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Surf’s Up. The Temperature Isn’t.

Growing numbers of surfers are taking to the Great Lakes — even when the weather is well below freezing.

At-Home Covid Testing Is Here

But does it work?

Weekly Health Quiz: Diet, Weight and Covid

Test your knowledge of this week’s health news.

Children Are Consuming Hand Sanitizer. Here’s How to Keep Them Safe.

During the pandemic, there was a dramatic increase in exposures to hand sanitizer reported among kids under 6, U.S. poison center data shows.

Living With Cancer

Vaccine Hesitancy in Cancer Patients

“If I accept the vaccine,” one cancer patient says, “it will be with a strong feeling of guilt that at best I will be prolonging my life for a few months or years.”

Learning to Listen to Patients’ Stories

Narrative medicine programs teach doctors and other caregivers “sensitive interviewing skills” and the art of “radical listening” to improve patient care.

The World Through a Lens

On Horseback Among the Eagle Hunters and Herders of the Mongolian Altai

Deep in the Altai Mountains, where Russia, China, Kazakhstan and Mongolia meet, Kazakh people have for centuries developed and nurtured a special bond with golden eagles.

Times Insider

Finding Flowers, and Solace, in the Cracks and Grit of an Urban Jungle

In densely packed Tokyo, flora is abundant in unassuming places. Hunting for it, as I learned, can lighten life’s loads.

How to Get Your Family Through an Extreme Weather Event

Take these steps when critical services are affected by freezing temperatures.

Weekly Health Quiz: Addictive Foods, Exercise and Heart Health

Test your knowledge of this week’s health news.