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Aug 26, 2026
A new study links sugar-sweetened beverages to stomach cancer. It's all over the news, with reports that they more than double the risk. There's just one problem: The numbers aren't...
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Aug 25, 2026
A new study links sugar-sweetened beverages to stomach cancer. It's all over the news, with reports that they more than double the risk. There's just one problem: The numbers aren't...
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Aug 7, 2026
Everyone seems to have an opinion about peptides. That's odd, because asking whether peptides are good or bad is like asking whether food is healthy. The question itself doesn't make...
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Jul 14, 2026
A new Lancet review concludes that mRNA COVID-19 vaccines neither persist indefinitely in the body nor become part of our DNA. Rather than rehash the entire COVID-19 debate, let's...
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Jun 24, 2026
The opioid crackdown changed more than prescribing. It brought surveillance, pain contracts, and suspicion into the exam room, reshaping the relationship between doctors and pain...
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Jun 17, 2026
Unless you're living under a rock (the only affordable housing in New York), you probably have at least some knowledge of the mind-blowing NBA finals series between New York and San...
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Apr 16, 2026
Another year, another scary “don’t eat this” list from the Environmental Working Group. If you believe this nonsense, you’ll be hurling your spinach,...
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Apr 8, 2026
Microplastics are everywhere, and the numbers keep rising. Why? The obvious answer is that there are more of them — but that may not be the case. A group from the University of...
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Apr 2, 2026
A group of (mostly NIH) scientists just published a Nature paper on a drug called DFNZ—a highly potent nitazene opioid that, at least in mice, appears to avoid many of the...
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Mar 27, 2026
Perhaps Netflix should stick to science fiction. It has gotten very good at sci-fi series—but real science? Not so much. Its new documentary, The Plastic Detox, follows a familiar...
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Mar 26, 2026
The terms “synthetic” and “ultra-processed” are widely (and opportunistically) used as warning labels and marketing strategies. Although they sound scientific, both rely on...
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Mar 26, 2026
Perhaps Netflix should stick to science fiction. It has gotten very good at sci-fi series—but real science? Not so much. Its new documentary, The Plastic Detox, follows a familiar...
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Mar 25, 2026
The terms “synthetic” and “ultra-processed” are widely (and opportunistically) used as warning labels and marketing strategies. Although they sound scientific, both rely on...
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Feb 9, 2026
Statins have been blamed for everything short of causing bad hair days—especially by the alternative-medicine crowd, who treat “Lipitor” like it’s a controlled substance. A...
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Jan 9, 2026
More than a decade ago, Addyi—marketed as the “female Viagra”—was approved amid political pressure, heavy lobbying, and a lot of hype. The problem then, as...
Aug 26, 2026A new study links sugar-sweetened beverages to stomach cancer. It's all over the news, with reports that they more than double the risk. There's just one problem: The numbers aren't...
Aug 7, 2026Everyone seems to have an opinion about peptides. That's odd, because asking whether peptides are good or bad is like asking whether food is healthy. The question itself doesn't make...
Jul 14, 2026A new Lancet review concludes that mRNA COVID-19 vaccines neither persist indefinitely in the body nor become part of our DNA. Rather than rehash the entire COVID-19 debate, let's...
Jun 24, 2026The opioid crackdown changed more than prescribing. It brought surveillance, pain contracts, and suspicion into the exam room, reshaping the relationship between doctors and pain...
Jun 17, 2026Unless you're living under a rock (the only affordable housing in New York), you probably have at least some knowledge of the mind-blowing NBA finals series between New York and San...
Apr 16, 2026Another year, another scary “don’t eat this” list from the Environmental Working Group. If you believe this nonsense, you’ll be hurling your spinach,...
Apr 8, 2026Microplastics are everywhere, and the numbers keep rising. Why? The obvious answer is that there are more of them — but that may not be the case. A group from the University of...
Apr 2, 2026A group of (mostly NIH) scientists just published a Nature paper on a drug called DFNZ—a highly potent nitazene opioid that, at least in mice, appears to avoid many of the...
Mar 27, 2026Perhaps Netflix should stick to science fiction. It has gotten very good at sci-fi series—but real science? Not so much. Its new documentary, The Plastic Detox, follows a familiar...
Mar 26, 2026The terms “synthetic” and “ultra-processed” are widely (and opportunistically) used as warning labels and marketing strategies. Although they sound scientific, both rely on...
Feb 9, 2026Statins have been blamed for everything short of causing bad hair days—especially by the alternative-medicine crowd, who treat “Lipitor” like it’s a controlled substance. A...
Jan 9, 2026More than a decade ago, Addyi—marketed as the “female Viagra”—was approved amid political pressure, heavy lobbying, and a lot of hype. The problem then, as...