Month: December 2020

Video call with family over the Christmas period. Christmas is an important time where people like to come together. This year we all face difficult choices and we know that Christmas is going to look very different. With COVID-19 cases in practically every neighbourhood and a new variant spreading rapidly in parts of the country, … Read more

Including high-intensity training in your workouts provided better protection against premature death than moderate workouts alone. View original article Contributor: Gretchen Reynolds

Things like which kind of test it was, and the reason for taking it, should factor into how much credence to give a positive or negative result. View original article Contributor: Katherine J. Wu

People with diabetic dogs were 32 percent more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes than those with healthy dogs. Cat owners showed no such link. View original article Contributor: Nicholas Bakalar

Consumption of both sugar-sweetened and artificially sweetened drinks was tied to an increased risk for frailty in women over 60. View original article Contributor: Nicholas Bakalar

Bill Gates isn’t about to be contemplating his touchdown dance yet. You don’t get to devote your life to battling the world’s most intractable problems by declaring victory before a fight is over. But in a letter Gates released this morning, headlined, “These breakthroughs will make 2021 better than 2020,” it’s clear that the co-director … Read more

Welcome to COVID Questions, TIME’s advice column. We’re trying to make living through the pandemic a little easier, with expert-backed answers to your toughest coronavirus-related dilemmas. While we can’t and don’t offer medical or legal advice—those questions should go to your doctor or lawyer—we hope this column will help you sort through this stressful and … Read more

Giving anticoagulants to hospitalized Covid-19 patients is routine. But high doses may sometimes do more harm than good, a safety board finds. View original article Contributor: Donald G. McNeil Jr.

Hospital officials fear that if infections continue to mount, their facilities will become so strained they won’t be able to properly care for everyone. View original article Contributor: Brittany Shammas