China reports thousands of chikungunya cases amid outbreak of mosquito-borne virus
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People turning to injectable GLP-1 treatments—a class of drugs that mimics that hormone to control diabetes and promote weight loss—now have another way to take the medication.On Dec. 22, the…
The Next Ozempic Is Already Being Sold Underground
After Katie started on Ozempic, she got her hairdresser interested, too. This summer, when they saw each other again, she thought that her hairdresser had lost some weight and that…
Therapists Are Begging You Not to Ask These 10 Questions This Holiday Season
Depending who you ask, ‘tis the season to be jolly—or nosy. Holiday gatherings are like catnip for friends and family members who only see each other once a year and…
Delicious Herbal Tea Recipes and Their Benefits
Herbal teas are a delicious and easy way to boost fluid intake and sneak in some extra nutrients. Unlike coffee and other teas that have caffeine, herbal tea benefits the…
How a Federal Vaccine Safety Database Became a Magnet for Misinformation
There’s no way of knowing if anyone believed Dr. James Laidler back in 2004 when he reported that a flu vaccine had turned him into the Incredible Hulk. The symptoms…
7 Layer Dip (Protein Packed)
While I have my favorite stand-by appetizers, I’m always looking for something new to try. Especially when it involves making a traditional dish even healthier. This 7 layer dip recipe…
Congress Left Without a Health Care Deal. What Comes Next?
Congress has left for the year without reaching a health care deal, leaving Affordable Care Act subsidies that have helped lower insurance prices for roughly 22 million Americans to expire…
The Island Without Time – The Atlantic
When the sun rises on May 18 in the small Norwegian fishing village of Sommarøy, located above the Arctic Circle, it doesn’t set again until July 26. Later in the…
Why Do We Do Such Weird Things When It Gets Dark?
It was close to 9 p.m., Christmas Eve, and I was in a car with my family in the Swiss countryside. Down a succession of ever quieter and narrower roads,…
How to Respond to ‘How Are You?’ When You’re Not OK
If you would have seen Nora McInerny at her 35-year-old husband’s funeral, you might have thought she’d never looked better. That was the consensus “according to so many people,” she…
What My Health Risk Assessment Showed Me (and How It Can Help You Too)
I used to think that serious disease was either genetic, unavoidable, or something that appeared suddenly later in life. You went to the doctor when something felt wrong, ran tests,…
The Botched Rollout of Trump’s Autism Miracle Drug
If President Donald Trump wanted Americans to take away one message about autism, it was this: Blame Tylenol. During his September press conference on the subject, Trump warned pregnant women…
The Risk of Trump’s Marijuana Order
For more than 50 years, America’s official position on marijuana has been seen as nonsensical. By classifying pot as a Schedule I drug, the federal government has lumped it with…
9 Signs You’re Not Getting Enough Protein
Protein plays a critical role in nearly every process in the human body, from metabolism and hormone regulation to maintaining muscle mass and healthy skin. Yet research suggests many people—particularly…
DIY Herbal Throat Spray Recipe
Once upon a very terrible time, all my kids got a stomach bug at the same time… while I was gone. We don’t get sick often, but it was terrible…
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