If you’re not sick with the new coronavirus, should you wear a mask in public? Global health authorities say no. Amid a shortage of masks, the U.S. is sticking with that advice but Tuesday, President Donald Trump suggested people who are worried wear a scarf. That shortage is so severe that the Joint Commission, which […]
Life expectancy in the USA is no longer rising. This stagnation has long been largely attributed to increasing numbers of drug deaths due to the opioid crisis. But Mikko Myrskylä and colleagues have now shown that deaths due to cardiovascular diseases are in fact having a much larger impact on life expectancy. Over each decade […]
It’s not surprising that in the face of widespread coronavirus panic, there’s quite a bit of misinformation being spread. Nose around in dedicated coronavirus Facebook groups or explore the #coronavirus tag and you’ll spot influencers and brands claiming that they have the secret remedy to prevent and cure the illness. And of course, apple cider […]
Minimalism, originally used to describe mid-century art, has grown to become much more than simple decluttering, or a design aesthetic. It’s now becoming one of the defining virtues of our age, with dozens of books and blogs guiding us on how to live with less. Marie Kondo. Sustainability. Ethical fashion. KeepCups. Social media detoxes. Friend […]
People who spent their childhood or early adulthood in the Stroke Belt are more likely to develop cognitive impairment later in life, even if they have moved away, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference 2020—Feb. 19-21 in Los Angeles, a world premier meeting for researchers and […]
If we cross a road with our smartphone in view, a car horn or engine noise will startle us. In everyday life we can easily combine information from different senses and shift our attention from one sensory input to another—for example, from seeing to hearing. But how does the brain decide which of the two […]
I have just finished watching The Goop Lab and I feel … conflicted. I’m a doctor, so I’m supposed to hate The Goop Lab, but I didn’t, at least not all of it. Like Gwyneth Paltrow, I am deeply invested in the idea that we only have one life, and I want to "milk the […]
While youth vaping rates have increased in recent years, most middle and high school students don’t vape or smoke and very few vape or smoke daily, finds a study led by researchers at NYU School of Global Public Health. The study, published this month in the journal Nicotine & Tobacco Research, finds that over 80 […]
‘I have had to ask the US to save me’: British dual national stuck in coronavirus-hit Wuhan will be airlifted to safety by America today after UK government abandons him in ‘ghost town’ – as Japan, South Korea and France also announce rescue plans Ex-pat Ian Thompson being rescued by US because British government has […]
