If nutrition is a sport, it has no casual fans. Supporters of Team Protein, the 2025 champions, are numerous and passionate, backed up by a sprawling industry of protein-supplemented products…
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Last September, during a memorably bizarre press conference, President Trump told pregnant women—repeatedly and emphatically—not to take Tylenol. His health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., pointed to studies that “suggest…
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This time last year, Jay Bhattacharya’s main claim to fame was, in essence, a hot take on COVID. In 2020, Bhattacharya, then a health economist at Stanford University without specialized…
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The surgeon general may be the nation’s doctor, but she’s not your doctor. At least that’s the view of Casey Means, the physician turned wellness influencer who is vying for…
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The eating habits of American adults have, in recent years, begun to resemble those of hobbits. Maybe you, too, have scarfed down scrambled eggs at home in the morning, only…
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The day after Thanksgiving, I got a voicemail. A woman identified herself as a doctor at the University of Louisville hospital: “I believe I may have one of your family…
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Of all the ways that governments can try to help people, cash transfers can seem like one of the most straightforward. Their popularity has been growing: Over the past decade,…
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Casey Means has, to say the least, modified her tone. When she testified today in front of the Senate’s health committee, the nominee for surgeon general didn’t, as she is…
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This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here. Realizing that your brain is slowing down can be jarring. After the age…
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Kids love to imitate their parents, and in Shay Mitchell’s home, that meant her daughters wanted to copy her face-mask routine. Mitchell, an actor best known for her role in…