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    To Promote Vaccines, New Orleans Dances With Its Sleeves Rolled Up

    Since the summer, public health officials and politicians repeatedly called for national pro-vaccination campaigns. But no meaningful federal campaign has materialized, so concerned local...

    Forget ‘Dry January’ and Other New Year’s Resolutions

    “The world is on fire,” said Asia Wong, a clinical social worker and director of counseling and health services at Loyola University in New...

    Make a Finger Trap From Newspaper

    If you’re not familiar with a finger trap, it’s traditionally a tube woven from bamboo that “traps” the fingers of an unsuspecting person who...

    Simple Soup Recipes – The New York Times

    If a pot of homemade soup brings to mind a big kettle of many ingredients simmering for hours, think again. There’s an easy formula...

    Making New Friends During a Pandemic

    This means setting aside time to have conversations about how much friendship you’re looking for — whether a mere running buddy or a BFF...

    Auto Insurance During a Pandemic

    Given the constraints of virus lockdowns and worries over health and safety, the bulk of your automobile use may be from grocery-store runs these...

    Eating Outside During the Pandemic

    Mr. Levitt, who lives in Manhattan, has learned the hard way that his feet become blocks of ice when he sits outside for an...

    U.S. Virus Cases Top 25 Million

    Epidemiologists say the true number of infections is probably much higher than the official tallies. Even with much more widespread testing now than in...

    Eli Lilly Claims Drug Prevents Coronavirus Infection in Nursing Homes

    An unusual experiment to prevent nursing home staff members and residents from infection with the coronavirus has succeeded, the drug maker Eli Lilly announced...

    Do Curfews Slow the Coronavirus?

    Maria Polyakova, an economist at Stanford University, has studied the effects of the pandemic on the U.S. economy. “In general,” she said, “we expect...

    In Crises, Vaccines Can Be Stretched, But Not Easily

    In desperate times, there are many ways to stretch vaccines and speed up inoculation campaigns, according to experts who have done it.Splitting doses, delaying...

    Pfizer Will Ship Fewer Vaccine Vials to Account for ‘Extra’ Doses

    In December, pharmacists made the happy discovery that they could squeeze an extra vaccine dose out of Pfizer vials that were supposed to contain...

    5 Ways Teens Can Get More Fruits and Vegetables Into Their Diets

    Buying organic food, which tends to cost more than conventional food, is not essential, he added.In 2012, the A.A.P. published a clinical report that...

    How Beijing Turned China’s Covid-19 Tragedy to Its Advantage

    No publisher is willing or able to publish her works in China. The social media posts and articles that support her are often censored....

    The Toll of Fried Foods on Heart Health

    Most of us know that a diet rich in fried foods is bad for us. A review of studies quantifies just how bad it...

    Filing Suit for ‘Wrongful Life’

    In an interview four years ago, Mr. Pope noted that nobody at that point had received compensation from any “wrongful life” suit. Since then,...