Are ‘Kidfluencers’ Making Our Kids Fat?
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“It looks like a normal child playing with their normal games, but as a researcher who studies childhood obesity, the branded products really stood...
Pfizer CEO All but Rules Out Covid-19 Vaccine Before Election Day
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After weeks of dangling the possibility of coronavirus vaccine results by October, Pfizer’s chief executive said on Tuesday that would now be nearly impossible.The...
Dr. Joyce Wallace, Pioneering AIDS Physician, Dies at 79
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Dr. Joyce Wallace, a Manhattan internist who treated prostitutes for AIDS, occasionally brought streetwalkers home with her when they had nowhere else to go.Once,...
Covid-19 Deaths: The Price for Not Wearing Masks is Perhaps 130,000 Lives
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Follow our live coverage of the coronavirus pandemic here.Universal mask use could prevent nearly 130,000 deaths from Covid-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus,...
UnitedHealth Ships Flu Kits to Medicare Recipients
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With Covid-19 hospitalizations spiking again in many parts of the country, public health officials have expressed concerns about a perennial source of strain on...
Do You Have the Heart for Marijuana?
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His team reported, “Although marijuana is smoked with fewer puffs, larger puff volumes and longer breath holds may yield greater delivery of inhaled elements.”...
Colon Cancer Screening Should Start Earlier, at Age 45, U.S. Panel Says
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Adults should start screening for colorectal cancer routinely at the age of 45, instead of waiting until 50, a government task force recommended on...
CDC Says Nurses Are at High Risk for Covid-19
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Among health care workers, nurses in particular have been at significant risk of contracting Covid-19, according to a new analysis of hospitalized patients by...
Wikipedia and W.H.O. Join to Combat Covid-19 Misinformation
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President Trump backed hydroxychloroquine for weeks and publicly asked whether Americans should inject themselves with disinfectants or put ultraviolet lights — which can cause...
How to Grow a Hydroponic Garden
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Emily Marsh, who lives in Sonoma County, Calif., always thought the best thing about gardening was the feel of soil on her fingertips. But...
