Children at risk
DAVOS, Switzerland — I write to you today as a parent. A terrified American parent.When children are killed in their school, I try to keep my terror in a...
After El Paso shooting, Trump pushed again on gun control. His aides talked him out of it.
One of the most extraordinary moments of Donald J. Trump’s presidency was an hourlong...
Sensitive Iranian Military Site Was Targeted in Attack
A drone strike this week targeted a highly sensitive military site outside Tehran where...
A left-leaning challenger takes down a moderate Democratic congressman in Oregon.
Representative Kurt Schrader of Oregon, a seven-term Democrat, lost his primary battle to Jamie...
Make Swimming Your Summer Workout
“If you swim the same pace every day,” Ms. Lepinski said, “you won’t get...
Make Swimming Your Summer Workout
“If you swim the same pace every day,” Ms. Lepinski said, “you won’t get as much benefit.” For one, she added, interval training is...
May We Please Just Date Without Hate?
There’s a picture of us meeting in person for the first time on the second floor of the Port Authority Bus Terminal, taken via...
The ‘Psychic Numbing’ of Mass Tragedies
Connect with the victims, not with the numbers.To overcome psychic numbing, the first step is to recognize that it’s happening. (When people are made...
Patients Face Long Delays for Imaging of Cancers and Other Diseases
Doctors cannot seem to pinpoint what is wrong with Michael Quintos.Mr. Quintos, 53, a Chicago resident, has constant stomach pain. He has been hospitalized,...
How Do I Tell My Mother to Stop Dumping Her Problems on Me?
I am 25. My mother has treated me like her therapist my whole life — confiding in me about adult problems even when I...
Months After a Stroke, the Man Was Wasting Away. What Was Wrong?
Finally, he agreed to see Dr. Richard Kaufman, their primary-care doctor. Kaufman was shocked by the man’s appearance, how the skin on his face...
An Age-by-Age Guide to Talking to Children About Mass Shootings
Older elementary school childrenFor children in this age group, start by asking what, if anything, they know about the event. Depending on when you...
F.D.A. Chief Details ‘Shocking’ Conditions at Baby Formula Plant
The Abbott Nutrition plant in Michigan that was shut down in February, sparking a widespread baby formula shortage crisis, had a leaking roof, water...
They Have Millions of Followers and Tons of Fun. Why Would They Retire?
CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. — Robert Reeves, 78, spends most days lounging by the pool, taking in the low-desert sun with his friends and neighbors....
An Exhibition on Cancer Puts Hope for the Future on Display
LONDON — With so many lives affected by cancer — in the United States alone, about 40 percent will receive a cancer diagnosis during...
The Anti-Vaccine Movement’s New Frontier
One chilly afternoon this past January, Kennedy took the microphone in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, before a crowd of maybe a...
More than 1 in 5 adult Covid survivors in the U.S. may develop long Covid, a C.D.C. study suggests.
People in both groups who had a history of one of the 26 health conditions in the previous year were excluded from the study...
U.S. begins inquiry into industry’s role in infant formula supply shortages.
A severe shortage of baby formula has prompted the Federal Trade Commission to begin an inquiry into the industry’s consolidation and whether online resellers...
Tiny Love Stories: ‘You Never Call Me Anymore’
Sweet and SourAugust, 1990. Walking along the Northern Ireland coast, we pass picnicking families, teenagers making out and an older couple holding hands as...
