As the spring and summer approaches, masks may still be a good idea for allergy sufferers. Photo: Miguel Discart, Wikipedia Commons ( Miguel Discart) Wait, Stop! Don’t Toss Those Masks Just Yet You know that pile of pandemic masks you were about to toss in the trash? Don’t! Multiple studies have proven the value of... News 17 Feb 2023 | 05:16
Julie Andrews as Mary Poppins may have sung that a “spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down,” but soon in this town a new bill introduced by Keith Powers may make chain stores carry warning labels that too much sugar is very bad for your health. Photo: Walt Disney Records Councilman Powers Takes on Sugar with Sweet Truth Act Pop Quiz: What do you and some fast-moving bacteria have in common? Surprise answer: A taste for sweets. Sugar isn’t just... News 10 Feb 2023 | 01:40
NYU Langone ranks as the number 1 hospital in the New York metro area and number three nationally in the prestigious Best Hospitals annual issue of US News & World Report. Photo Lynn Saville NYU Langone ( Lynn Saville) NYC Hospitals Score High in National Rankings by USN&WR Ask any hospital patient what most annoys him and assuming he’s sure his doctor knows what to do the answer is likely to... News 05 Feb 2023 | 07:31
If you dine while the sun is still shining, your waist line will thank you in the morning. After 9 pm dining not good, the experts say because it throws off your circadian rhythm. Counting Calories? Eating Late Affects Your Weight and Your Circadian Rhythm Do you share you home with a cat or dog? Then you’re also likely to share your bed with them around 4 a.m. when they nuzzle... News 02 Feb 2023 | 10:44
Cold and Flu Season is here, and there’s a few things to do to make it less miserable. Photo: Master1035 Freepik How to Beat the Common Cold Achoo! Got a cold? You’re not alone. Your eyes may be the window to your soul but your nose is a door to the rest of your... News 06 Jan 2023 | 02:39
Telemedicine has become everyday normal for patients since COVID. Happy New (Medical) Year Track the history of medicine from leeches to MRNA vaccines, and you will find yourself on a steadily inventive path that... News 29 Dec 2022 | 10:33
Alan Alda as Hawkeye and Jamie Farr as Klinger in “M.A.S.H.” Photo: CBS Television, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Pleasing Prescriptions Are you a serious M*A*S*H fan? If so, you’re likely to remember either the live or repeatedly re-run Season 6 Episode 25... News 16 Dec 2022 | 03:02
Image by prostooleh on Freepik Faithful Friends When is Fido more than a friend? According to the Federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), when he’s working to “perform... News 02 Dec 2022 | 03:16
Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine administered at NYU Langone Health in Manhattan, December 14, 2020. Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office The COVID Scoreboard What a difference three years make. On January 21, 2019, when the first U.S. case of COVID 19 was confirmed, we knew literally... News 18 Nov 2022 | 10:37
Keeping Candles on the Cake Happy Birthday. It took a whole lot of work and time to get here but now that you or your partner, friend, sister, brother,... News 02 Oct 2022 | 09:26
A post-Paxlovid positive home test. Photo: Michael Oreskes COVID Times Two Here’s the story: You catch COVID, or, more accurately, COVID catches you. Luckily, it’s happening now rather than two years... News 26 Aug 2022 | 08:56
Maintaining Mental Muscles No question: Working out builds biceps. Will it also build muscles in the brain? Or more precisely, enhance the connections... News 12 Aug 2022 | 12:39
Men at the protest at Foley Square on May 3. Photo: Abigail Gruskin Men and Abortion When it comes to choice, where are the men? If you believe what you’re likely to read, they’re over there on the other side,... News 20 May 2022 | 10:09
A prescription for yogurt. Meet Your Microbiome Remember the last time your doctor prescribed an antibiotic? Chances are a prescription for yogurt came right along with... News 22 Apr 2022 | 02:08
What Color is Your Memory? You know those thoughts that come from time to time, making you smile as you remember? The Greeks had a word for it, νημονικός... News 10 Apr 2022 | 11:07
