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Q&A with Tim — The 4-Hour Workweek in a World of AI, Rebuilding Personal Agency, The 4-Hour Body After 40, and More (#887)

This episode explores what The 4-Hour Workweek looks like in the age of AI, rebuilding momentum when you’re stuck, navigating friendships, making room for serendipity, and much, much mo...
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How can African schools support children’s mental health? Research shows what works and what doesn’t

Schools are often among the first places where emotional and behavioural difficulties become visible. Learners may start missing classes, withdrawing from friends or struggling academically. Sc...
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Governor-general appeals to Australians to ‘exercise our muscle of decency’; Haines’ husband reveals MP has lost second leg

Governor-General Sam Mostyn has appealed to Australians to “learn or relearn to exercise our muscle of decency” in the wake of Monday’s horrific attack on Helen Haines. Mostyn appeared late We...
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States Are Forcing Hospitals To Offer More People Financial Aid. In Oregon, It’s Working.

Four years ago, Oregon hospitals were under fire from state authorities and patient advocates. Hospitals, critics said, had made it too hard for patients to apply for and receive help paying their ...
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New Arrivals in the ER? Georgia Gears Up To Solve Rural Maternal Health Crisis

LAVONIA, Ga. — It had been a decade since Kara Holden last had a baby. But as the former obstetric nurse prepared for her fourth child, her head was swimming with contingency plans. The labo...
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Christina Applegate ‘Not Happy at All’ After Learning She Was Misdiagnosed With MS

Christina Applegate arrives for the 29th Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Century City, CA, on February 26, 2023. Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images Christina Ap...
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employee’s adult child constantly interrupts them at work

A reader writes: I have a barely competent employee, Lee, whose low productivity has been further harmed in the past year by the constant disruptions caused by their adult child, and I do not know...
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Christina Applegate says she was misdiagnosed with MS and is now 'back at square one'

Christina Applegate is back at "square one" after doctors told her she does not have multiple sclerosis.The 54-year-old actress, who was diagnosed with MS in 2021, addressed the surprising developm...
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ISIS terrorist from Ontario gets additional 50 years in U.S. prison for stabbing guard in the eye

Ontario man Abdulrahman El Bahnasawy, 28, has been sentenced to 50 years in prison after stabbing two prison guards at U.S. Penitentiary Allenwood in Pennsylvania, an attack that led to one of the...
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ACOG Strongly Recommends Hormone Therapy for Menopause Symptoms

The ACOG released updated recommendations for the management of various menopause symptoms. MoMo Productions · DigitalVision/Getty The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (...
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More Medications, More Risks. If You’re Worried, Start a Deprescribing Discussion.

(Maria Fabrizio for WPLN and KFF Health News) For nearly three years, Jonathan Bledsoe of Reading, Pennsylvania, took one prescription to stabilize his mood and one to keep his cholesterol ...
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As Politicians Argue About China, US Patients Find Cutting-Edge Treatment There

Until recently, a Manhattanite might venture no more than a few dozen blocks to find the world’s most sophisticated cancer treatment. Cutting-edge American medicines have helped reduce the U.S. can...
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Democrats Demand Tougher Standards for Companies Running Medicaid Systems

A group of Democratic senators is demanding that the federal agency overseeing Medicaid — the health coverage program for people with low incomes or disabilities — institute tougher standards for g...
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What Software Can Show Us About Neurodivergent Minds

People have compared minds to machines for as long as we've had machines: clockwork, telephone switchboards, and then computers. It's an old comparison, and it isn't perfect. But it's very good at ...
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A Handful of Pistachios May Help You Sleep Better, Review Says

Pistachios contain several nutrients associated with sleep, llike melatonin, which helps regulate the sleep-wake cycle. fcafotodigital/E+/Getty Images A narrative review of current evidenc...
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Cannabis is getting stronger, but doubling THC dose doesn’t get you twice as ‘high’ – new study

Wawrzeniecka/Shutterstock.comCannabis products are getting more potent and easier to buy around the world. Yet little is known about how bigger doses of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the main active...
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Childhood adversity linked to billions in health and economic costs – new research

Mariana Serdynska/ShutterstockChildhood trauma can leave scars that last long after the experiences themselves have ended. Its effects can reach into adult life, increasing the risk of mental illn...
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Four Red Flags and One Truth Amid the Peptide Hype

Experimental peptides have become darlings among influencers, chiropractors, and doctors focused on longevity, antiaging, or “body optimization,” even though the FDA hasn’t approved them for safety...
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GOP Focuses on Fraud, Seeking To Redirect Voters’ Ire Over Healthcare Costs

Heading into the midterm elections, high healthcare costs rank among voters’ biggest concerns. But lately, there’s a twist giving the issue new momentum on campaign agendas: a focus on fraud in gov...
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Readers Are Pleading To Make American Healthcare Greater

Letters to the Editor is a periodic feature. We welcome all comments and will publish a selection. We edit for length and clarity and require full names. Not-So-Great Healthcare ...
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'A uniquely direct route that might cause damage': Scientists uncover link between air pollution and eye diseases like glaucoma

Aging is one of the biggest risk factors for developing glaucoma or cataracts — but as scientists look more closely at what happens to the eyes over a lifetime, th...
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