According to the World Health Organization, tobacco kills more than 8 million people each year worldwide, and many of those ...

M. Gessen is an Opinion columnist for The Times. They won a George Polk Award for opinion writing in 2024. They are the ...

In this time of silence, many of the words that are spoken have lost all meaning. In fact, their meaning has been inverted, ...

AVON LAKE, Ohio — A 61-year-old Avon Lake man clinically died multiple times and lived to tell about it. His incredible ...

On May 31, 2025, close to 9,000 people stood or sat beneath the open sky and tents at Cyasemakamba in Ngoma District, not in celebration but in solemn remembrance. A sacred fire burned—not in flames, ...

The Midland County Department of Public Health (MCDPH) offers appointments for capillary blood lead testing (finger poke) to identify lead exposure in children. As of April 30, the Michigan universal ...

A low red blood cell (RBC) count increases the risk of anemia. Ways to boost RBCs include eating foods that contain iron, vitamins B12 and B9, vitamin C, vitamin A, and copper. Increasing exercise ...

You might not be aware that approximately 1% of water service lines in Canada contain lead, which may harm residents’ health. Although lead pipes appear thick and durable, the harm they pose is not ...

Higher than normal blood ammonia levels are called hyperammonemia. Acceptable levels depend on age and sex but range from about 42 µg/dL in infants to 200 µg/dL adults assigned male at birth.

Sadly, instead of receiving oxygen, the patient died of nitrous oxide poisoning. Although the index safety systems and color-coding of gas cylinders have been in use for years as constraints or ...

SEEMA BURMAN writes about the playful faceoff between the villagers of Gokul and Barsana that devotees act out at a local templeThe followers of the Nimbarka and Gaudiya tradition give Radha a higher ...