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A Book That Will Make You Terrified of Your Own House

By ROBIN MARANTZ HENIG from NYT Books https://nyti.ms/2Ais1Mj via IFTTT https://nyti.ms/2Ais1Mj The New York Times

A Breezy Look at Eve Babitz, a Writer With a Born Feel for the Charms of Los Angeles

By DWIGHT GARNER from NYT Books https://nyti.ms/2SuhR2e via IFTTT https://nyti.ms/2SuhR2e The New York Times

'Most beautiful girl in the world' awarded title of 'most beautiful face' over a decade later

'Most beautiful girl in the world' awarded title of 'most beautiful face' over a decade later A young woman once declared to be the “most beautiful” girl in the world is being celebrated once again for managing to still be pretty darn good-looking. via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2AnokVJ

NYC pharmacies can't sell cigarettes starting Jan. 1

NYC pharmacies can't sell cigarettes starting Jan. 1 New York City pharmacies won't be allowed to sell cigarettes or other tobacco products starting Tuesday. via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2AydKeH

4-year-old undergoes surgery after swallowing magnets from popular toy

4-year-old undergoes surgery after swallowing magnets from popular toy Mother issues warning to parents after she says her son had to have part of his colon and intestines removed after swallowing 13 tiny magnets from a toy. via FOX NEWS http://bit.ly/2GKWzfe

Woman donates kidney to ex-husband years after divorce

Woman donates kidney to ex-husband years after divorce Former childhood sweethearts whose fairytale ended after 24 years of marriage and two children still fulfilled their promises of “in sickness and in health” after Mary Zeigler provided her ex-husband Bill Henrichs with a kidney. via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2Qacpj3

Parts of boy's colon, intestines removed after swallowing toy magnets, mom says

Parts of boy's colon, intestines removed after swallowing toy magnets, mom says A Wisconsin mother is warning about the dangers of a popular toy that landed her 4-year-old son in emergency surgery after he swallowed 13 tiny magnets. via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2F0I6Ky

Memorial Sloan Kettering’s Season of Turmoil

By KATIE THOMAS and CHARLES ORNSTEIN from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2EVPHt4 via IFTTT https://nyti.ms/2EVPHt4 The New York Times

When Doctors Serve on Company Boards

By KATIE THOMAS and CHARLES ORNSTEIN from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2EVPKoK via IFTTT https://nyti.ms/2EVPKoK The New York Times

Quirky New Year's events, from dropping food to raising a giant cup

Quirky New Year's events, from dropping food to raising a giant cup From food falling from the sky to toasts made to ring in the New Year, many cities across the U.S. have created unique ways to celebrate 2019. via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2s1kxJ1

Woman develops donor's peanut allergy after lung transplant

Woman develops donor's peanut allergy after lung transplant Sometimes, you just really want a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2QZHP0M

Paper questions Trump bone spurs

Paper questions Trump bone spurs But fails to prove 1968 draft deferment bogus via FOX NEWS http://bit.ly/2EZuXl2

From the Keto diet to ALS, Fox News medical contributor Dr. Nicole Saphier answers Google's top 2018 health searches

From the Keto diet to ALS, Fox News medical contributor Dr. Nicole Saphier answers Google's top 2018 health searches In 2018, Americans googled billions of health questions on everything from diets to rare diseases; insight from Fox News medical contributor Dr. Nicole Saphier. via FOX NEWS http://bit.ly/2RmRDkS

Superb Oddities: Robert Gottlieb Reviews a Biography of Edward Gorey

By ROBERT GOTTLIEB from NYT Books https://nyti.ms/2Vk7ccd via IFTTT https://nyti.ms/2Vk7ccd The New York Times

Tell Us 5 Things About Your Book: A Deep Dive Back Into ‘The Sopranos’

By JOHN WILLIAMS from NYT Books https://nyti.ms/2BLKoZT via IFTTT https://nyti.ms/2BLKoZT The New York Times

Nebraska medical facility says it's monitoring American possibly exposed to Ebola

Nebraska medical facility says it's monitoring American possibly exposed to Ebola An American who may have potentially been exposed to Ebola while in the Democratic Republic of Congo arrived in Nebraska to be monitored, the medical facility revealed Saturday. via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2CG0IwU

International traveler with measles arrived at New Jersey airport, state health officials say; warn of possible exposure

International traveler with measles arrived at New Jersey airport, state health officials say; warn of possible exposure An individual who flew to a New Jersey airport on Christmas Eve has a confirmed case of the measles, health officials said Friday, while warning that others could’ve potentially been exposed. via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2GODkRZ

Vermont fertility doctor accused of using his own sperm to inseminate woman 41 years ago: lawsuit

Vermont fertility doctor accused of using his own sperm to inseminate woman 41 years ago: lawsuit A child conceived in 1977 through artificial insemination was fathered by the fertility doctor who performed the procedure, a new lawsuit claims. via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2QX9lvJ

New Life for Old Classics, as Their Copyrights Run Out

By ALEXANDRA ALTER from NYT Books https://nyti.ms/2An4rxO via IFTTT https://nyti.ms/2An4rxO The New York Times

Officials warn about increased flu activity across the country

Officials warn about increased flu activity across the country CDC: Colorado, New Mexico and Georgia are seeing especially high levels of influenza-like illnesses; insight from family physician Dr. Jennifer Caudle. via FOX NEWS http://bit.ly/2QVmm93

Easy exercises to kick start the New Year and stick with your resolution to get healthy in 2019

Easy exercises to kick start the New Year and stick with your resolution to get healthy in 2019 Brian Zehetner, director of health and wellness at Planet Fitness, shares simples exercises you can do at the gym. via FOX NEWS http://bit.ly/2EXQKIG

Vlogger with 'miserable' digestive condition fitted with permanent feeding tube: 'It basically gave me my life back'

Vlogger with 'miserable' digestive condition fitted with permanent feeding tube: 'It basically gave me my life back' Hannah Ritchie now needs a feeding back due to her chronic digestive condition. via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2EScrdi

That's one big baby! Texas mom gives birth to 14-pound, 13-ounce son

That's one big baby! Texas mom gives birth to 14-pound, 13-ounce son Maybe everything really is bigger in Texas. At 14 pounds, 13 ounces, the parents of Ali James Medlock were told their son is the heaviest baby ever born at Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital near Dallas. via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2AkI8Zy

New York resident develops bacterial infection after drinking raw milk from Pennsylvania farm: officials

New York resident develops bacterial infection after drinking raw milk from Pennsylvania farm: officials A New York resident has developed a bacterial infection after drinking raw milk that likely came from a farm in Pennsylvania, the New York Department of Health announced this week. via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2GLynJB

Tyranny in Rome and Fake Drugs in Fiction

By Unknown Author from NYT Books https://nyti.ms/2EV9gT1 via IFTTT https://nyti.ms/2EV9gT1 The New York Times

Amos Oz, a Writer Who Loved the Dream of Israel and Charted Its Imperfect Reality

By GAL BECKERMAN from NYT Books https://nyti.ms/2EV3rF9 via IFTTT https://nyti.ms/2EV3rF9 The New York Times

Wild baby boom: Minnesota hospital staff welcomes 32 babies in 2018

Wild baby boom: Minnesota hospital staff welcomes 32 babies in 2018 There was a serious baby boom in a Minnesota hospital. Thirty-one members of the staff at the St. Cloud Hospital’s Family Birthing Unit in St. Cloud, Minnesota, welcomed a total of 32 babies in 2018 (one had twins). via FOX NEWS http://bit.ly/2Q8t5r4

Kroger recalls shrimp products over possible foodborne illness risk

Kroger recalls shrimp products over possible foodborne illness risk Supermarket chain Kroger is recalling some of its cooked shrimp products after finding the products may be under-cooked. via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2VeNEGg

Ringing in 2019 With Novels Old and New

By TINA JORDAN from NYT Books https://nyti.ms/2V9X065 via IFTTT https://nyti.ms/2V9X065 The New York Times

Notes from the Book Review Archive: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Thought Sherlock Holmes Was ‘a Lower Stratum of Literary Achievement’

By Unknown Author from NYT Books https://nyti.ms/2ERVvDI via IFTTT https://nyti.ms/2ERVvDI The New York Times

The Daily Spike: Pups have a ball in Times Square before New Year's Eve

The Daily Spike: Pups have a ball in Times Square before New Year's Eve Spike got to go behind the scenes and see the ball that drops on New Year's Eve. via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2SqyZpF

Minnesota hospital staff welcomes 32 babies in 2018: 'If we try to do a playdate, it’s going to be pure chaos'

Minnesota hospital staff welcomes 32 babies in 2018: 'If we try to do a playdate, it’s going to be pure chaos' Fifteen members of the current hospital staff have already confirmed they’re expecting babies in 2019, too. via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2EUyLny

Notes from the Book Review Archive: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Thought Sherlock Holmes Was ‘a Lower Stratum of Literary Achievement’

By Unknown Author from NYT Books https://nyti.ms/2rYqsyp via IFTTT https://nyti.ms/2rYqsyp The New York Times

Social worker leaves $11 million to children's charities upon death

Social worker leaves $11 million to children's charities upon death Alan Naiman baffled beneficiaries by leaving an $11 million estate to children's charities. via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2ESL3vC

Mom catches son, 6, using Alexa to answer his math problems: 'Boyyyyy!'

Mom catches son, 6, using Alexa to answer his math problems: 'Boyyyyy!' In fairness, that’s a pretty smart thing to do. via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2Sqr3ET

Woman finds Walmart shopper’s engagement ring in Instant Pot box

Woman finds Walmart shopper’s engagement ring in Instant Pot box A woman in Washington State realized something was wrong with her new Instant Pot purchase, likely because they don't often come with prizes like cereal boxes do. via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2QWuMwW

Celebrity trainer says finding his faith changed his perspective on exercise

Celebrity trainer says finding his faith changed his perspective on exercise 'Seven Sundays' author Alec Penix weighs in on turning health into a lifestyle. via FOX NEWS http://bit.ly/2EShAD3

In a Brutal Chinese Satire, Villagers Surrender to Their Worst Impulses

By JULIAN GEWIRTZ from NYT Books https://nyti.ms/2GJEGNM via IFTTT https://nyti.ms/2GJEGNM The New York Times

What Matters in Old Age: Rereading, Reconsidering and Reassessing

By JOHN SUTHERLAND from NYT Books https://nyti.ms/2AkwVbv via IFTTT https://nyti.ms/2AkwVbv The New York Times

New in Paperback: ‘The Cooking Gene,’ ‘The Music Shop’

By JOUMANA KHATIB from NYT Books https://nyti.ms/2QUSXfd via IFTTT https://nyti.ms/2QUSXfd The New York Times

New & Noteworthy

By Unknown Author from NYT Books https://nyti.ms/2LD74jz via IFTTT https://nyti.ms/2LD74jz The New York Times

Three French Novels You Should Read

By ELISABETH ZEROFSKY from NYT Books https://nyti.ms/2SuQpBz via IFTTT https://nyti.ms/2SuQpBz The New York Times

A Real-Life Murder, Committed in the Name of Islamic Extremism, Inspires a Debut Novel

By JON MCGREGOR from NYT Books https://nyti.ms/2RodRmk via IFTTT https://nyti.ms/2RodRmk The New York Times

A Close-Up Look at the British Men and Women Who Ruled India

By ISAAC CHOTINER from NYT Books https://nyti.ms/2AisNZQ via IFTTT https://nyti.ms/2AisNZQ The New York Times

The Spiritual Life of Arthur Conan Doyle

By EDWARD SOREL from NYT Books https://nyti.ms/2ESzmFf via IFTTT https://nyti.ms/2ESzmFf The New York Times

Oklahoma toddler who survived cancer requires surgery for abnormally sized tongue, mom says

Oklahoma toddler who survived cancer requires surgery for abnormally sized tongue, mom says A 16-month-old toddler in Jenks, Oklahoma who was born with a rare condition that causes his tongue to be abnormally large will require surgery to reduce its size, his mother said. via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2LGsWuA

Year in health: 2018 saw groundbreaking studies and leaps forward in medical technology

Year in health: 2018 saw groundbreaking studies and leaps forward in medical technology From breakthroughs in cancer research to transformative surgeries, 2018 was filled with innovative medical solutions. via FOX NEWS http://bit.ly/2Q4XKph