Health

When the coronavirus outbreak hit one of the largest and most troubled nursing homes in the Northeast, coughing and feverish residents were segregated into a wing known as South 2. The sick quickly filled the beds there, so another wing, West 3, was also turned into a quarantine ward. But …

As stay-at-home orders took effect to slow the spread of the coronavirus, many restaurants and bars had to temporarily close or switch to delivery and takeout only, forcing owners to lay off or furlough employees. But instead of hitting walls in search of ways to help, some bar owners are …

Visitors to the western end of Fire Island are greeted by a large sign telling them to “Stop, turn around, go back.” In bold, red letters, the sign proclaims that the island’s residential areas are “closed to visitors” and that it has “No restrooms, no open business, no medical facility.” …

Liyna Anwar, a podcast producer of South Asian descent whose struggle to find a stem cell donor to treat her cancer became the center of a social media campaign that aimed to make up for racial disparities in marrow and stem cell registries, died on March 26 in a hospital …

For whatever reason, angel food cake seems to make its yearly debut during that time when warmer weather breaks. Is it the toppings – fresh berries, or a perfectly ripe peach? Is it those first rays of sunshine after a cold winter that make you want something pillowy soft and …

Here’s what you need to know: Texans to join nationwide protests even as their governor lifts restrictions. Trump administration presses ahead with deportations, including children and the sick. New Yorkers settle in behind a new accessory: mandatory masks. Testing needs to triple for the U.S. to reopen safely, researchers say. …

In a city already locked up and hidden away behind lowered gates and darkened doors, its people now walk behind their own personal barriers. A population known for big mouths now must speak up so as to be heard by a neighbor, a cashier, the deli counterman, gesturing to the …

Research of the Week Outdoor transmission of coronavirus is very rare, according to new research. Exercise increases superoxidate dismutase, an antioxidant that protects against advanced respiratory distress syndrome. Oncology journal editors get a lot of non-research payments from industry. Bearded dragon falls for the Müller-Lyer illusion. New Primal Blueprint Podcasts …

Just as we’re about to abandon our mountainside search in defeat, my 6-year-old son shouts, “I found one, guys!” His older brother, my husband and I step over brambles to join him where he’s crouched on the old logging trail we’ve followed through the forest. His small hand cups our …