http://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/11/well/covid-paxlovid-treatment.html I Have Covid. Should I Take Paxlovid? We asked experts about who should take the antiviral medication, how well it works and where to get it for free. Credit...Getty Images By Dani Blum Jan. 11, 2024 As hospitalizations and deaths from Covid-19 rise, fueled by a fast-moving new variant that now accounts for a majority of … Continue reading I have COVID. Should I take Paxlovid?
There’s no such thing as drinking in moderation
https://apple.news/AdQB0eNo4T8S6YGOMs5R1Tw TO YOUR HEALTH!, BBC Science Magazine, January 2024 Sobering science tells us that no amount of booze is good for our health. So should we rethink the way we drink? During Dry January in 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued a statement about alcohol that poured warm, stale lager on the idea that … Continue reading There’s no such thing as drinking in moderation
Update your iPhone to iOS 17.3 and turn on Stolen Device Protection
http://www.wsj.com/tech/personal-tech/iphone-stolen-device-protection-ios-update-bbe68a11? Turn On This New iPhone Setting to Protect Your Money and Photos Apple’s Stolen Device Protection in iOS 17.3 can protect your iPhone if it gets stolen along with your passcode By Nicole Nguyen and Joanna Stern, Jan. 22, 2024 2:46 pm ET How do you protect your life savings, decades of photos and the rest of … Continue reading Update your iPhone to iOS 17.3 and turn on Stolen Device Protection
Where to set your winter thermostat for comfort and savings
betterreport.com/ideal-thermostat-temperature-winter/ This Is the Ideal Temperature for Your Winter Thermostat Winter can be difficult to bear without cranking your thermostat to its max. Setting the temperature higher may leave you feeling warm and toasty, but your utility bills can skyrocket. However, you don’t have to heat yourself out of house and home. There is an … Continue reading Where to set your winter thermostat for comfort and savings
Ten best shows to watch, listen to and stream right now
https://apple.news/AE3RC_c2oRbKUrZH0Urlrgg THE TEN BEST SHOWS TO WATCH, LISTEN TO & STREAM 20—26 JANUARY 2024, Radio Times 1 STREAMING Masters of the Air Episodes 1 and 2 available from Friday Apple TV+ Austin Butler suavely leads an epic, Band of Brothers-ish mini-series about America’s Second World War flying aces. The locations and the aerial combat scenes are … Continue reading Ten best shows to watch, listen to and stream right now
Firefighters used to count on wildfires easing at night. No more.
wsj.com/world/firefightersused-to-bet-on-wildfires-easing-at-night-not-anymore-7f7d6204? Firefighters Used to Bet on Wildfires Easing at Night. Not Anymore. Hotter, drier evenings in some locations present fresh challenge to firefighters, who must try new tactics to contain the blazes A video from the Aratula Rural Fire Brigade in Queensland, Australia, shows bush fires in the area last October. VIDEO: ARATULA RURAL FIRE BRIGADE … Continue reading Firefighters used to count on wildfires easing at night. No more.
Part D Medicare patients saving big this year
http://www.wsj.com/health/pharma/medicare-part-d-plan-drug-cost-savings-69c3db3cr Medicare Patients on Pricey Drugs Are Saving Big This Year For the first time, Part D plan patients will hit a ceiling on how much they pay out of pocket for most prescriptions By Liz Essley Whyte, Jan. 15, 2024 11:00 am ET Medicare patients lining up to fill pricey prescriptions at the pharmacy counter this … Continue reading Part D Medicare patients saving big this year
Home sales lowest in almost 30 years during 2023
http://www.wsj.com/economy/housing/home-sales-likely-fell-to-15-year-low-in-2023-3da220e1? Home Sales Were the Lowest in Almost 30 Years in 2023 High mortgage rates, prices made home buying prohibitively expensive for many last year By Nicole Friedman Updated Jan. 19, 2024 2:59 pm ET Home-shopping activity has started to tick up, real-estate agents say. PHOTO: JIM LO SCALZO/SHUTTERSTOCK Home sales last year dropped to the lowest level … Continue reading Home sales lowest in almost 30 years during 2023
Masks returning with the triple threat of COVID, RSV and flu
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/jan/15/covid-flu-rsv-mask-policies-hospitals Mask policies return in US as respiratory viruses threaten to strain hospitals Covid, flu and RSV rates creep up as vaccination rates for all three remain low, worrying healthcare providers Melody Schreiber, published Mon 15 Jan 2024 11.00 EST Cases of and hospitalizations for respiratory viruses, including Covid, the flu and RSV, continue rising … Continue reading Masks returning with the triple threat of COVID, RSV and flu
Fishing for scallops when the scallops are nearly all dead
nytimes.com/2024/01/14/nyregion/peconic-bay-scallops-die-off.html Fishing for Scallops When the Scallops Are Nearly All Dead Bay scallops brought prosperity and community to the people of Shelter Island. Today, most of the scallops are gone, but some fishermen haven’t given up hope. On opening day of bay scallop season this winter, Mike Tehan piloted the only boat on Peconic Bay.Credit...Adrienne … Continue reading Fishing for scallops when the scallops are nearly all dead
True Detective’s new season with Jodie Foster is superb
True Detective: Night Country review – a blazing Jodie Foster makes this show better than ever before At last, this show drops the bloated, male-dominated stories of earlier series for an icy murder case in Alaska – with blistering turns from Foster and Kali Reis Lucy Mangan, published Mon 15 Jan 2024 17.20 EST Full … Continue reading True Detective’s new season with Jodie Foster is superb
A story of impending extinction
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/16/mongolia-pristine-lake-hovsgol-has-endured-for-2-million-years-why-are-its-fish-in-crisis-aoe This pristine lake has endured for 2m years. Why are its fish in crisis? In one of the world’s oldest lakes, Hovsgol grayling, a species found only in these azure waters in Mongolia, are struggling to survive Words and photos by Anne Readel The age of extinction is supported by About this contentTue 16 … Continue reading A story of impending extinction
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