Faking Symptoms to Get Antibiotics: About One in Four Americans Admit It in New JAMA Network Open Surveys

Two new surveys suggest roughly a quarter of US adults and caregivers have exaggerated or invented symptoms to get antibiotics. Why people do it, why it often works and why it is a bad deal for your body.
Marcia Ann Gillespie Dies at 82: The Essence Editor Who Gave Black Women a Mirror

She became editor-in-chief of Essence at 26 and later led Ms. magazine. How Marcia Ann Gillespie changed who American magazines were made for.
Puma Q3 2026: Sales Fall Again, Shares Jump and the Speedcat Tries to Save the Cat

Puma sold less, lost money again and still had its best trading day since February. What the third-quarter numbers, the new Chinese shareholder Anta and a 1999 racing shoe tell you about the brand’s comeback plan.