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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.
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
A large VA study found worse cardiovascular outcomes after prolonged GLP-1 discontinuation compared with continuous treatment. But the viral 22% figure does not mean stopping
Intensive blood-pressure control appears to protect the brain, but the viral “40% less brain aging below 120” version mixes together different results. The randomized SPRINT
HHS is preparing a deregulatory revision of the federal Common Rule governing human-subject research. The plan includes broader exemptions for some “low-risk” research, but the
