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More Americans Say They’re in a Brain Fog. Long Covid Is a Factor.

There are more Americans who say they have serious cognitive problems — with remembering, concentrating or making decisions — than at any time in...

The Bodily Indignities of the Space Life

The collective experience has taught us how the body responds when gravity’s pull is substantially reduced. The I.S.S. is still shielded by...

The Only People Who Understand What a Caregiver Goes Through

On Thursday mornings, Julia Sadtler and Debora Dunbar log onto Zoom to talk about caring for their husbands with Alzheimer’s disease, in hourlong conversations...

Coping With Anger as a Family Caregiver

Ann Brenoff wasn’t worried when her dogs returned from a walk without her husband in 2015. He often dropped their leashes and let them...

What is nitrous oxide and why is it being banned?

The government has announced that possession of nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas, is now a criminal offense in England and Wales. The...

A Hairy Truth About Your Sense of Touch

When someone brushes a hand across your skin, it’s like a breeze blowing through a forest of countless...

Ending TB Is Within Reach — So Why Are Millions Still Dying?

At Kaneshie Polyclinic, a health center in a hardscrabble neighborhood of Accra, the capital of Ghana, there is a rule. Every patient who walks...