Health

On the afternoon of May 14, Joanne Patten sat down at her computer in her home in Houston and logged in to a Zoom call with her employer, WW International, the company formerly known as Weight Watchers. She listened as her boss, reading from a script, said she and the …

Welcome to the weekend. It’s the unofficial start of summer in the U.S., though we will toast it without the usual barbecues and get-togethers. Many beaches are open, so we can enjoy the salt and sea once again. Whatever you are doing, I hope that the sun reaches you and …

新冠病毒疫情最新消息 Here’s what you need to know: At a political congress, China aims to show it won’t be cowed by protests or the pandemic. The Eid al-Fitr holiday poses challenges for officials across the Muslim world. Despite calls for cease-fires, mass displacements continue under pandemic. Anti-malaria drugs may be harmful …

Here’s what you need to know: A fraud network siphoned hundreds of millions of dollars in unemployment funds. Trump declines to wear a mask in public despite a Michigan factory’s guidelines. Trump orders flags to be lowered to half-staff to memorialize the dead. Facebook will allow employees to work from …

Children glued to their headphones. It’s a familiar scene these days. Lauren Breeze of Nashville finds her 15-year-old son, Declan, wearing headphones all day. “He has always been a big music fan, but this is new since we have been home in quarantine. It’s almost like he has to have …

新冠病毒疫情最新消息 Here’s what you need to know: The number of daily new cases is higher than ever, but the rate of new deaths is falling. Cyclone Amphan: Death toll rises to at least 80 in India and Bangladesh. As temperatures rise, Britons flock to beaches and parks, and officials worry …

As countries around the world slowly begin to come back to life, governments are experimenting with exactly how prescriptive they should be when giving guidelines on how people should navigate the new normal — including on sex and dating. It has involved some trial and error. In the Netherlands, Dutch …

As great as back squats are for strength, general fitness, and body composition, sometimes they just don’t work for a person. Maybe they cause knee, shoulder, or wrist pain. Maybe someone’s body proportions aren’t conducive to proper back squatting. Maybe their legs are too long to achieve good depth without compromising position. While there …

As a health-minded individual, you’ve no doubt gotten the memo that omega-3 fatty acids are important. You may dutifully eat your weekly servings of small, oily fish. Perhaps a fish oil pill is even part of your daily supplement routine. But do you know why? Looking back, I used to …