Anemia May Increase Dementia Risk

A new study confirms earlier reports that anemia — a condition caused by having too little hemoglobin, the oxygen-carrying component of red blood cells — increases the risk for dementia. It found that having high hemoglobin levels does so as well. Dutch researchers looked at 12,305 people without dementia at the start of the study,…

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Trump Administration Weighs Allowing Drug Imports for Cheaper Prescriptions

The Trump administration said on Wednesday that it was taking steps to make it easier to import less expensive prescription drugs from other countries, particularly Canada. The move has long been supported by progressives but has encountered fierce opposition from the pharmaceutical industry. The proposal would permit pilot programs developed by states, pharmacies or drug…

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Swae Lee Sleeps With His Jewelry On

Swae Lee, half of the hip-hop duo Rae Sremmurd, has been stepping out on his own. After teaming with such disparate artists as French Montana (“Unforgettable”), Post Malone (“Sunflower”) and Madonna (“Crave”), he is set to release his second solo album. He has also been honing a signature style, beyond his mop-top dreads and elaborate…

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Celebrate Filipino Food

Good morning. Our Ligaya Mishan has a beautiful article in The Times today about the Filipina food writer Doreen Gamboa Fernandez, who died in 2002 but whose work is right now inspiring a new generation of cooks and restaurateurs. “She revolutionized Filipino food,” Ligaya wrote, “simply by treating it as what it is: a cuisine.”…

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