Health

It seems a long time since we pledged to drink less, eat better, exercise more, cut spending and stop doom-scrolling. Be gentle on yourself: It’s been a tough month. Dry January in 2021 was supposed to usher in a healthier new year and bid farewell to a horrible 2020 — …

Weave a classic gag from newspaper, then find someone to fool. If you’re not familiar with a finger trap, it’s traditionally a tube woven from bamboo that “traps” the fingers of an unsuspecting person who places them inside. While the origins of the finger trap are debatable, the simplicity and …

The United States has now recorded 25 million coronavirus cases, reaching the threshold Saturday afternoon, according to a New York Times database. Experts say that as staggering as that figure is, it significantly understates the true number of people in the country who have been infected and the scope of …

Eating fried foods increased the risk of heart disease, stroke, heart failure and premature death. Most of us know that a diet rich in fried foods is bad for us. A review of studies quantifies just how bad it can be. In a meta-analysis of 19 studies that included diet …

A new study found that high school students aren’t getting enough produce. If you’ve been watching your teenager devour processed foods like potato chips, chicken nuggets or sugary cereals and drinks, you are not alone. Comfort food has been especially alluring during the pandemic, for parents and kids alike. But …

The Communist Party’s success in reclaiming the narrative has proved to the world its ability to rally the people to its side, no matter how stumbling its actions might be. One year ago this week, the Chinese Communist Party was on the verge of its biggest crisis in decades. The …

Seeking to secure vital supplies, the authorities in the country maneuvered around anticorruption rules that require public disclosure of contracts. KYIV, Ukraine — After a revolution seven years ago, Ukrainians discovered that their ousted president had used public money to build himself a gigantic palace with a private zoo, a …

Moderna, un fabricante de vacunas con sede en Massachusetts, se asoció con los Institutos Nacionales de Salud para desarrollar y probar una vacuna contra la COVID-19 conocida como mRNA-1273. Un ensayo clínico demostró que la vacuna tiene una tasa de eficacia del 94,1 por ciento para la prevención de la …

Even as he was dying, he worked to raise awareness of pediatric cancer. Now scientists are using his cells to help others. Approximately 85 percent of children with cancer are cured. However, about 15 percent confront the sort of aggressive disease that cut short the life of Tyler Trent at …