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Evidence-aware explanations of health, medicine, nutrition, public-health research, and contested wellness claims, with attention to risk, uncertainty, and practical limits. Educational information, not individualized medical advice.
A review of nearly 16 million study participants links ADHD to higher premature mortality. Here is what the risk figures actually mean, how researchers estimate
A CDC report found more detections of a rare brain-infecting fungus at one U.S. reference laboratory. The adjusted rate rose, but national incidence and the
More than 2.1 million Americans are projected to receive a cancer diagnosis in 2026, even as cancer mortality continues to fall. We examine the numbers
Experimental neck lymphatic surgery has produced intriguing findings, including small cognitive changes in a 139-patient study and a striking amyloid PET result in eight patients.
Conor Hylton’s family says the 26-year-old UConn dental student went nearly four hours without an in-person physician assessment after entering an ICU supported by a
A new *Nature* study suggests sugar can amplify the gut-microbiome disruption caused by broad-spectrum antibiotics. The evidence is stronger than a simple observational headline, but
A new 959-person RECOVER-VITAL trial joins two earlier randomized studies finding no overall benefit from 15- or 25-day Paxlovid courses for established Long COVID. But
Cannabis can cause acute psychotic symptoms, and some people develop a clinically significant cannabis-induced psychosis. But a bad high, cannabis-induced psychotic disorder and schizophrenia are
Choking first aid changes at about age 1. Current AAP/AHA guidance says a responsive child with severe choking should receive 5 back blows followed by
That strange rhythmic thumping, whooshing or “dog panting” sound that appears when you cover your ear can really be your own heartbeat. Research shows that
