Health

He’s a security guard. I work in nuclear security. The pandemic swept away my sense that we can really protect the ones we love from anything. My father protects for a living, but he is invisible by design. For more than two decades, he watched the halls of a shopping …

Two leading contenders generate wider debate about the leadership needed to restore morale and scientific integrity to an agency battered by the politicized Trump administration. One month into his presidency, President Biden still has not named a candidate to head the Food and Drug Administration, a critical position at a …

This is the ultimate cold weather soup. Inspired by my mother in law’s delicious turmeric chicken soup, this ginger turmeric chicken soup recipe makes frequent appearances in our rotation all winter long. It’s easy to make, and you’ll usually have most of the ingredients you need on hand – just …

Research of the Week Lower LDL, higher diabetes risk. Vitamin D appears effective against Covid deaths. Host selenium deficiency not only leaves you open to infections, it promotes the mutation of benign viruses into pathogenic ones. Researchers were able to have conversations with dreamers during REM sleep. “One hectare of …

Millions of patients with knee osteoarthritis are told to exercise. A new study casts doubt on what sort of exercise is helpful. The idea made so much sense that it was rarely questioned: exercise to strengthen muscles around the knee helps patients with osteoarthritis, making it easier and less painful …

The move comes nearly four years after a study showed that chemicals believed to cause health problems in children and reproductive issues in adults were found in mass-market macaroni and cheese packets. Nearly four years after traces of chemicals believed to cause health problems in children and reproductive issues in …

Medical schools are producing more graduates, but residency programs haven’t kept up, leaving thousands of young doctors “chronically unmatched” and deep in debt. Dr. Kristy Cromblin knew that as the descendant of Alabama sharecroppers and the first person in her family to go to college, making it to medical school …

The Biden administration plans to make good on a promise to donate $ 4 billion, while the pharmaceutical company Novavax committed to sell 1.1 billion doses of its vaccine. WASHINGTON — An international effort to expedite the manufacturing and distribution of coronavirus vaccines around the globe got a lift on …

Where are my high achievers at? These are the folks that constantly knock their goals out of the park and make it look easy, whether they’re training for a marathon, dialing in their diet, or Marie Kondo-ing their house. They’re the ones who get the promotions, the bigger bank accounts, …