As Omicron Spreads, Officials Ponder What It Means to Be ‘Fully...

Goldman Sachs and Jeffries, the investment banks, are demanding that employees get booster shots. The University of Oregon and other institutions are requiring...

The Year in Fitness: Shorter Workouts, Greater Clarity, Longer Lives

In a year filled with Covid-related hopes, setbacks, advances and losses, the most vital exercise science of 2021 provided a reminder that for...

What Was Causing the Strange Grooves in the Man’s Scalp?

One Giant StepThe literature mentioned that another hormone abnormality can cause C.V.G.: acromegaly. This disorder is caused by an abnormal growth on the...

Despite Rising Hospitalizations, Omicron Is Not Worse for Children

The latest coronavirus surge sweeping the United States, much of it driven by the highly contagious Omicron variant, has produced a worrisome rise...

Will Shortened Isolation Periods Spread the Virus?

The decision by federal health officials to shorten isolation periods for Americans infected with the coronavirus drew both tempered support and intense opposition...

Neil Marcus, Whose Art Illuminated Disability, Dies at 67

At each performance of his play “Storm Reading,” the writer and actor Neil Marcus offered his audience a reminder: “Disability is not a...

Why Is My Eyelid Twitching? Questions and Answers

But more commonly, it is stress, lack of sleep or excessive caffeine intake that brings on eyelid twitching, the experts said. Dry eye,...

Why Is My Eyelid Twitching?

But more commonly, it is stress, lack of sleep or excessive caffeine intake that brings on eyelid twitching, the experts said. Dry eye,...

Sickle Cell Math Is Brutally Simple, but Not Widely Taught

No doctor ever counseled Lametra Scott and her husband, Rickey Buggs, to get a simple blood test that would have warned them they...

As Omicron Surges, Officials Shorten Isolation Times for Many Americans

On Sunday, the seven-day national average of new daily cases climbed past 214,000, an 83 percent jump over the past 14 days. Deaths...