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    Who Should Get a Covid-19 Vaccine First?

    In the United States, the standard approach to distributing a routine vaccine is based on the assumption that there will be plenty of doses...

    Stress Relief Tips to Relieve Election Anxiety

    “If you give me three minutes, it works, as long as you’re moving your body in ways that feel good to you,” said Dr....

    Social Isolation Tied to High Blood Pressure in Women

    Women who are socially isolated have an increased risk for high blood pressure, researchers report. But men, not so much.Scientists used data on 28,238...

    In a Stressful Time, Knitting for Calm and Connection

    As I stitched the next row, I thought about that lost world: big professional meetings. Casual travel from one city to another, armed with...

    Ancient Remains in Peru Reveal Female Big-Game Hunter

    That find was particularly exciting. One of his collaborators kept finding projectile points, Dr. Haas said, and then a collection of points and other...

    The Double Whammy of Seasonal Affective Disorder in a Season of Covid

    Although the symptoms of SAD normally disappear completely every summer, Dr. Rohan said, “in the summer of 2020 we didn’t see a full remission...

    Betty Dodson, Women’s Guru of Self-Pleasure, Dies at 91

    Betty Dodson, a feminist sexologist and evangelist of self-pleasure who taught generations of women how to masturbate in workshops, books and videos, seeing the...

    Weekly Health Quiz: Marijuana, Lullabies and Coronavirus

    Test your knowledge of this week’s health quiz. Source link

    Acupuncture Helped People With Back Pain Walk and Bend Better

    A double-blinded randomized trial of electroacupuncture found it may result in a modest improvement in daily functioning for those with chronic back pain, though...

    Pandemic Grandparenting, Beyond the Dreary Video Calls

    As a veteran television journalist, Sally-Ann Roberts knows how to tame an unsteady landscape and will it into submission. She survived 40 years reporting...

    Dementia ‘Took its Toll’ on Sean Connery, Wife Says

    Sean Connery, the actor who originated the role of James Bond, had dementia in the last few months of his life, his wife, Micheline...

    Gilead’s Covid-19 Drug Is Mediocre. It Will Be a Blockbuster Anyway.

    The United States reached a milestone, of sorts, when last week the Food and Drug Administration approved the first treatment for Covid-19.The drug is...

    Cruise Ships Can Sail Again, With Strict Rules. Here’s What to Know.

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday lifted its “no sail” order on U.S. cruise ships and set out a framework for...

    Crispr Gene Editing Can Cause Unwanted Changes in Human Embryos, Study Finds

    In 2017, a team of researchers led by Shoukhrat Mitalipov, a geneticist at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, reported that human embryos...

    The Stressful Conclusion of a Clinical Trial

    “What does the drug actually cost?” I finally asked him.“More than $15,000 a month.”“You’re kidding,” I said, wondering how long Medicare and I could...

    How to Do School When Motivation Has Gone Missing

    Should adults be cheerleaders for our teenagers? Opinion is split. Some researchers contend that praise helps to cultivate intrinsic motivation, while others say that...