Once, when my husband, Tom, and I were battling about something, I got so worked up that I blurted, like an angry toddler: “You bad man!” Conflict is “inevitable and normal in intimate relationships,” said Andrew Christensen, a distinguished research professor at the U.C.L.A. department of psychology. But the wayContinue Reading
After an outcry from scientists and experts, federal officials on Thursday said they would restore funding to the Women’s Health Initiative, one of the largest and longest studies of women’s health ever carried out. The findings of the W.H.I. and its randomized controlled trials have changed medical practices and helpedContinue Reading
The Department of Health and Humans Services changed course and will continue funding for the Women’s Health Initiative. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images The Trump administration is restoring financial support for a landmark study of women’s health, an official said Thursday, reversing a defunding decision that shocked medical researchers.Continue Reading
U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-VA is pushing for CDC’s FOIA team to be restored, after the jobs were eliminated in the recent HHS layoffs. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images The top Democrat on the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability wants answers from the Centers for Disease Control andContinue Reading
Attendance has more than quadrupled since the free ROMEO lunches for older men started in Harpswell, Maine, last fall. Tom Mahoney, left, directs other volunteers at a recent lunch when pizza was on the menu. Bill Snellings Bill Snellings Self-reliance is a cherished American trait, and men in particular embraceContinue Reading
Lauren Caggiano had felt sick for days by the time she tested positive for the flu in an emergency room on a February afternoon. Hours later, she was in the intensive care unit. By 4 in the morning, she was on a ventilator. Ms. Caggiano, a paralegal who lived inContinue Reading
My husband and I are raising our wonderful 2-year-old son. Both of our families live far away. He isn’t close with his family, while I have a somewhat closer relationship with mine, particularly my dad and stepmom. However, they are Trump voters, and my husband doesn’t want our son spendingContinue Reading
Every Monday, Maurine Gentis, a retired teacher, waits for a delivery from Meals on Wheels South Texas. “The meals help stretch my budget,” Ms. Gentis, 77, said. Living alone and in a wheelchair, she appreciates having someone look in on her regularly. The same group, a nonprofit, delivers books fromContinue Reading
Last year was tough for Acadia Healthcare, one of the country’s largest providers of mental health services. A slew of federal agencies opened investigations into whether Acadia illegally held patients against their will in its psychiatric hospitals, as described in a New York Times investigation in September. The federal inquiriesContinue Reading
An Eli Lilly & Co. Zepbound injection pen. Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Bloomberg Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Bloomberg Eli Lilly, the drugmaker behind the blockbuster weight loss drug Zepbound, is suing four telehealth companies for allegedly selling illegal copies of the drug made by compounding pharmacies. Compounded drugs aren’t generics. Rather, theyContinue Reading
