Loss of Pandemic Relief Squeezes Hospitals Treating the Uninsured

“Terrible,” he said. His orthopedic colleague Dr. Philip Elizondo said the hospital had to cancel minor surgeries due to health issues, which later ballooned out. An uninsured woman he treated had ruptured her meniscus, lost her job and lost her home. Dr. Elizondo said that if the patient could seek care right away, he could …

You Hear The Musical Saw. These Mathematicians Heard About Geometry.

In the early 19th century, an unknown musician in the Appalachian Mountains discovered that a steel handsaw, a tool previously only used for chopping wood, could also be used to produce full and sustained musical notes. The idea had undoubtedly occurred to many musically inclined carpenters elsewhere at other times. The key is that the …

Newly Released, From Sects to Scammers

OXFORD BROTHERHOOD, Read by Guillermo Martínez, by PJ Ochlan. (Blackstone Publishing.) An Oxford graduate student in mathematics finds himself immersed in the dark history of Lewis Carroll in this clever thriller. I LOVE THAT STORY: Observations from a Wonderfully Queer Life, Read by Jonathan Van Ness, author. (HarperAudio.) This The comedian, hairdresser, and “Queer Eye” …

Ukrainian Diva Wears Her Country’s Flag Instead of Netrebko at Met

Ukrainian soprano Liudmyla Monastyrska sang the lead role in “Turandot” at the Metropolitan Opera on Saturday night, replacing the Russian diva Anna Netrebko, whom the company left because of its support for Russian President Vladimir V. Putin in the past. When the show ended, Ms. Monastyrska sent a meaningful message during the curtain calls: she …