What happened when ultra-processed foods were matched for calories, sugar, fat, and fiber content in the first randomized controlled trial? In the United States, “junk food” is often used to describe less-healthy foods, like candy, ice cream, and chips, but…
If you put together all the new chemotherapy drugs approved over a dozen years, the average overall survival benefit is only 2.1 months. Though we often hear new cancer drugs described as “game changers” or “breakthroughs,” most afford much more…
In my second year of Ayurvedic medical school, my eyes started burning around nine o’clock every night. I did what most students do. I rubbed them, blinked hard a few times, and went back to the screen. Exams were close.…
In my twenties, I suffered so badly from an autoimmune condition that there were long stretches when I couldn’t get out of bed, let alone do my job or enjoy life. Eventually, I dragged myself to a clinician at a…
Sometime in humanity’s ancient past, someone figured out that they could transport milk in pouches made from animal bladders and skins. And in some really hot places, like the deserts of the Middle East, the combination of milk, heat, and…
Meta’s Facebook Found Liable for Deceiving Users in Cambridge Analytica Scandal A New Mexico jury found Facebook liable on Friday, Sept. 25, for deceiving users about privacy protections on its platform, according to court records. The jury found more…
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