Life

Cursing is coursing through society. Words once too blue to publicly utter have become increasingly commonplace. “Language is just part of the whole shift to a more casual lifestyle,” said Timothy Jay, a professor emeritus of psychology at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts in North Adams, Mass. Dr. Jay has spent a career studying…

Susan F. Wood, a women’s health expert who resigned in protest from the Food and Drug Administration in 2005, accusing the agency of knuckling under to politics by not approving over-the-counter sales of the morning-after pill known as Plan B, died on Jan. 17 at her home in London. She was 66. The cause was…

A sick man was released from a New York prison on Friday after suing the state for keeping him long past his parole date. Steve Coleman, who is 67 and has advanced kidney disease, was granted parole in 2023 after serving 43 years for murder. But he remained incarcerated for 21 more months because the…

The second person ever has received a transplant with a genetically modified pig kidney. Tim Andrews, a 66-year-old who lives in Concord, N.H., has end-stage kidney disease and had been on dialysis for more than two years to compensate for his failing kidney function. He received the pig kidney at Massachusetts General Hospital on Jan….

If your job involves sitting in front of a screen all day, there’s a good chance your eyes are paying the price. After hours of emails, video calls, and spreadsheets, you may be left with symptoms like a headache, dry or uncomfortable eyes, and blurry vision. “It’s an occupational hazard in a digital society,” says…

Feeling stuck in your weight loss journey, despite your best efforts? You’re not alone, many people may face a frustrating stage where progress slows. But according to a nutritionist, the key is not in a fad diet or extreme workout—it’s consistency. Here’s the cheat code to break through the stagnation and shed substantial weight in…

Renuka Rayasam Illustration by Oona Zenda Valentino Valdez was given his birth certificate, his Social Security card, a T-shirt, and khaki pants when he was released from a Texas prison in 2019 at age 21. But he didn’t have health insurance, mental health medications, or access to a doctor, he said. Three years later, he…

Have you heard the saying “if you can’t fix an issue, just sleep on it”? It’s not just random advice to calm you down before bed, science now proves how sleep can help you think clearly and solve a problem. In a recent study published in the Journal of Sleep Research, investigators examined how a…

Dietitian’s tip: The acid in the ingredients and the cooking time make this tough cut of beef tender. Number of servings Serves 8 Diabetes meal plan DASH diet Low-sodium Heart-healthy Weight management Healthy-carb Ingredients 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 1/2 pounds beef brisket, trimmed of fat and cut into 8 pieces of about the same…

NEW YORK — They snooze in parking garages, on side streets before the afternoon school run, in nap pods rented by the hour or stretched out in bed while working from home. People who make a habit of sleeping on the job comprise a secret society of sorts within the U.S. labor force. Inspired by…