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Tania Gonzalez, a freelance makeup artist from Algonquin, Illinois, bought over 35 candles last year. A voracious candle user who in pre-Covid times would even bring her own on business trips, Gonzalez turned to holiday and tropical-themed candles to get through the past year. She would scour the grocery store, T.J. Maxx, Bath & Body Works, and more for home […]
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Health officials from both the US Food & Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended on Tuesday a temporary pause on the use of Johnson & Johnson's (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine over concerns about a potential link to a rare type of blood clot in six women who received the vaccine. The pause is "out of an […]
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What Iѕ a Mеdiсаl Mаlрrасtiсе Lаw Firm? A Nеw Yоrk mеdiсаl mаlрrасtiсе lаw firm iѕ оnе in whiсh itѕ lаwуеrѕ fосuѕ оn thе nееdѕ оf сliеntѕ whо еxреriеnсеd injury, illnеѕѕ, or death duе tо wrоngful асtiоn оr inасtiоn at the hаndѕ оf the medical рrасtitiоnеrѕ tо whоm they have еntruѕtеd their саrе. The majority of practitioners рrоvе their соmреtеnсе every […]
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It can be hard to figure out how to dress for spring weather: One day it's hot, the next it's chilly. So, Helena Christensen decided to have a photo shoot showcasing the wide range of her spring wardrobe. Christensen shared the results on Instagram, and they're stunning. "Indecisive weather options ☀️🌧⚡️," she wrote in the caption. Turns out, the 52-year-old […]
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With a mix of relief and caution, older adults fully vaccinated against covid-19 are moving out into the world and resuming activities put on hold during the pandemic. Many are making plans to see adult children and hug grandchildren they haven’t visited for months — or longer. Others are getting together with friends indoors, for the first time in a […]
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Read what your sign's 2021 horoscope predictions have in store for you or check out the Cancer personality profile. Welcome to April, Cancer! At the end of March, a full moon lit up your 4th House of Home and Family, turning your attention to your living situation. This could indicate a potential move-in with a partner, or a shift in how you communicate […]
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HOUSTON — When the big, red and extremely loud fire alarm went off in Maria Skladzien’s apartment, the 74-year-old ventured into the hallway with fellow residents of her Houston-area senior living community. The brutal winter storm that swept through Texas had knocked out power, which, in turn, disrupted water to the four-story building. The blaring alarms raised fears of fire. […]
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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. How to Explain Vaccines to People Who Resist Them Here is an attempt to write something that might convince people who resist getting vaccinations (“Vaccine Hesitancy vs. Vaccine Refusal: Nursing Home Staffers Say There’s a Difference,” […]
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A new, potentially concerning coronavirus variant has been identified in New York City and throughout the Northeast, researchers reported this week. It's the latest in a string of variants that have emerged in countries around the globe. You might remember that a UK variant of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) surfaced in December. Since then, scientists around their globe […]
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Can’t see the video player? View the video here. The coronavirus pandemic has killed more than 246,000 people in the U.S., but it also has left hundreds of thousands of others grieving, and often feeling as if they have been robbed of the usual methods for dealing with the loss. For every person who dies of the virus, nine close family […]
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