Author: Michelle Korhonen
Well before Milton Friedman died in 2006 at 94, he was the rare economist who had become a household name. A longtime professor at the University of Chicago, he had been writing a column for Newsweek for a decade when he won the 1976 Nobel Prize in economics. Then, in 1980, his PBS series, Free to Choose—a didactic, yet not at all dry, paean to the free market—made the diminutive, bald economist something of a star.The weirdness of the show is hard to convey, but “Created Equal,” the fifth of 10 episodes, is representative of its blunt, unwonky approach. The…
The fact is that a diet high in sugary foods may not cause type 1 diabetes but likely to lead to insulin resistance and in turn contribute to the development of type 2 diabetes.This is because eating too much sugar can lead to weight gain, and obesity is a major risk factor for type 2 diabetes.Type 2 diabetes is a chronic condition that affects the way your body metabolizes sugar (glucose). Glucose is your body’s main source of energy, and it comes from the food you eat.Additionally, sugar can have negative effects on your metabolism, including causing insulin resistance. Insulin…
Amazon is now offering discounted subscriptions to primary care. Ayesha Rascoe talks to healthcare writer Bruce Japsen about what ventures like these signal for patients. AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: Last week, Amazon announced a new benefit to its Prime members – a discounted subscription to One Medical. The tech giant closed its deal to buy the boutique primary health care chain in February, spending nearly $4 billion. Amazon isn’t alone in beefing up its health care business either. Pharmacies like CVS have minute clinics, and retail chains like Walmart are also rolling out similar practices. These ventures are often billed as…
Translated by Barbara MannNow that death creeps all around and the pecans are bursting their shells, I hide within Hebrew. Nothing will befall me in innocent writing. Nothing will befall me if I am absorbed into the letters, if I don’t go outside the line— shrunk to a small dot stuffed inside an O or into the belly of a C, a semicolon dripping tears like a captive. Beloved holy tongue, now that everything is in its own time and everything now is horror, when the orchard stretches out and the earth is plowed, I do only what Rilke says:…
Yes, spaghetti can be a healthy food to eat for most people, but there are a few exceptions such as;People with celiac disease or gluten intolerance should avoid spaghetti, as it contains gluten. Gluten is a protein found in wheat, rye, and barley that can cause inflammation and damage to the small intestine in people with celiac disease or gluten intolerance.People with diabetes should also be mindful of their spaghetti intake, as it is a carbohydrate-rich food. Carbohydrates can raise blood sugar levels, so people with diabetes need to be careful to balance their carbohydrate intake with other foods and…
Preliminary results from a study show that gene-editing technology can be used to successfully treat a genetic disorder that increases the risk of heart disease. Gerardo Huitrón/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Gerardo Huitrón/Getty Images Preliminary results from a study show that gene-editing technology can be used to successfully treat a genetic disorder that increases the risk of heart disease. Gerardo Huitrón/Getty Images For the first time, researchers have produced evidence that gene-editing can cut high cholesterol, a major risk factor for the nation’s leading killer. Preliminary results from a study involving 10 patients born with a genetic condition that…
When Saturday Night Live announced that Timothée Chalamet would be hosting on November 11, it looked like an act of optimism. Up until then, the show had dodged the Screen Actors Guild–strike rules against promotion this season by bringing on either hosts with nothing to sell (the alum Pete Davidson) or artists whose work didn’t fall under the contract in question (the musician Bad Bunny and the comedian Nate Bargatze).But Chalamet was different. If the strike had gone on, Chalamet would’ve appeared with a chocolate-making proverbial elephant hanging out in the room. In December he has a big studio movie…
President Joe Biden will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping face-to-face for the first time in a year on Wednesday, the White House announced. The two leaders will meet on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in the San Francisco Bay area. Topics for their meeting are expected to include the Israel-Hamas war to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, North Korea‘s ties with Russia, Taiwan, the Indo-Pacific, human rights, fentanyl, artificial intelligence, as well as ‘fair’ trade and economic relations, administration officials said. President Joe Biden, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands before a meeting on the sidelines of…
Modern parents are told to TALK with an agitated kid to improve their mood. But in many cultures, mom and dad opt for a soothing caress to induce tranquility. Neurologists explain why it works.(Image credit: Jessica Lutz /for NPR)
How do you decide who owns a country? At 10:30 this morning in London, a group of black-clad men were gathered about 100 meters from the Cenotaph, Britain’s most famous war memorial. They were chanting. “We want our country back,” went one refrain, followed by “You’re not English, you’re not English, you’re not English anymore.”This group was—as another of their chants put it—“Tommy’s Army.” That refers to Tommy Robinson, the pseudonym of Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, a convicted mortgage fraudster who is the former head of a far-right, anti-Muslim group called the English Defence League. Robinson was here, somewhere, in person—and as…