Doctor warns against viral trend for fighting a stuffy nose — that can actually make symptoms worse

Doctor warns against viral trend for fighting a stuffy nose — that can actually make symptoms worse

It’s snot a good idea — no matter what TikTok tells you.  That’s the message from doctors about a viral at-home trend for unclogging stuffed noses, warning it could leave cold and flu sufferers even more miserable than before. “Please don’t do this,” Dr. Madeleine Herman, physician president at the Sinus Center & ENT Specialists … Read more

Lex Yard at the new Waldorf Astoria is a wonder that reinvents the legendary hotel’s stuffy old reputation

Lex Yard at the new Waldorf Astoria is a wonder that reinvents the legendary hotel’s stuffy old reputation

The reopened Waldorf-Astoria deserved a great new Waldorf salad. Michael Anthony, chef at the hotel’s Lex Yard restaurant, goes one better. His re-invention of the 100-year-old recipe not only improves on the country-clubby original, it lives up to the entire hotel’s spectacular, oft-delayed, $2 billion transformation. Like its Art Deco surroundings, Anthony’s salad is lightened, brightened and reconstituted for a new … Read more

How often you should be washing your sheets — to avoid stuffy noses

How often you should be washing your sheets — to avoid stuffy noses

Clean sheets could mean a clean bill of health. Experts are warning that not changing your sheets weekly can lead to ear, nose and throat problems, with a stuffy nose being one common effect. “Though it may seem like a no-brainer, you’d be surprised at how many people don’t change their sheets on a weekly … Read more