Shivani Ishwar

Editorial Assistant

Shivani is the editorial assistant at TheWeek.com and has previously written for StreetEasy and Mic.com. A graduate of the physics and journalism departments at NYU, Shivani currently lives in Brooklyn and spends free time cooking, watching TV, and taking too many selfies.

Diabetes diagnoses are on the decline among American adults
A diabetic blood sugar test.
Health and Wealthness

Diabetes diagnoses are on the decline among American adults

A Canadian man 'overdosed' on homemade licorice tea
Licorice root tea.
Yikes

A Canadian man 'overdosed' on homemade licorice tea

Young adults are being prescribed opioids at surprisingly high rates
Opioids.
opioid crisis

Young adults are being prescribed opioids at surprisingly high rates

Federal prosecutors investigate $1 million donation to Trump's inaugural committee
President Trump.
investigating trump

Federal prosecutors investigate $1 million donation to Trump's inaugural committee

Midwestern states brace for historic flooding
Keystone Dam on the Arkansas River.
flooding

Midwestern states brace for historic flooding

Simon Pagenaud wins Indianapolis 500, completes May sweep
Simon Pagenaud.
Indy 500

Simon Pagenaud wins Indianapolis 500, completes May sweep

Trump calls on Japan to remove trade barriers
President Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
meanwhile in japan

Trump calls on Japan to remove trade barriers

President Trump calls for a change in libel laws to 'hold Fake News Media accountable'
President Trump.
all atwitter

President Trump calls for a change in libel laws to 'hold Fake News Media accountable'

Nationalist parties gain seats in EU's parliamentary election
EU elections

Nationalist parties gain seats in EU's parliamentary election

Victims of racial bullying are more likely to drink and do drugs
Drugs.
health alert

Victims of racial bullying are more likely to drink and do drugs

Washington state legalizes human composting as a burial alternative
Katrina Spade.
environmentally friendly

Washington state legalizes human composting as a burial alternative

Want to lower your risk of cancer? Eat healthy.
food.
fight against cancer

Want to lower your risk of cancer? Eat healthy.

This 3-D model of how cells divide may lead to breakthroughs in cancer research
Cell.
fight against cancer

This 3-D model of how cells divide may lead to breakthroughs in cancer research

Baby sharks are eating a surprising number of land-based birds
Great White Shark.
do do do do do do

Baby sharks are eating a surprising number of land-based birds

CBD shows promise in treating heroin addiction
Vials of Cannabidiol, or CBD oil.
opioids

CBD shows promise in treating heroin addiction

Scientists want to turn one greenhouse gas into another to fight climate change
Cows.
Climate change

Scientists want to turn one greenhouse gas into another to fight climate change

Pluto's underground ocean is still liquid. Here's how.
Surface of Pluto.
space rocks

Pluto's underground ocean is still liquid. Here's how.

Google's AI can detect lung cancer better than radiologists
lung cancer.
fight against cancer

Google's AI can detect lung cancer better than radiologists

Spotify rolls out 'Car Thing' to record users' listening habits
on the go

Spotify rolls out 'Car Thing' to record users' listening habits

Cretaceous creatures had bedbugs, too
Bedbug.
Bugs

Cretaceous creatures had bedbugs, too

Soon you may be able to diagnose an ear infection from your phone
super smart phones

Soon you may be able to diagnose an ear infection from your phone

This weird spider uses its web as a weapon
Web.
nature is weird

This weird spider uses its web as a weapon

Philadelphia's soda tax cut sugary beverage sales in half
Soda.
hold the sugar

Philadelphia's soda tax cut sugary beverage sales in half

Scientists went to great lengths to dunk on supermarket tomatoes
Tomatoes.
tomato, tomahto

Scientists went to great lengths to dunk on supermarket tomatoes

Apple reportedly wants to monitor you while you sleep
Apple.
apple empire

Apple reportedly wants to monitor you while you sleep

WHO makes first official recommendations to reduce risk of dementia
Dementia.
health and wellness

WHO makes first official recommendations to reduce risk of dementia

Hospitals are experimenting with machine learning to predict patient emergencies
Hospital machines.
a helping hand

Hospitals are experimenting with machine learning to predict patient emergencies

The moon is quaking
The moon.
space rocks

The moon is quaking

Some deep-sea fish can see colors in the dark
fish.
Whoa

Some deep-sea fish can see colors in the dark

Many minority opioid addicts don't have access to a potentially life-saving treatment
Opioids.
health alert

Many minority opioid addicts don't have access to a potentially life-saving treatment

This tiny dinosaur had webbed wings like a bat
Bat wing.
Dino Discovery

This tiny dinosaur had webbed wings like a bat

Obesity is on the rise in rural communities worldwide
Burger and fries.
health alert

Obesity is on the rise in rural communities worldwide

3 in 5 pregnancy-related deaths in America are preventable
Pregnancy
health alert

3 in 5 pregnancy-related deaths in America are preventable

A tectonic plate might be peeling in two off the coast of Portugal
Coast of Portugal
weird

A tectonic plate might be peeling in two off the coast of Portugal

More Americans are getting liver diseases from alcohol
Whiskey.
blame it on the alcohol

More Americans are getting liver diseases from alcohol

Sunscreen is getting into your blood — and scientists have no idea what it will do
Sunscreen.
beware!

Sunscreen is getting into your blood — and scientists have no idea what it will do