7 min read IF YOU'RE BUILDING a home gym, you need to buy something to lift. Sounds obvious, right? It may be, but you’re going to find yourself quickly wondering exactly “what should I be lifting?” For most people, the choice rightfully comes down to kettlebells vs. dumbbells—two classic weights that you’ll find in every
He was a surgical oncologist at a hospital in a Southern city, a 78-year-old whose colleagues had begun noticing troubling behavior in the operating room. During procedures, he seemed “hesitant, not sure of how to go on to the next step without being prompted” by assistants, said Mark Katlic, director of the Aging Surgeon Program
Pupils at Tshilwavhusiku Razwimisani Special School near Louis Trichardt have returned to classrooms without desks and windows among other things. Bernard Chiguvare/GroundUp Pupils at a special needs school near Louis Trichardt are forced to use classrooms without desks.Parents have previously had to collect donations to complete a section of the school used by grades R…
Eskom last week reintroduced load shedding for the first time during the Covid-19 lockdown – this even when economic activity is notably subdued.This raises the question of whether there is an even stronger case for renewable energy.But while renewable energy is a least-cost, reliable energy option for SA, the energy transition also requires social responses.Just…
People wait for health assessment check-in before entering Jackson Memorial Hospital, as Miami-Dade County eases some of the lockdown measures put in place during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Miami, Florida, U.S., June 18, 2020.Marco Bello | ReutersThe United States needs a unified approach to tackle the rising cases of coronavirus infection and people…
Overwhelmed by the demands of caregiving, Quette dialed 911 when she found her teenage son downstairs in their kitchen struggling to breathe. He had rolled his wheelchair to the oven to keep himself warm as he tried to regulate his temperature, she recalled, and was drenched in sweat from an apparent infection. In that moment
KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed federal policy on vaccine research, vaping, and drug access on Science Friday on May 8. Rovner also discussed the Supreme Court decision on the abortion pill mifepristone on NPR’s Morning Edition on May 5. Click here to hear Rovner on Science Friday. Click here to hear
Here in Washington, we’ve been hearing about tensions between the White House and one of its most controversial — but, at least in some circles, most popular — figures: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Polling of likely voters indicates that the Health and Human Services secretary can be an asset to Republicans when he’s talking about improving the nation’s food supply or labeling ultraprocessed foods. But when he’s talking about removing recommendations for routine childhood vaccinations, he can be a detriment. So, when I