Does Wildfire Smoke Cause Sinus Issues?
Air pollution can trigger all sorts of symptoms, from the sniffles to congestion.
The Old West Is New Again
He spent five days on a Colorado ranch in 2022. Although the trip confirmed for him that it wasn’t what he wanted full time, it taught Mr. Calhoun, who is Black, that the western landscapes he loved on TV were something he could go and enjoy. That was a realization far afield from what he…
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At the Republican Debates, Most Candidates Picked the Color Red
It was the battle of power ties. Red is the Republican Party color. Red was the tone of offense mounted by presidential candidates who came out swinging. And red, of course, is the 800-pound political gorilla who skipped the debate: Donald J. Trump. With the exception of the former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley, every…
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Mallinckrodt’s Bankruptcy Plan Would Cut Payments to Opioid Victims by $1 Billion
A major opioid manufacturer that had promised to pay $1.7 billion as compensation over its role in the opioid crisis disclosed on Wednesday that it had reached an agreement with its creditors to reduce the settlement payments by $1 billion. The manufacturer, Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals, had originally agreed to pay the $1.7 billion over eight years…
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Writing Therapy Shows Promise for PTSD
The two therapies were found to be equally effective, and only 12.5 percent of subjects dropped out of the written exposure group before completing a course of treatment, compared with 35.6 percent in the prolonged exposure group. In 2018, a study by the same team found that written exposure therapy was as effective as cognitive…
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How Multiple Warnings About Killer Nurse Lucy Letby Were Missed
It was June 2016, and almost a year had passed since Stephen Brearey, the lead doctor at a neonatal unit in northwest England, first became concerned about a spate of troubling and unexpected deaths on his ward. Five babies had died, and at least six others had experienced unusual complications. The neonatal ward at the…
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Gender Surgeries Nearly Tripled From 2016 Through 2019, Study Finds
The Context: Transition care has become a political issue. Gender-affirming care has become a key political issue for conservatives in the run-up to the presidential election. At least 20 states led by Republicans have restricted or banned such care for minors. Gender-affirming surgery is endorsed by a wide array of medical groups. Yet surprisingly little…
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AI Helps a Stroke Patient Speak Again, a Milestone for Tech and Neuroscience
At Ann Johnson’s wedding reception 20 years ago, her gift for speech was vividly evident. In an ebullient 15-minute toast, she joked that she had run down the aisle, wondered if the ceremony program should have said “flutist” or “flautist” and acknowledged that she was “hogging the mic.” Just two years later, Mrs. Johnson —…
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Sushi Bake Recipe
I’m not supposed to play favorites with New York Times Cooking recipes — which is impossible anyway, given our vast database of winners — but reader, I must tell you how excited I am for Naz Deravian’s new sushi bake recipe (above). For years, my party go-to has been Sheldon Simeon’s pan sushi dynamite, a…
DetailsHow Menopause Affects Women of Color
Symptoms can be more severe and last longer. Doctors don’t always realize this.