Demonized as the button-busting devil, carbs are often seen as responsible for out-of-control weight gain. Therefore, some people have cut out carbs entirely in an effort to shed a few. The problem? Carbohydrates—especially healthy complex carbs—are an essential part of a well-balanced diet. As one of your body's macronutrients, carbs are important for energy, brain…
As coronavirus antibody testing becomes increasingly available to the public, it’s worth understanding what these tests do and don’t reveal — and how to interpret their results.Serology (antibody) testing to gauge Americans’ exposure to the coronavirus, heralded early on as a pivotal step to reopening the U.S. economy, has drawn increased attention in recent weeks.…
If only every time we were updated on the daily death toll from coronavirus, we could also be told the number of babies being born - wouldn't that make this ghastly situation a little more hopeful? This is what I thought last week as I sat on my own, in isolation, on the postnatal ward…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…