The New York Times – Music:
Using powerful technologies, scientists found staggering amounts of lead and other toxic substances in the composer’s hair that may have come from wine, or other sources.
Author: Gina Kolata
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New Obesity Drugs Come With a Side Effect of Shaming
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Wegovy and other drugs expose a social tension between a quest to medicate illness and a stigmatizing belief that obese people lack sufficient willpower to lose weight.
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DNA From Beethoven’s Hair Unlocks Medical and Family Secrets
The New York Times – Music:
By analyzing seven samples of hair said to have come from Ludwig van Beethoven, researchers debunked myths about the revered composer while raising new questions about his life and death.
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Inside the Hospital Where Damar Hamlin’s Life Was Saved
The New York Times – Sports:
The trauma care of the Buffalo Bills player highlighted what is done to overcome cardiac arrest, a leading cause of death in the United States.
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Damar Hamlin’s Neurological Recovery Reaches a ‘Turning Point’
The New York Times – Sports:
The Buffalo Bills safety was on a good path for neurological recovery but might still face injuries to other organs, including his lungs.
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What We Do and Don’t Know About Damar Hamlin’s Cardiac Arrest
The New York Times – Sports:
Cardiac doctors say that blows to the chest causing an erratic heart rhythm are highly unusual, but not unheard-of in sports.
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An Old Medicine Grows New Hair for Pennies a Day, Doctors Say
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Dermatologists who specialize in hair loss say that the key ingredient in a topical treatment worked even better when taken orally at a low dose.