health
Can You Really ‘Detox’ From Plastic? A Netflix Documentary Explores The Question.
A new Netflix documentary explores whether cutting out plastic can improve our health. But it’s hardly a perfect experiment. Source link
Can You Really ‘Detox’ From Plastic? A Netflix Documentary Explores The Question.
A new Netflix documentary explores whether cutting out plastic can improve our health. But it’s hardly a perfect experiment. Source link
Confidential Report Calls for Sweeping Changes to Track Covid Vaccine Harms
A federal work group says Covid vaccine injuries deserve urgent attention, even as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. shifts away from talking about vaccine policy. Source link
Paula Doress-Worters, an Author of ‘Our Bodies, Ourselves,’ Dies at 87
She wrote about postpartum depression when it was an unmentionable like abortion or birth control, and her research on her own suffering helped countless women. Source link
‘How Low Can You Go?’ The Shifting Guidelines for Blood Pressure Control
The number doctors use to demarcate hypertension keeps going down, a trend applauded by many experts, who point to studies linking high blood pressure and dementia. Source link
Is Your Workout Routine Too Predictable?
Spring is a good time to mix up your routine, which has big benefits for strength and endurance — while keeping things interesting. Source link
The Road to an Endometriosis Diagnosis
Cece Worley’s case marks one of the few times a court has recognized the condition as deserving of workplace accommodations. Source link
Earlier Cholesterol Testing Can Reduce Heart Attacks and Strokes, New Guideline Says
Eleven medical organizations advised changes to preventive cardiac care that it says could markedly reduce heart attacks and strokes. Source link
Get Your Cholesterol Even Lower and Start Younger, New Guideline Says
The American Heart Association advised changes to preventive cardiac care that it says could markedly reduce heart attacks and strokes. Source link
How Safe Is Plasma Donation?
Two recent deaths tied to for-profit clinics in Canada raised concerns about the health effects of having plasma drawn as often as twice a week. Source link