I have a cunning plan…: Charles Stross comes up with a cunning business plan for a world in which Trump’s presidency leads to a reemergence of polio in the US.

Congressional Republicans conclude SARS-CoV-2 originated in a lab leak: Whatever the truth of the matter is, it’s obvious that the process that led to this particular report was a total abuse of science.

The Allure of ‘Microdosing’ Ozempic: It might be tempting, but there’s not much evidence as to how well it works when used like this yet.

Murdered Insurance CEO Had Deployed an AI to Automatically Deny Benefits for Sick People: Not to justify murder, but I’m sure there were a lot of desperate people very unhappy with Brian Thompson’s company.

Semaglutide Eligibility Across All Current Indications for US Adults: An estimated 137 million US adults are medically eligible for treatment with Semaglutide.

What are the key issues in the assisted dying bill debate?: Things to think about as the UK vote on legalising assisted dying draws closer.

‘Real nastiness’: therapist training courses in UK can be ‘toxic’ and need regulating, say students: It’s unfortunate how unregulated some healthcare sectors that we appear to need now more than ever are.

Fat cells have a ‘memory’ of obesity — hinting at why it’s hard to keep weight off: A potential epigenetic reason for why it’s so difficult for folk who’ve lost a lot of weight not to regain it.

To turn Britain around, we need a proper understanding of life for poorer workers: Plagued by ill health and the cost of living crisis.

Fears grow over UK children at risk placed in illegal care homes: Many children subject to Deprivation of Liberty orders are being locked up in wholly unsuitable places.

The Sanewashing of RFK Jr.: Let’s not forget that this guy has some very bizarre (and dangerous) ideas.

‘Five to ten seconds appears to be optimal’: the science behind hugs: Why hugs are good.

‘You tried to tell yourself I wasn’t real’: what happens when people with acute psychosis meet the voices in their heads?: Introducing ‘avatar therapy’ - where patients with psychosis interact with digital incarnations of the hallucinatory voices that plague them.

What happens when someone dies on a cruise ship?: I never thought about the need for a morgue on a cruise ship before.

The United States of Abortion Mazes: Access to abortion in each US state visualised as an interactive maze.

Facts Are Important: Abortion Is Healthcare: The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists on abortion as being a type of healthcare.

Abortion rights: Amnesty International on access to abortion being a human right.

10 Things to Know About Abortion Access Since the Dobbs Decision: Some of the impacts of the overturning of Roe vs Wade in the US.

Jokey reform ideas removed from NHS consultation website: Always dangerous to ask the British public about anything unless you want Boaty McBoatface style answers.

When therapy goes wrong: the problem of underqualified practitioners: Far more people should see therapists, but it is wild that there’s technically nothing to stop anyone claiming to be one.

Induction chemotherapy followed by standard chemoradiotherapy versus standard chemoradiotherapy alone in patients with locally advanced cervical cancer: Research finds that a bout of chemotherapy before the standard chemoradiotherapy reduces deaths from, and recurrence of, cervical cancer.

Muscle matters: the effects of medically induced weight loss on skeletal muscle: Losing large amounts of weight, whether via using pharmaceuticals or otherwise, can cause substantial muscle loss.