You may be familiar with high-density, or good cholesterol; low-density lipoproteins (LDL), or bad cholesterol; and their connections to heart health. But what about triglycerides? Often that word gets skimmed over when talking about cholesterol levels. Dr. Regis Fernandes, a Mayo Clinic cardiologist, says triglycerides provide the body with energy from food. High levels can indicate signs […]
“Basically, it’s the ratio of your waist-to-hip circumference,” says Dr. Kumar. “For a man, we don’t want it over one, meaning we don’t want the waist to have a larger circumference than the hips. Low health risk is 0.95 or lower. And then high health risk is one or higher.” Other warning signs that you […]
In a series of Threads posts this afternoon, Instagram head Adam Mosseri says users shouldn’t trust images they see online because AI is “clearly producing” content that’s easily mistaken for reality. Because of that, he says users should consider the source, and social platforms should help with that. “Our role as internet platforms is to […]
Sarah Rainsford/BBC Forty-eight hours before Romanians were due to vote in a presidential election run-off, the whole process was scrapped because of an unprecedented ruling by the constitutional court. The court’s decision to annul the first round came after a far-right independent candidate, Calin Georgescu, came out of almost nowhere to lead the first round […]
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain On March 2, 2022, delegates to the UN environment assembly adopted an ambitious resolution to develop the text of a new treaty by the end of 2024 to end plastic pollution. With 24 days of formal negotiation between almost 200 countries completed, spread over meetings in Peru, France, Kenya and Canada, […]
By the time Sharifa Aldremly’s family arrived in Rafah last December, her children had been without school for nearly three months. Israel had bombed their Gaza City home two days into the military’s assault on the besieged Strip, forcing them to take shelter in a hospital for a grueling month. Once that hospital came under […]
When Tesla CFO Zachary Kirkhorn stepped down last August, Wall Street analysts and investors alike were unnerved. The stock shed more than $23 billion on the news, with one top tech analyst describing the announcement as “a blow in the near term” and a “big surprise to the Street.” It was the second CFO departure […]
In the seven weeks ahead of the 2024 presidential election, the Today, Explained podcast has been examining the major themes and policies impacting voters this year. We’ve been telling the story of the Donald Trump-Kamala Harris presidential match-up through each of the hard-fought swing states. There are seven battleground states, dotted throughout the country, and […]
Unlock the US Election Countdown newsletter for free The stories that matter on money and politics in the race for the White House Joe Biden may be a one-term president, but his administration has changed the global political economy in ways that will continue to resonate long after he is gone. In particular, his trade […]
Using Northern Hemisphere-specific seasonal language might not be inclusive to those in the Southern Hemisphere. Credit: Richard Drury/Getty Hello from the Southern Hemisphere, where the days are getting longer and temperatures are rising. Yet, despite the clear signs of spring here, we find ourselves inundated with invitations to events that speak of fall or autumn, […]
