Letters to the Editor is a periodic feature. We welcome all comments and will publish a selection. We edit for length and clarity and require full names. A Concerned Taxpayer Takes Stock of Vaccine Efforts Your recent article “Novavax’s Effort to Vaccinate the World, From Zero to Not Quite Warp Speed” (July 19) […]
Antibiotics treat infections caused by bacteria. But they can also destroy the good bacteria in your gut. For some people, this results in an upset stomach and diarrhea. One UK review of the research looked at changes in gut bacteria after antibiotics commonly prescribed for respiratory and urinary tract infections […]
People have complained that it is relatively hard to lose weight during particular seasons and relatively easy to lose weight during others. This is not just a matter of Christmas, New Year’s, and other traditional holidays, although the grouping of these days hardly helps. This period comes with a lot […]
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet describe the relationship between infectious agents and dementia in an article recently published in Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. Bacterial infections of the brain and neurodegenerative diseases represent two pathologies that are commonly considered far away from each other. “The article sheds light on the relationship between […]
Imagine it’s night, you’re lying in bed, all is quiet. But you keep hearing what sounds like whistling, or buzzing, or sizzling. Or your partner is washing the dishes beside you and you find the clanking of the plates unbearable. In the first case, you probably have tinnitus; in the […]
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am 56 and have noticed a few things are changing as I get older. I know as I age there will be more changes in my body and mind, but can you provide insights on what are some common things that I can expect? ANSWER: Throughout […]
Researchers have finally cracked the code of a bewildering pediatric disease that sets off a characteristic cytokine storm—a harmful immune system overaction resembling one that arises in COVID-19 cases—and can lead to catastrophic multisystem organ failure or neurodegeneration. Their study, which identifies the cause of the cytokine storm and possible […]
You’ve probably heard stories about how people feel after getting their COVID-19 vaccine, and some of those stories may be extremely off-putting. But there are ways to help prevent unpleasant after-effects from your shot, and that comes from what you eat and drink right after being vaccinated. Fever, chills, headaches, […]
Welcoming Cruz to the club! Katie Maloney and Tom Schwartz met Brittany Cartwright and Jax Taylor’s 1-month-old on Sunday, May 2. See Brittany Cartwright and Jax Taylor’s Son Cruz’s Album “Meeting Auntie Katie and Uncle Tom,” the Kentucky native, 32, said from behind the camera in an Instagram Story video. […]
Honoring their great-grandfather from afar. Prince William and Duchess Kate’s three children did not attend Prince Philip’s funeral at St George’s Chapel, Windsor, on Saturday, April 17. Prince Philip Through the Years: The Duke of Edinburgh’s Life in Photos The royal kids were noticeably missing after their parents were spotted […]