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Ultra-Processed Foods
A new study from the National Institutes of Health shows that the rise of ultra-processed foods and the rise in obesity over the last several decades isn’t a coincidence.
Burnout Syndrome?
It’s official: Burnout is a syndrome. The World Health Organization recently upgraded it (or is that a downgrade?) in the International…
Pot, Emergencies, and Psychosis
Marijuana may, as a presidential candidate recently said, bring joy to a lot of people, but it’s also bringing dire health consequences to some.
Water and Milk for Kids
New pediatric nutritional guidelines are doubling down on the trend against offering young kids sweetened drinks. To avert chronic illnesses…
Unhealthy Health Records
Is your doctor skeptical of the electronic health record systems (EHRs) in use at many practices and hospitals nationwide?
Printed Hearts
With heart disease pervasive, many patients need a transplant — but die waiting. An Israeli team announced a possible answer…
Scams as Screening
Many dementia patients and their families wish they’d had more of a heads-up that trouble was coming. Often the trouble isn’t impaired memory…
Artificial Speech
Biomedical researchers reported in Nature that they’ve made a breakthrough in the quest to restore speech to those who lose it due to injury or illness.
Warding Off Dementia
You know all those supplements being hawked against dementia? The FDA says they don’t work and they’re cracking down on the unproven claims…
