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Yesterday — 17 December 2025Main stream

Heart Association Revives Theory That Light Drinking May Be Good for You

17 December 2025 at 02:40
The American Heart Association report runs contrary to recent studies — and the group’s own guidelines — that found any amount of alcohol to be harmful.

© Colin Clark for The New York Times

While there is no dispute that heavy drinking is harmful to health, the question before experts is whether light to moderate drinking provides more protection from cardiovascular disease than not drinking at all.
Before yesterdayMain stream

How the Pandemic Lockdowns Changed a Songbird’s Beak

16 December 2025 at 04:00
For ecologists, the Covid-19 pandemic has presented a remarkable natural experiment in what can happen to wild animals when humans stay home.

© Alex Fu

Dark-eyed juncos, normally forest-dwelling, have occupied Los Angeles for about 20 years.

A Powerful New Drug Is Creating a ‘Withdrawal Crisis’ in Philadelphia

15 December 2025 at 19:59
Medetomidine, a veterinary sedative, mixed into fentanyl has sent thousands to hospitals, not only for overdose but for life-threatening withdrawal. It is spreading to other cities.

© Hannah Yoon for The New York Times

The Temple University Hospital emergency entrance.
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