I generally whip it up in my Instant Pot—I throw in a chicken carcass from my freezer, then add a cup of rice, about 8 cups of water, ginger, and minced shiitake mushrooms. My favorite toppings are not necessarily traditional, but I love adding sautéed shiitake mushrooms, a soft boiled egg, sesame oil and chili […]
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Family Battles ICE For The Same Reason They Fled Their Home: They’re Muslim
One of the first times Muhammad was harassed for being Muslim ― and there were many times ― was in his home country of Tajikistan. He was 23 years old. It was August 2014, and he’d returned home from Russia, where he was living and working, for his upcoming wedding. One day while out shopping, […]
Study: COVID-Positive Moms Can Pass Protective Antibodies to Their Newborns
It’s been a long, hard year since the COVID-19 pandemic started, and for pregnant women concerned about their babies, it’s brought on new levels of anxiety. But here’s some good news: According to a recent study published in JAMA Pediatrics, moms-to-be who contract COVID pass antibodies to their babies through the placenta, potentially providing their […]
This Is What Gigi Hadid and Zayn Malik Named Their Daughter
Four months after welcoming a baby girl together, Gigi Hadid and Zayn Malik have finally revealed the name of their daughter: Khai. Instead of making an announcement, the 25-year-old model shared the news by simply changing the bio of her Instagram account to say “khai’s mom.” While the couple has yet to post a picture […]
6 Useful Tips For Anyone Grieving Their Pre-Pandemic Life
Grief is commonly linked to the experience that comes after losing someone we care deeply about, often through death. However, there are different kinds of grief and many of them have nothing to do with dying at all. In fact, experts believe the coronavirus pandemic has plunged the world into a sort of collective and […]
The New Garmin Forerunner 745 Will Help Runners And Triathletes Plan Their Training
While runners can choose between a number of excellent Garmin watches, ranging from the budget Forerunner 45 up to the all-singing all-dancing Fenix 6 Series, triathletes are not as well served. Garmin has long reserved its multisport mode for its most expensive watches: the Forerunner 945 and Fenix 6 Series were the only recent launches […]
17 Zucchini Desserts That’ll Make Everyone Want to Eat Their Veggies
Chocolate zucchini cake with coconut frosting Grated zucchini makes this cake really moist, and the topping adds a nice crunch. When zucchini is in season, I shred, measure, and freeze it in two-cup amounts for this favorite recipe. —Lois M Holben, Creal Springs, Illinois. While we’re on the subject of coconuts…is a coconut a nut? […]
Black Therapists on Their Best Advice for Coping Right Now
For Black people, coping is a fraught and unceasing endeavor, especially right now. It includes the complex emotions that come from witnessing the deaths of George Floyd and the countless other folks who’ve lost their lives at the hands of the state. But it also includes fears of the new coronavirus pandemic. It might involve […]
The American Cancer Society Just Updated Their Prevention Guidelines for the First Time Since 2012
On June 9, the American Cancer Society (ACS) issued an update to their 2012 guidelines for cancer prevention. Published in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, the updated suggestions include findings from the latest research on diet, healthy eating patterns and physical activity as it links to cancer prevention. Here’s every change to […]
Top Derms Share Their Favorite Skin Care Products Under $10
“Vanicream is a wonderful line developed for sensitive skin and eczema, formulated free of dyes, fragrance, masking fragrance, lanolin, parabens, and formaldehyde. The CREAM (not the lotion) is particularly hydrating and emollient. I use it myself,” says Campbell, CA dermatologist Amelia K. Hausauer, MD, who adds that the 4-ounce tube is usually around $ 7, but if you want the huge, […]
China gets top score as citizens rank their governments’ response to the coronavirus outbreak
Commuters wear protective masks as they exit a train at a subway station during Monday rush hour on April 13, 2020 in Beijing, China. Lintao Zhang | Getty Images As countries across the globe are left grappling with the coronavirus crisis, most people are not satisfied with their leaders’ response to the outbreak, according to […]
The Choice For These Workers: Return To Their Jobs Amid A Pandemic Or Lose Them
The online car retailer Carvana gave its employees a stark choice last week: return to work as COVID-19 deaths still mount, or walk away from your job. The ultimatum came in a memo from a senior director of operations on April 27. While the company had “been able to weather the storm thus far” due […]
Coronavirus: Doctors ‘buy their own PPE or rely on donations’
Almost half of doctors in England might be buying their own protective equipment or are relying on donations, according to a survey by the British Medical Association (BMA). The survey of more than 16,000 doctors also found that 65% feel they are only partly or not at all protected on the front line of the […]
16 People on Their Weird Pandemic Dreams
Dreams—weird, vivid, wild, memorable dreams—have become a staple of my pandemic experience, and I’m not the only one. Across social media, people are using the hashtag #PandemicDreams to share how the global new coronavirus crisis is manifesting in their unconscious minds. Plenty of cool articles have ventured to explain why this is happening, too. Personally, […]
These Health Care Workers Spoke Out. Their Hospitals Fired Them.
Jhonna Porter felt a duty to alert her co-workers to a potentially dangerous change on the fifth floor of Los Angeles’ West Hills Hospital. Without much notice, the administration had begun converting the floor into a COVID-19 unit on March 20. “The rumors are true,” Porter, a registered nurse, wrote that evening in a private […]