Tensions Rise in Silicon Valley Over Sales of Start-Up Stocks
The market for shares of hot start-ups like SpaceX and Stripe is projected to reach a record $64 billion this…
Paris Promised the Olympics Would Be Accessible. The Clock Is Ticking.
The city, which put inclusivity at the center of its bid, has improved access for people with disabilities, but with…
How Bad Are Ultraprocessed Foods, Really?
In the mid-1990s, Carlos Monteiro, a nutritional epidemiologist in Brazil, noticed something alarming: Obesity rates among children in his country…
Are Schools Too Focused on Mental Health?
Recent studies cast doubt on whether large-scale mental health interventions are making young people better. Some even suggest they can…
How To Know When a Good Dog Has Gone Bad
Gov. Kristi Noem suggested that President Biden should have euthanized the family dog, as she did. Animal experts said that…
We need to normalise death and dying, says carer
Published30 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Abi JenkinsBy Antonia MatthewsBBC News More open conversations about dying should become…
Book Review: ‘A Body Made of Glass,’ by Caroline Crampton
Caroline Crampton shares her own worries in “A Body Made of Glass,” a history of hypochondria that wonders whether newfangled…
‘I have a 50:50 chance of developing Alzheimer’s in my 50s’
Published45 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Jennings familyBy Lucy WallisBBC NewsWhen John Jennings' mother started showing signs of…
How the NHS has run out of jobs for new doctors
Published50 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, EmmaBy Nick TriggleHealth correspondentThe NHS needs more doctors, and this year saw…
Widening Racial Disparities Underlie Rise in Child Deaths in the U.S.
New research finds that the death rate among Black youths soared by 37 percent, and among Native American youths by…