I am a physician and a scientist at the University of Virginia. I care for patients and conduct research to find better ways to diagnose and treat infectious diseases, including COVID-19. Here I’m sharing what is known about which treatments work, and which don’t, for the new coronavirus infection.Keep in mind that this field of…
Fish, nuts, eggs, and avocados all fit the keto diet, a high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet that experts say can achieve weight loss but which may be hard to sustain over the long term. Photo: Shutterstock The keto diet, or ketogenic diet, removes nearly all carbohydrates from your plate and makes fat your main energy source; people…
escape of 37 illegal foreigners last Sunday. The escape was allegedly aided by security guards contracted by a private company.READ | Sassa to launch new Covid-19 relief grant application processSpeaking to the media after a walkabout, Bongo said the committee had decided to conduct the visit and had found that the facility was in a…
Laurence Olivier, Wuthering Heights (1939) United Artists Laurence Olivier’s performance embodies Heathcliff’s dichotomy of hard and soft. Oliver’s presence on screen is distinguished and sympathetic, given his deep, dark eyes, knife-sharp jaw, and a background in Shakespearean productions that made him a household name. In the 1930s, masculinity was in a crisis (Isn’t it always?).
4 min read The following story contains spoilers for The Pitt season 2, episode 6, "12:00 P.M." LIKE SO MANY other viewers of The Pitt, I watched the show's first season in a binge. And for a show that's so fast-paced and where each episode truly bleeds directly into the next, that felt right. For
6 min read Kimmie Ng, M.D., a Boston oncologist, started noticing an alarming trend in her work a few years ago. Men in their 20s, 30s, and 40s—runners, CrossFitters, lifelong nonsmokers—were streaming through her door at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. They all appeared lively and strong—yet there they were, battling colorectal cancers, a family of