Health & Medicine
Through the study and use of genetics, we can identify measures that could lead to the improvement of human health and wellness. These methods and procedures aim to prevent years of chronic disease and thousands of dollars in health care costs, and provide families and communities with knowledge of how to live healthier.
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Viewpoint: Health disaster ahead—Here is RFK, Jrs.’ 6-point plan to undermine the U.S. vaccination protection network that took decades to construct
[L]wyers, like RFK Jr., tend to approach data and studies very differently than scientists. While scientists test a hypothesis by ...
Can eating too much protein hurt us?
Today’s high-protein diet takes many forms. From the Atkins diet to the paleo diet and even some versions of the keto diet, protein is ...
The anti-vaccination movement claims its first measles victim since 2015—A Texas school child whose parents refused to get vaccinated
An unvaccinated school-aged child has died after testing positive for measles amid an outbreak in west Texas, health officials confirmed ...
‘Your spatula will kill you’: How a junk academic journal and a credulous media touched off yet another chemophobia scare
For months, the media indulged in a frenzy of fearmongering, plastering headlines about toxic flame retardants supposedly hiding in your ...
In the fight against opioid addiction, a new fentanyl vaccine could be an effective weapon
Can a vaccine be used to treat addiction? It sounds perplexing, but this is exactly the question the National Institutes of ...
Some abortion servicing doctors blocked in their states to spply their service go on the road
Kylie Cooper has seen all the ways a pregnancy can go terrifyingly, perilously wrong. She is an obstetrician who manages high-risk ...
CRISPR treatments offer hope for children with rare genetic disorders
Lucy Landman was born with a very rare genetic disorder that causes severe intellectual disability, weak muscles, and seizures, among ...
Race and evolution: How our political beliefs about human differences endanger health care
W[/drocap]hen it comes to race and ethnicity, we’ve long been juggling sociocultural constructs like they’re scientific gospel. A new study ...
Video: BBC uncovers massive fraud by Britain’s ‘social egg freezing’ clinics
Video: Women who freeze their eggs are being misled by some UK clinics about their chances of having a baby ...
Top 10 anti-biotech organizations: Meet the most notorious groups pushing anti-science propaganda
What can explain the recent meteoric rise in anti-science beliefs? Under the guise of advocating for consumer transparency or protecting ...
Snopes: How RFK, Jr. and his Children’s Health Defense exploited the 2019 Samoan measles epidemic to promote his anti-vaccination crusade
In 2019, Samoa experienced a measles outbreak caused by low vaccination coverage. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s appointment to be President-elect ...
GLP-1 miracle elixirs? Add reducing cravings for drugs and alcohol to the already long list of health benefits linked to weight loss drugs
Some people who take drugs like Ozempic have noticed a surprising but welcome side effect: They drink less. A paper ...
The US fertility rate continues to fall sharply. Once celebrated, this trend could portend economic disaster. Here’s why
Humanity has entered a new era of rapid population decline. Globally, the total fertility rate is likely already below replacement—that ...
Wil IVF soon become a protected right under President Trump’s executive order? Sort of and maybe
President Trump signed an executive order aimed at ensuring “reliable access” to in vitro fertilization treatment — while at the ...
Fat… and yet fit? Here’s the skinny
As Fox Sports reported in 2016, the average weight of a starting NFL linesman was 315 pounds, aggregating to over 25 ...
Viewpoint: Fox News heads deeper down the science-ignorant fox hole
In the media, every food is either a magical cure-all or a hidden danger lurking in your pantry. Instead of ...
As key ally of RFK. Jr., contoversial Environmental Working Group lobbyist is poised to help steer American health, food and agriculture policy
Efforts to overhaul the U.S. food system have long been stymied by industry lobbying and glacial bureaucracy, said [Scott] Faber, ...
Viewpoint: Here is what Trump’s order banning federal support for transcare gets wrong about the science of gender dysphoria
President Donald Trump's executive order, “Protecting Children from Chemical and Surgical Mutilation,” ... promises to protect children from “destructive and ...
GLP podcast: Will RFK, Jr. restore or destroy public trust in science and medicine?
According to 2024 Gallup polls and Pew Research Surveys, just 22% of U.S. adults trust the federal government, only one-third ...
Is a high protein diet the best and safest way to increase strength?
From raw eggs to protein shakes, those hoping to expand their brawn are often encouraged to ingest vast quantities of ...
Musk’s brain streaming Neuralink is far from commercialization
[Neuralink] is not yet a commercial product. The current studies are small-scale—they are true experiments, explorations of how the device ...
Scientists and ethicists raise eugenic concerns about embryonic gene editing even when it could block diseases
To date, no attempts have been made to predict the consequences of altering specific variants associated with polygenic diseases. In ...
Running the modern IVF gauntlet—When is it time to give up?
That there are so many things that doctors can try now has made [in vitro fertilization] feel somewhat limitless. Andrea ...
‘Digital twins’: 3-D digital organs are poised to revolutionize medical treatments
“Digital twins” are the same size and shape as the real thing. They work in the same way. But they ...
Claims of living well past 100 turn out to be mostly bogus
The allure of extreme longevity has beckoned for centuries. Research careers and marketing campaigns have been built on the idea ...
Vegetable and seed oils vs. Animal fat oil: Which Is the healthy choice
The seed oil versus animal fat debate has gone from a niche topic among wellness influencers on social media to ...
Viewpoint: New Health and Human Services Secretary RFK, Jr. — America’s health, food and farming nightmare begins
Without question, the United States of America leads the world in health and agricultural innovation. We have created a system ...
