health
The Good List: 6 Things to Add Some Delight to Your Day
Odysseus’ social network, performative boredom and decorated envelopes. Source link
Tiny Love Stories: ‘How to Woo Her?’
Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Source link
Traffic Deaths Spike After Deadly Mass Shootings, Study Suggests
Some gun violence experts are skeptical. But the research raises questions of whether there’s a cause-and-effect relationship and if so, what’s behind it. Source link
How to Protect Yourself From Alpha-Gal Syndrome
The red-meat allergy, caused by a tick bite, is becoming more common in parts of the country. Source link
Trump’s Latest Nominee for C.D.C. Director Will Face Senate Panel
Dr. Erica Schwartz supports vaccines and is seen as a mainstream choice to lead an agency that has been a target of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s efforts to change federal immunization policies. Source link
Cyclospora Cases Rise Rapidly, With No Source Yet Confirmed
The parasite, which has sickened thousands across the U.S., is notoriously difficult to track. Funding cuts haven’t made the job easier. Source link
Alzheimer’s Blood Tests Offer New Promise to Diagnose and Predict the Disease
New studies are shedding light on how the tests could eventually transform treatment. Source link
‘Sully,’ ‘Miracle on the Hudson’ Pilot, Announces Alzheimer’s Diagnosis
Captain Sullenberger, who is known as Sully, said that the disease was in its early stages, and that he was “in the beginning of this long journey.” Source link
Public Health Groups Sue F.D.A. Over Flavored E-Cigarette Policy
Executives unhappy with the agency donated and lobbied President Trump directly. Major companies have already begun to prepare and ship new products. Source link
Leonard Abramson, Health Care Innovator and Philanthropist, Dies at 93
He created U.S. Healthcare, one of the first H.M.O.s, and used his great wealth from the sale of the company for causes like advancing cancer research. Source link