Barry Blechman, 81, an international relations analyst with metastatic bladder cancer, traveled last winter from his home in Washington, D.C., to a clinic in Bend, Ore., where he drank a tea containing psilocybin, the psychoactive component of magic mushrooms. He then stretched out on the floor and closed his eyes.Continue Reading
A 53-year-old Alabama woman with kidney failure who waited eight years for an organ transplant has received a kidney harvested from a genetically modified pig, NYU Langone Health surgeons announced on Tuesday. The patient, Towana Looney, went into surgery just before Thanksgiving. She was in better health than others whoContinue Reading
Friends, it is often said, are the family you choose. But sometimes, it goes the other way. I met my brother-in-law, Rob, more than 20 years ago, when I was dating my now-wife and he was engaged to her sister. We were soon bumping into each other at family gatherings,Continue Reading
Jancee Dunn is out this week. I’m Maxwell Strachan, an editor on the Well desk, filling in today. A few months ago, my wife and I visited a fertility doctor in hopes of receiving a little help in our attempt to have a child. Midway through an ultrasound, in aContinue Reading
On TikTok, influencers tout protein powder as key to building muscle and nourishing their bodies — all in a quick, convenient scoop added to coffee or a smoothie. There’s no question that protein is essential for making muscles, strengthening bones and maintaining your immune system, digestion and hormone levels. ButContinue Reading
John Greene and his counselor Emily Georgia at Family & Children’s Counseling Services in Cortland, N.Y. Greene is four months into recovery for the first time since he started regularly using drugs at age 14. He credits a new program that the counseling center started with opioid settlement money. CeliaContinue Reading
Senator Mitch McConnell, the Republican leader and a survivor of polio, issued a pointed statement in support of the polio vaccine on Friday, hours after The New York Times reported that the lawyer for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has petitioned federal regulators to withdraw the vaccine from the market. WithoutContinue Reading
It’s an idea as popular as it is incorrect: American babies now receive too many vaccines, which overwhelm their immune systems and lead to conditions like autism. This theory has been repeated so often that it has permeated the mainstream, echoed by President-elect Donald J. Trump and his pick toContinue Reading
Started a new fitness regimen? If that’s a yes, then we’re certain you’re also searching for a weight-loss or fat-loss-effective diet. The most common tip you’d find on these channels would be prioritising protein. While your nutrition should be the top choice to fuel your protein needs, most people resortContinue Reading
Gerri Landman and her daughter Lucy. Gerri Landman Gerri Landman Lucy Landman was born with a very rare genetic disorder that causes severe intellectual disability, weak muscles and seizures, among other symptoms. “She is expected to very much never be able to live independently, likely never be potty trained, likelyContinue Reading
