Category: 5. Health

Metformin is an unassuming hero of modern medicine. For more than sixty years, this humble pill has been a mainstay of diabetes care, helping millions of people manage their blood sugar. It lowers blood sugar, improves cholesterol, modestly reduces weight, and is so safe it’s prescribed to…

It’s August, and parents and caregivers are frantically preparing their kids for a new school year by buying supplies, filling out forms and meeting teachers. This year, many parents also face a question that’s more complicated than usual: Should my child get an updated COVID-19…

The July 4 floods in Kerr County, Texas, sent shockwaves across the country. Now that most of the victims’ burials are over, the weight of grief is just beginning for loved ones left behind. It’s the daily devastation of an upended world where absence is glaringly present, nothing feels…

Date:

August 12, 2025

Source:

Canadian Medical Association Journal

Summary:

THC levels in cannabis have soared in recent years, raising the risk of psychosis—especially in…

Women who have just stopped menopausal hormone therapy might have a small increased risk of bone fractures compared with those who never took these medications.

A review of women’s health records revealed an association between an initial rise in fracture risk and women who had…

Twenty-five years ago, I had a life-changing experience. I got…

If the findings of their study are confirmed by other research…

Patients with certain types of cancers who consume sucralose, found in the artificial sweetener Splenda, respond worse to immunotherapy compared with those who don’t, researchers report July 30 in Cancer Discovery. But supplementing diets with the amino acid arginine might mitigate…