Year: 2023

Maintaining a healthy weight is crucial for dogs to live long lives, experts told The Washington Post. View original article Contributor: Andrea Salcedo

The maker of EzriCare Artificial Tears said it was recalling the eye drops after U.S. health authorities linked the product to a drug-resistant bacteria strain. View original article Contributor: Amanda Holpuch

911 dispatchers are buried under an avalanche of false, automated distress calls from skiers and other Apple device owners who are very much alive. View original article Contributor: Matt Richtel

Living in a city sometimes feels like living in the future. Urban life can mean exposure to new technologies, new ideas—and, sometimes, previews of the temperatures coming soon to nearby regions. In Europe, during hot periods, cities are an average of 2.7°F (1.5°C) warmer than surrounding areas, according to research published Jan. 31 in the … Read more

Patagonia, Inc. has spent nearly a decade rejiggering its supply chain, redesigning products and dumping millions of dollars into a high-stakes trial-and-error process that’s nearly complete. This isn’t about optimizing for fashion. Patagonia, like practically every other outdoor apparel company, has long relied on per- or polyfluorinated chemicals — PFAS for short — to make … Read more

Gas stoves are coming under fresh scrutiny as a second federal agency has now stepped into the political firestorm with a proposal for new regulations for the appliances. The Energy Department proposal, published Wednesday, sets first-of-their-kind limits on energy consumption for the stoves, drawing fear from the industry that the regulation could effectively end the … Read more

Dr. O’Leary had no experience dealing with media. He learned fast as the hospital spokesman after President Ronald Reagan was shot in 1981. View original article Contributor: Brian Murphy

Some researchers are recommending that many women undergoing gynecologic surgery consider having their fallopian tubes removed to lower risk for ovarian cancer. View original article Contributor: Teddy Amenabar