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The Evidence Employers Ignore

In May 2024, Wells Fargo fired more than a dozen employees in its wealth and investment management division. Their offence was not fraud, misconduct, or incompetence. It was the use of mouse jiggle...

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23 ‘Mental Health Memes’ That Even Therapists Might Find Funny

One major issue is that mental health problems are still considered taboo in many parts of the world. Even people living in developed countries sometimes still feel ashamed to ask for help when the...

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GLP-1s Like Ozempic, Wegovy Can Help Maintain Lower Calorie Intake for Over 1 Year

Recent research has found that GLP-1s, like Ozempic and Wegovy, can help you maintain a lower calorie intake for more than a year. Image Credit: Jon Challicom/Getty A new study found that ...

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Journalists Assess Risks of Tick Bites, Wildfire Smoke, Rising Health Costs

KFF Health News senior correspondent Julie Appleby discussed the affordability of Affordable Care Act health insurance plans on Connecticut Public’s The Wheelhouse on July 22. Clic...

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More Than Half of U.S. Adults Eligible for Statin Therapy Under New Guidelines

Three studies evaluated the potential impact of new cholesterol guidelines, which are expected to improve treatment outcomes. Getty Images The AHA, ACC, and other medical organizations rel...

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10 Wild Misconceptions About Women That Still Exist In The Internet Age

Confidence and ignorance are a dangerous mix, and it can be especially potent when it comes to men who feel that they have the right to tell women what to do. On the /r/NotHowGirlsWork subreddit, m...

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America Is About to Go Over a Peptide Cliff

BPC-157 is rumored to heal almost anything: a sore shoulder, a bum knee, a pulled hamstring, ulcerative colitis. Maybe even traumatic brain injuries and multiple sclerosis, too. The drug—part of a ...

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Viagra’s Active Ingredient May Also Help Stop Cancer From Spreading

A recent study found that sildenafil, the active ingredient in Viagra, may stop cancer from metastasizing. BSIP/Getty Images Researchers report that the erectile dysfunction drug Viagra ma...

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In 39 States, People Can Be Sentenced to Life for Murders They Did Not Commit

When he was 19, Jamie Meade participated in a robbery that turned lethal. But it was Meade's partner in crime who actually shot the victim (...

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Health Officials Urge States To End Mercury-Containing Dental Fillings

Health Officials Urge States To End Mercury-Containing Dental Fillings Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times, Federal health officials on July 22 encouraged state Medica...

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To Afford Aging in Place, Older Adults Turn to ‘Golden Girls’ Housing

Shirley Jennett, a retired nurse, loves her spacious ranch-style house in Denver, with its big backyard and gazebo. “I want to stay here,” she vowed. “And die here.” She might pull th...

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Watch: GOP Senator Says Trump’s Tariffs Could Mean Safer Drugs — For a Price

President Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs on imported generic drugs could raise some prices for patients, a key GOP lawmaker on health issues said this week. But he said that’s a potentially worthw...

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‘The Child Is Terrified’: Doctors on the Front Lines of a Measles Comeback Speak Out

This isn’t just a bad year for measles. It looks to be the start of a bad era. Confirmed measles cases just hit a 35-year high, and it’s only July. Together with last year, the number of cases has ...

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Pete Hegseth Wants YOU to Test Your Testosterone

Updated at 1:38 p.m. ET on July 16, 2026Pete Hegseth wants a manly military. And he really, really wants you to know how badly he wants a manly military. In his 2024 book, The War on Warriors, Hegs...

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The Lessons About Ebola the U.S. Wants to Forget

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is now the third-largest Ebola outbreak ever recorded. It will likely pass the second largest, an outbreak in the same region of Congo fro...

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Cyclosporiasis Is Solved! Right?

Produce lovers of the Midwest, rejoice! It seems that parents can stop fretting about serving their kids berries, Redditors can stop trying to do their own epidemiological investigations, and I can...

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Just Ask the Dinosaurs How Bad Air Quality Can Get

The air quality this week is bad. Smoke from Canadian wildfires has turned the sky orange in Philadelphia. It has veiled the Statue of Liberty in Manhattan. In Detroit, which has dealt with some of...

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The Worst Part of the Cyclosporiasis Response

If you’re confused about whether you can eat the shredded lettuce on your Doritos Locos tacos again, you’re not alone. I cover food safety for a living—and I love Taco Bell—and I’m not sure when I’...

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Heart Failure Care Was Hours Away in Rural Missouri. Remote Monitoring Changed That

After a heart attack left Angie Lindsey (right) with heart failure, a remote monitoring device helped her care team manage her condition from afar, making specialized care more accessible from her ...

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40 Infuriating Photos That Might Make Service Industry Workers Experience Flashbacks

Some people have a complete lack of basic manners. For example, customers who place massive food orders just minutes before a restaurant closes. They seem to have no respect for the unwritten rules...

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PMOS (Formerly PCOS) Linked to ‘Significantly Higher’ Heart Attack, Stroke Risk

A new study found that females with PMOS (formerly PCOS) may have a higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease. Image Credit: andreswd/Getty Females with polyendocrine metabolic ovar...

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