The nation’s most thinly staffed nursing homes would be required to hire more workers under new rules proposed on Friday by the Biden administration, the greatest change to federal nursing home regulations in three decades. The proposed standard was prompted by the industry’s troubled performance earlier in the coronavirus pandemic, when 200,000 nursing home residents … Read more
A good night’s sleep has become increasingly elusive for many of us — as we stay up for work, play or existential dread — and this is to our detriment. Not only do we feel the effects of poor sleep throughout the day, but research shows that chronic sleep loss has negative long-term effects on … Read more
A four-line letter, signed by the attending physician of Congress and released by Senator Mitch McConnell on Thursday, suggested that his recent spells of speechlessness were linked to “occasional lightheadedness” perhaps brought on by his recovery from a concussion last winter or “dehydration.” But seven neurologists, relying on what they described as unusually revealing video … Read more
A medida que las nuevas variantes de covid ganan terreno, las reinfecciones se hacen más frecuentes y los casos aumentan en determinadas zonas, algunas escuelas y empresas están volviendo a exigir el uso de mascarilla. Los expertos afirman que es lógico aumentar las precauciones, incluido el regreso a cubrirse nariz y boca. “Suelo decir que, … Read more
A medida que las nuevas variantes de covid ganan terreno, las reinfecciones se hacen más frecuentes y los casos aumentan en determinadas zonas, algunas escuelas y empresas están volviendo a exigir el uso de mascarilla. Los expertos afirman que es lógico aumentar las precauciones, incluido el regreso a cubrirse nariz y boca. “Suelo decir que, … Read more
I was in the middle seat on an airplane recently, during a flight to London, when a person behind me put her bare foot on my armrest. My heart started to pound. I knew I would have to say something. But before I could, a man next to me, who was writing in a notebook, … Read more
Things started to change in the last few years, as female representation in state legislatures increased and a new generation revitalized the issue, she said. In 2016, activist teenagers and college students around the country made a concerted effort to flood state comptroller offices with applications for tax refunds on menstrual product purchases. That helped … Read more
When future generations look back at the pandemic, they will deem it a black swan event. However, they will also revere it as the era that expanded the vaccine revolution. Vaccine (Getty Images/iStockphoto) When the healthcare systems were strained to their limits to social and economic upheaval around the globe, vaccines spearheaded the global response … Read more