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People typically think of food as calories, energy and sustenance. However, the latest evidence suggests that food also “talks” to...

Obesity is notoriously difficult to treat. We introduce food logs and recommend diet and exercise, with varying results. Instead, we...

Although the medical establishment is now recognizing that sex is not binary, society as a whole has been slow to...

Clinical studies have a way of reaching conclusions that do not reflect individual patient experiences. One such study concludes that...

We have found that FDA drug warnings can sometimes prevent life-threatening adverse effects, but that unintended consequences are common.

New models of health try to standardize patient care. In the process, they simplify clinical decision-making. But there is a...

Health equity calls for equal patient outcomes. While laudable, it is not what most consider fair. If health equity means...

The pandemic has pushed healthcare to the brink. Healthcare journalists struggle to make sense of it, finding themselves isolated, trapped...

Climate change is a healthcare issue. But it affects healthcare at large more than it does individual patients. Therefore, we...

Public health is a field that thrives on compromise. Yet we have polarized and distorted it into something different. By...

We consider progress in healthcare as a march towards efficiency. But efficiency is limited by patient behavior, which can be...

The government can right many wrongs by focusing on harm reduction policies to combat the rising number of deaths by...