health
Buildings May Soon Have ‘Immune Systems’ That Fight Airborne Disease
Following the pandemic, the federal government is spending $150 million on new technology to ensure clean indoor air. Here’s what scientists are pursuing. Source link
Many World Cup Fans Would Rather Skip the Hydration Breaks
It’s hot in North America in June, but fans are griping that the breaks that have been added to each half are an excuse for the networks to show more ads. Source link
Could Lowering Inflammation Treat Depression?
Psychiatrists think inflammation may be at the root of some people’s illness. How to treat it is an open question. Source link
Ask the Therapist: A Family Estrangement Is Causing Even More Rifts
Our Ask the Therapist columnist, Lori Gottlieb, advises a reader whose family estrangement is causing more rifts. Source link
The Thriving Black Market for a Powerful Weight Loss Drug
People are buying what they believe to be retatrutide from WhatsApp groups, Chinese labs and websites selling it “for research purposes.” Source link
Ask the Therapist for Advice
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New Plan Scales Back C.D.C.’s Work on Diseases Abroad
The State Department is taking over much of the control of global health initiatives, for which critics say the department does not have the expertise. Source link
The Good List: 6 Things to Bring Joy to Your Day
A memory workout, an endless playlist and an antidote to worry. Source link
Tiny Love Stories: ‘Why Don’t You Both Get In?’
Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Source link
A Deadly Outbreak of Plague, Nearly 5,000 Years Before the Black Death
The oldest known cases, discovered among hunter-gatherers in Siberian graves, contradict the theory that the disease once was mild. Source link