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The majority of Dr. Yu's long COVID patients are middle aged women, she says. "They're struggling to do very basic things like take a shower without having to rest. They are struggling to preserve their energy for the very most important things that they need to do for the day, like hugging their kids and sending them off to school."

Women may be experiencing more long COVID than men. We don't know why.

There could be clues in other debilitating, poorly understood syndromes that share "remarkable similarities" to long COVID.

Plastics Or People? At Least 1 Of Them Has To Change To Clean Up Our Mess

As consumers rebel against plastic waste, there's a growing question: Do we invent something people can toss without harming the environment or do we change people by giving them a chance to reuse?

Fishermen sell freshly caught seafood at the Saturday Fishermen's Market in Santa Barbara, Calif. When the pandemic began, fishermen watched their markets dry up overnight. Now, as well as public markets like this, some are selling to food assistance programs.

Fishermen Team Up With Food Banks To Help Hungry Families

The COVID-19 crisis has exacerbated food insecurity and stretched an already-strained fishing industry. New partnerships with food banks give fisherman income and provide food for those in need.

Michigan's recreational marijuana industry marks first anniversary of legal sales

Tuesday, Michigan marks one year of legal retail sales of recreational marijuana.Approved by voters in 2018, retail sales had to wait until state…

'Fashionopolis' Tells Us Why We Should Care About Clothes

Fashion journalist Dana Thomas' book is a snappy, clear-minded attack on the fashion industry's rampant labor and environmental abuses — and also offers a path forward for consumers and the world.

EGLE to give update on Edenville Dam repairs

People living near the Edenville Dam will get an update Thursday night on state plans to make repairs to a portion of the dam that didn't fail in May.Days…

'Why We Swim' Looks For Answers In People And Places Across The Globe

Author Bonnie Tsui reminds us that humankind once sprang from — and still seeks — water. "Even if we can't get in the water right now," she says, "the ocean will be waiting for us."

Members of Congress demand the Biden administration take action on PFAS

Michigan members of Congress are pressing the Biden administration to do more to address PFAS contamination.PFAS are a family of industrial chemicals that…

Olaf Scholz (center) and Saskia Esken (second left) of the Social Democrats, Annalena Baerbock (right) and Robert Habeck (second right) of the Greens and Christian Lindner (third right) of the Free Democrats pose for photos after signing a coalition agreement between the three parties on Tuesday in Berlin.

What you need to know about Germany's new chancellor and coalition government

Social Democratic politician Olaf Scholz takes over from center-right Angela Merkel as chancellor to lead a coalition of three different parties in government.

Sugar and Greg Bull play with their twins, Redford and Scarlett, who were born prematurely in 2020. Their insurance company initially said the births were not an emergency, and the family ended up with bills totaling more than $80,000.

An $80,000 surprise bill points to a loophole in a new law to protect patients

An insurer refused to pay bills related to the premature birth of the Bull family's twins because it said their delivery wasn't an emergency and their stays in the NICU weren't medically necessary.

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