Health

More than 97 percent of American adults have at least one risk factor for an early death, according to new research from Canada’s York University. In June, researchers published an analysis of data from the National Health and Nutrition…

CHICAGO—In a major breakthrough for reproductive health, scientists at the University of Chicago announced Monday that they have developed an even more painful form of female contraception. “This highly advanced female contraceptive method…

Oral contraceptives raise the risk of depression, according to a new international study that surveyed more than 264,000 women. Teenagers were at the highest risk, with a 130 percent higher risk of depression in women who started using…

Lizzo threatened to quit her monumental musical career this week, citing online comments critical of her weight. On Wednesday, the celebrity icon of the pro-fat movement locked her Twitter account and published a series of tweets…

New York City Mayor Eric Adams signed a bill Friday declaring obesity a new legally protected class. The legislation signed by the New York mayor bars individuals from being discriminated against for their height and weight for access to…

Your favorite coffee shop pastry might be making you dumb. A new study out of France this month linked consumption of refined carbohydrates with lower cognitive function. In their paper published in the journal Personality and Individual…

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiVGvGMRMfU?feature=oembed&enablejsapi=1&w=500&h=281] There’s this weird sentiment I keep seeing where critics and activists alike argue video game characters, especially female ones, are…

As Americans grow increasingly unhealthy and overweight, Republicans have better places to aim their fire than the Biden administration’s necessary proposal to limit sugary chocolate milk consumption in schools. While Republican House…

Americans seem more miserable than ever, but they don’t have to be. A new Gallup poll out Wednesday shows rates of depression have reached record highs, with nearly 1 in 3 U.S. adults reporting a depression diagnosis at least once in their…

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