In one recent study, the challenging regimen added just 77 days of life over three years. Often, kidney disease can be managed in other ways.Even before Georgia Outlaw met her new nephrologist, she had made her decision: Although her kidneys were failing, she ... More »
The SummaryIncreasingly frequent and severe heat waves in the Southwest are damaging some desert plants known for thriving in harsh conditions.Saguaro cacti and agave have both suffered in sweltering weather this summer and last. Ecologists are working to figu... More »
The Food SceneA Brooklyn Gas Station with Serious GrubAn unremarkable fried-chicken counter inside a Bushwick BP has been transformed into a noteworthy short-order joint.Photographs by Amy Lombard for The New YorkerSave this storySave this storySave this story... More »
Recently I’ve been going through old photographs. My parents are clearing out their loft and I’ve been forced, finally, to confront the boxes of A-level sketchbooks and towers of 90s magazines, and let it all go. The photographs, though, are interesting. It’s ... More »
None of the African countries affected by the outbreak of a new variant of mpox have received any of the promised vaccine, pushing back a rollout that had been planned for last week.The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been at the centre of an outbre... More »