Aneri Pattani A Kentucky county nestled in the heart of Appalachia, where the opioid crisis has wreaked devastation for decades, spent $15,000 of its opioid settlement money on an ice rink. That amount wasn’t enough to solve the county’s troubles, but it could have bought 333 kits of Narcan, a medication that can reverse opioid … Read more
Millions of adults turn to grass fed meats for creatine, a compound required by cells to maintain a steady supply of energy. I encourage you to keep in mind that although your body produces some creatine, it’s sometimes not enough for those pushing their mental or physical performance to the next level. People who don’t … Read more
According to the National Cancer Institute, colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States in 2024.1 While it’s a cause for concern, the good news is that research is constantly uncovering the causes of this disease, allowing you to prevent it. One area of growing interest is the connection … Read more
Nearly 100,000 cancer cases in the U.S. each year are directly attributed to alcohol consumption.1 This startling figure, highlighted in a report from the U.S. Surgeon General, underscores alcohol’s role as one of the leading preventable causes of cancer, second only to tobacco and obesity. What’s more, the report reveals that even moderate drinking — … Read more
In October, Stanford University professor Jay Bhattacharya hosted a conference on the lessons of covid-19 in order “to do better in the next pandemic.” He invited scholars, journalists, and policy wonks who, like him, have criticized the U.S. management of the crisis as overly draconian. Bhattacharya also invited public health authorities who had considered his … Read more
In January, during a congressional hearing on his way to becoming secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. got basic details wrong about Medicaid — a program he now oversees. He said that Medicaid is fully funded by the federal government (it’s not) and that many enrollees are unsatisfied … Read more
Low back pain stands as one of the leading causes of disability around the globe, affecting an average of 619 million people worldwide each year.1 However, lifestyle strategies meaningfully counter chronic low back pain. A randomized clinical trial published in JAMA Network Open reported that those who paired guideline-based care with diet and activity improvements … Read more
Hypertension, commonly known as high blood pressure, is a chronic medical condition where the force of your blood against your artery walls is consistently too high. This means that your heart has to work harder than normal to circulate blood through your body. Individuals with high blood pressure often do not experience noticeable symptoms, earning … Read more
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When Colleen Henderson’s 3-year-old daughter complained of pain while using the bathroom, doctors brushed it off as a urinary tract infection or constipation, common maladies in the potty-training years. After being told her health insurance wouldn’t cover an ultrasound, Henderson charged the $6,000 procedure to her credit card. Then came the news: There was a … Read more