Confession: I love kitchen supplies. From my KitchenAid stand mixer to my Epicurean pizza cutter, my cooking gear and baking tools give me joy. But one of my favorite pieces is one that stores salt. The Emile Henry Salt Pig ($ 40) is both practical and eye-catching. While there are many cool salt cellars to choose […]
Drugmaker Regeneron Pharmaceuticals has said it will “vigorously” defend against allegations by the Department of Justice that it paid kickbacks through a foundation in connection with a drug it markets for macular degeneration in order to cover Medicare beneficiaries’ copays. On Wednesday, the U.S. district attorney for Massachusetts filed suit against the Tarrytown, New York-based […]
If you’ve been taking to the internet to find home workout videos during the COVID-19 lockdown then you can look forward to a new source of exercise inspiration from Monday 13th April: Lucozade’s YouTube and Instagram TV channels. These will be hosting a new 15-minute workout every day, with Lucozade putting out the call for […]
Democrats hoping to pass an emergency paid sick leave bill to deal with the fallout from the coronavirus were stymied by Senate Republicans on Wednesday. Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) tried to speed the measure up for a vote on the Senate floor through a procedural maneuver, but an objection from Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) prevented […]
Members of Congress introduced a bill Friday that would assure U.S. workers can take paid sick leave, if needed, during the coronavirus outbreak. The legislation proposed by Democrats would require employers to grant workers 14 paid sick days to be used in the event of a public health emergency. Workers would separately accrue up to […]
Time is not on Duane Oates’ side. His body is being slowly poisoned. Three years ago he found out that his kidneys had begun to shut down. Now, most days the 56-year-old spends hours hooked up to a dialysis machine that removes excess fluid and waste building up inside him. Although doctors refer to dialysis […]
An NHS trust at the centre of England’s largest inquiry into baby deaths was paid almost £1m for providing good maternity care, the BBC has learned. Under the Maternity Incentive Scheme run by NHS Resolution, which aims to improve maternity care, trusts must certify they meet 10 safety standards. The Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Trust […]
A health board is paying millions of pounds to a private consortium for a hospital it cannot use. The new children’s hospital in Edinburgh was due to open in July, but last-minute inspections found safety concerns over its ventilation systems. NHS Lothian has confirmed repayments for the hospital – the equivalent of about £1.4m a […]
Former Miss Universe Dayanara Torres recently shared scary news with her fans on Instagram: She’s being treated for melanoma, the most deadly form of skin cancer. Torres talked about the news in Spanish in the video post, but also wrote about her experience in English in the caption. "Today I have some sad news… I […]
Some say that the high school locker room is where self-esteem goes to die, but for me it was in a hot tub on New Year’s Eve. Three friends and I sat in the water, shoulders-deep, fingers upturned into the frigid air to proudly clasp our virgin ciders. When I caught Erica eyeing the strip […]
By Alayna Alvarez A split is growing between cities that want to require private companies to give workers paid sick days and states that are determined to stop them. In the last three years, a dozen states have banned localities from passing paid leave requirements, more than doubling to 22 the states that now outlaw […]