Month: January 2023

An uptick hinted at in surveillance data was a mirage, the officials said. View original article Contributor: Apoorva Mandavilli

Dr. David A. Kessler took over Operation Warp Speed when President Biden entered office, and his departure signals the end of the program. View original article Contributor: Sheryl Gay Stolberg

Also called “barcode lines” because of their vertical appearance above the upper lip, these bothersome wrinkles have traditionally been associated with smoking because they tend to form when you purse … Click to Continue » View original article Contributor:

It’s been 13 years in the making, but Dr. David Sinclair and his colleagues have finally answered the question of what drives aging. In a study published Jan. 12 in Cell, Sinclair, a professor of genetics and co-director of the Paul F. Glenn Center for Biology of Aging Research at Harvard Medical School, describes a … Read more

After a recent COVID-19 exposure, Dr. Christina Astley tested positive on an at-home test—but just barely. The line signifying a positive result was so faint that Astley, an endocrinologist at Boston Children’s Hospital, took a picture and applied a camera filter to confirm it was there at all. Further complicating matters, Astley later tested negative … Read more

Every day for the past decade, I’ve tried to dethrone the family walking champ: my 67-year-old dad. Despite my youthful advantage—he has more than 30 years on me, as he’s quick to point out—I haven’t logged more steps than him once. I find this to be both mortifying and a point of vicarious pride; his … Read more

New data underscores concern that parental resistance to childhood immunizations may fuel a resurgence of the disease in the United States. View original article Contributor: Lena H. Sun

Covid is spreading rapidly across China as hundreds of millions of people make plans to celebrate the start of the new lunar year. Is the surge past its peak or is more to come? View original article Contributor: Lily Kuo