health
With a Friend in Trump, the Tobacco Industry Secures a Lucrative Win
In a dispute over vapes, the president sided with tobacco companies that filled his groups’ coffers over his own F.D.A. commissioner, who resigned in protest. Source link
How an All-or-Nothing Mindset Can Sabotage Your Workout
It’s not about discipline. Source link
How Worried Should We Be About Hantavirus?
Our global health reporter, Apoorva Mandavilli, explains that there is no indication the hantavirus outbreak could turn into a pandemic — but also that the public might not be getting all of the details. Source link
Hantavirus Outbreak Is Resurrecting Covid-Era Misinformation Tactics
Experts say A.I. tools have made it even easier for influencers and others to spread false messages online. Source link
P.C.O.S. Has Been Renamed P.M.O.S. Doctors Hope It Will Improve Care for Millions.
The condition has been renamed polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome, or P.M.O.S., to better reflect its wide-ranging health effects. Source link
F.D.A. Commissioner Marty Makary Resigns After Weeks of Pressure
The agency’s top food official will step in as acting commissioner, after Dr. Makary’s tumultuous run as the nation’s top food, drug, tobacco and medical device regulator. Source link
More Cancer Patients Are Taking Ivermectin. Mel Gibson and Joe Rogan Might Be Why.
Prescriptions for antiparasitic drugs spiked after the actor claimed it cured his friends of cancer, a new study finds. Source link
How an ‘Impossible’ Idea Led to a Pancreatic Cancer Breakthrough
The new strategy also holds promise for lung and colon tumors. Here’s how scientists discovered it. Source link
‘Trimester Zero’: What to Expect When You’re Expecting to Expect
Influencers and health gurus are offering pregnancy solutions during “trimester zero,” when women are trying to conceive. Source link
Why So Many Guys Are Obsessed With Testosterone
From the Trump administration to online influencers, the hormone is increasingly seen as the key to achieving a new male ideal. Source link