distress. “Jonathan’s eating habits have irritated me for years anyway and have only been exacerbated during the last six…
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When Dr. Denise McDermott, 49, isn’t seeing patients for telehealth appointments, there’s a good chance she’s wearing a robe. In fact, as soon as she and her 11-year-old son finish the video portion of their work and school days, they both make the switch. “It’s become our joke during the pandemic: We’re the robe family,”…
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With the New York gala scene on hiatus, here is how some patrons and society figures are spending their time and resources during the coronavirus crisis. Where are you sheltering? At my house in Washington, D.C. Has self-seclusion altered your routine? I’m up earlier. By 6:30 I’ve I picked up my newspaper. I read more…
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As many people check the news compulsively for even the smallest positive word on vaccine development, we are at an anniversary moment in vaccine history. We are between the anniversary of the day — May 14, 1796 — that Edward Jenner inoculated 8-year-old James Phipps with cowpox virus, and the day — July 1, 1796…
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South Australian scientists have made a critical breakthrough, discovering how an obscure protein causes breast cancer to develop and grow more quickly. High levels of a protein called Creld2 have been linked to the most aggressive types of breast cancer with lower survival rates, according to Associate Professor Michael Samuel, a senior UniSA researcher in…
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If we understand the risk factors that lead to mortality among COVID-19 patients, we can prevent deaths caused by the disease. That was the impetus behind the recent paper published in Frontiers in Medicine, in which researchers in Wuhan, China studied how the illness progressed among fatal cases. “A better understanding of the disease progression,…
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Lyme disease can have unusual presentations. Physicians and the public should be aware of its different manifestations, as people spend more time outside in the warmer weather and as the areas in Canada where the black legged tick is found expand. Three articles in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal), whichdescribe a fatal case in a…
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The diagnosis of cancer in a child can be devastating to parents and other loved ones, but in a recent study from Denmark, having a child with cancer did not appear to impact parents’ risk of separation or divorce or affect future family planning. The findings are published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal…
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Hanifa just debuted its latest collection on Instagram Live using 3D models. Designer Anifa Mvuemba planned the digital-only show before the coronavirus pandemic. Fans were particularly delighted to have access to the groundbreaking online fashion show during quarantine. The coronavirus pandemic is changing so many industries worldwide. One such change that is already taking place,…
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Here’s what you need to know: ImagePassengers during peak commuting hours in São Paulo, Brazil, this month.Credit…Victor Moriyama for The New York Times The U.S. may bar travel from Brazil today, Trump’s national security adviser says. President Trump’s national security adviser, Robert O’Brien, said the Trump administration is likely later today to ban travel into…
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