If the word “quark” conjures up memories of physics lessons, rest assured: a) I’m not qualified to write about physics; and b) it’s not the kind of quark we’re talking about. This quark is a cheese and yogurt treat that’s becoming increasingly popular, and for good reason. It’s delicious and packed with nutritional value. Learn …
Quark: the German treat that’s good for your gut Read More »
The child suffered from anti-NMDAR (N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor) encephalitis, a rare and difficult to diagnose brain dysfunction. Blood plasma exchanges helped a 5-year-old with a rare autoimmune disease recover. The prognosis for the sick child, who had not responded to conventional treatment, was grim. Nonetheless, a group of doctors at Rutgers University believed there might be …
‘Brain On Fire’ – Doctors Successfully Treat Child With Mystery Illness Read More »
A teenager standing in front of a car, asking the driver to end his life. Another teenager steals a family’s chicken from their backyard, then eats it alive, right in front of the kids. There is a severe shortage of psychiatric care for teenagers that has led to conflict and crime in a town in …
OPINION AND COMMENT Editorials and other opinion content provide viewpoints on issues important to our community and are independent of the work of our newsroom reporters. An analysis of federal data by Education Week found that nearly 40% of US school districts lacked a school psychologist in the first year of the pandemic. Alvaro Barrientos …
We have vaccines to boost our immune response to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID. We have medicines you can take at home (and in the hospital) to treat COVID. Now researchers are testing something new. They want to develop drugs that prevent the virus from entering the body in the first place. This includes …
COVID nasal sprays may one day prevent and treat infection. Here’s where the science is Read More »
