Health

Many in the MAHA movement have applauded the Food and Drug Administration’s recent ban on Red No. 3, an artificial dye used to give food products a red or pink hue. The news blew up social media, with many X users celebrating the move.…

President-elect Trump has threatened to pull out of the World Health Organization (WHO). But a rapid exit would cede influence and miss an opportunity to fundamentally reform the agency. WHO has gained attention in recent years…

A self-described “fat liberation activist” whose corporate partnerships include Walmart and McDonald’s announced plans to launch a new movement for “fat equality” next week. On Wednesday, Jae’lynn Chaney, who also goes by “Jae Bae,”…

Not enough Americans are taking adequate measures to cultivate better health, and those who are seem to expect novel medical injections to do the heavy lifting for them. A December YouGov survey found roughly 1 in 5 Americans have resolved…

A recent study of more than 350,000 people found vegans who drank plant-based milk were at a higher risk of depression than people who drank cow-based milk. Last month, Chinese researchers published their findings in the Frontiers of…

Donald Trump’s nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to Health and Human Services secretary has broken cultural and media taboos against noticing that Americans pay the most in the world for health care yet also have the most chronic…

The mission of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is to enhance the health and well-being of Americans. Somewhere during its journey of growth and influence, however, HHS lost its way. If this is to be corrected, new…

A few months ago, I came across a Facebook ad for “David” protein bars. The name of the bars struck me as random until I visited the website, where I was greeted by a well-chiseled chest, a reference to the sculpture of the quintessential…

The new movement to “Make America Healthy Again” is incredibly popular. According to a recent YouGov poll released last week, Americans were three times as likely to hold a favorable opinion of the MAHA movement than they were to hold an…

On a frigid February morning in 1963, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy set out to hike 50 miles from Great Falls, Virginia to Camp David. He walked along the C&O Canal for 17 hours and 50 minutes, trekking through slushy conditions in…