As historic wildfires burn across the Los Angeles area, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has urged residents to protect themselves from the smoke by staying indoors when possible and setting up portable air filters and purifiers. For several decades, air quality in the US was trending up by many measures. Data indicated…
They remain some of the most complex diagnostic procedures carried out by doctors. To take an electrocardiogram, or ECG, they first have to attach 10 or more electrodes to a patient’s chest, arms and legs to measure the heart’s electrical activity. Then, once these signals have been recorded, a cardiologist has to interpret them to…
Wildfires burning across the Los Angeles area have left 16 dead, thousands displaced, and over 10,000 structures destroyed. As authorities struggle to contain the blazes, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has urged those in the area to monitor the local air quality on their weather app, or on airnow.gov. Wildfire smoke, a…
NFL wild-card playoff picks: Consider Eagles, Commanders and Vikings Lorenzo Reyes is back with his three best bets for Super Wild Card Weekend. Marshon Lattimore sounded like Ivan Drago while describing a potential flare-up in his feud with Mike Evans during Sunday’s wild-card game between the Washington Commanders and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. “If it comes,”…
England should be allowed to play next month’s cricket match against Afghanistan, the culture and sport secretary has said, despite calls for a boycott over the Taliban government’s treatment of women. Lisa Nandy backed a decision by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to allow the game to go ahead, saying on Friday that…
Tinted face balms have emerged as a gamechanger in the beauty world, blending skincare and makeup into one seamless product. These versatile balms offer a practical solution for busy lifestyles and an effective way to achieve a radiant, natural glow with a simple dab of colour. The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a…
Supercell thunderstorms are known for their devastatingly gnarly tornadoes, but exactly how the twisters form is poorly understood. A new study suggests that scientists could glean hints with a little help from the cosmos. Muons, subatomic particles that are like heavy versions of electrons, could reveal the atmospheric pressure within a thunderstorm and resulting tornado,…
The US Middle East envoy chosen by the president-elect, Donald Trump, met the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, on Saturday amid efforts to secure a hostage deal and ceasefire in Gaza, an Israeli official said. On Friday, Steve Witkoff met the Qatari prime minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, to discuss “the latest developments…