Month: February 2021

Fakes and little-known brands still abound, even as health officials have advised us to up our mask game. Here’s what to do. View original article Contributor: Brian X. Chen

The more you do, the better, but even mild exercise like walking produces benefits for cardiovascular health, a large new study found. View original article Contributor: Gretchen Reynolds

They’re everywhere, but they can’t address the real problem: the alienation of 21st-century work. View original article Contributor: Jenna Wortham

Delayed grief is sometimes triggered by an event later in life, experts say. View original article Contributor: Nicole Johnson

The agency has not fully reckoned with airborne transmission of the coronavirus in settings like hospitals, schools and meatpacking plants, experts said. View original article Contributor: Apoorva Mandavilli

DAKAR, Senegal — Guinea has officially declared it has an Ebola epidemic after at least three people have died and four others have been infected in the West African nation. Neighboring Sierra Leone and Liberia have put their citizens on high alert as the three West African nations battled the world’s deadliest Ebola outbreak from … Read more

Working remotely is a luxury—but it’s also an acquired skill. For employees lucky enough to be able to work from home at least some of the time, the trick to staying motivated and preventing burnout is to keep the office and the home from truly becoming one. That’s been challenging during the coronavirus pandemic, which … Read more

Hazardous conditions are slowing major distribution hubs and causing ripple effects for scheduling appointments and monitoring storage sites. View original article Contributor: Fenit Nirappil