Health
- Chris Pendergast, Who Fought A.L.S. Mile After Mile, Dies at 71 October 29, 2020Living for 27 years with Lou Gehrig’s disease (and beating the odds), he started Ride for Life, an annual trek that has raised millions for A.L.S. research.
- Ancient Dog DNA Shows Early Spread Around the Globe October 29, 2020Research on fossil canine genomes is expanding and producing some surprises about the lives of dogs and humans in prehistoric times.
- Living in Noisy Neighborhoods May Raise Your Dementia Risk October 28, 2020As community noise levels increased, so did the risk of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia.
- A Lullaby by Any Other Name Would Sound as Sweet October 28, 2020Babies love lullabies, regardless of what culture the songs come from, what language they are sung in, or even who sings them, a new study suggests.
- How to Run a Race in a Time of Surging Coronavirus October 28, 2020Runners must decide whether we feel comfortable racing in-person and, if so, how we can best protect ourselves and others.
- She Had a Headache for Months. Then She Could Barely See. October 28, 2020It was the worst headache she’d ever experienced and she’d never had visual changes before. Were the two somehow connected?
- Dr. Joyce Wallace, Pioneering AIDS Physician, Dies at 79 October 27, 2020Among the first to study the disease in the 1980s, she tried to stop its spread among thousands of New York City prostitutes.
- Pfizer C.E.O. All but Rules Out Vaccine Before Election Day October 27, 2020Pfizer’s C.E.O. said on Tuesday that much-anticipated results from its vaccine trial would not be coming this month, after all.
- The Healing Power of Singing October 27, 2020I was facing some shadows in my life. Could singing with others help me reclaim my voice and calm my fast-beating heart?
- Nurses Are at High Risk for Covid Among Health Workers, C.D.C. Says October 26, 2020A new study looked at the high numbers of health care workers hospitalized during the early months of the pandemic.