Health

2024-06-17: Being thin is (in part) a genetic trait

2024-05-29: The study behind the trial that Novo Nordisk stopped early last year for efficacy reasons has been …

2024-04-22: The results aren’t published yet, but it looks like we’re going to see that the …

2024-04-18: Taking GLP-1 drugs may increase your chance of getting pregnant

2024-04-15: US regulators introduce a law to limit the levels of PFAS present in drinking water

2024-03-18: From The Guardian: Five people have been killed and 10 injured in Gaza when they were hit by a …

2024-03-11: After a trial involving nearly 18000 participants, the US FDA approves Wegovy, one of the famed …

2024-02-04: Neuralink implants a chip in someone's brain

2024-01-23: The shocking role of modern-day slavery in the UK care sector

2023-11-17: There's now a dangerous black market in anti-obesity drugs

2023-10-23: Unsurprisingly, the 'eat 2000 calories a day' recommendation isn't very scientific

2023-10-11: Walmart finds that people who start taking the GLP-1 anti-obesity medications go on to buy …

2023-09-30: I was curious to know what age the oldest person to have ever lived got to. According to the …

2023-08-26: Treating obesity can save lives

2023-08-23: When some of your personalities go blind

2023-08-17: 📧 Reading John Medina’s Substack newsletter.

2023-07-30: Paper notes: How much food tracking during a digital weight management program is enough...?

2023-07-20: Is it worth trying to increase your physical activity if you only have time to even think about it …

2023-07-06: Australia becomes the first country to legalise the use of certain psychedelics in controlled …

2023-06-08: Leutner et al. provide evidence of a link between having obesity and later developing a diagnosed …

2023-05-22: The rise of private GP practices in the UK

2023-04-16: 📚 Finished reading We Do This ‘Til We Free Us by Mariame Kaba.

2023-04-14: Viewers Can Watch Prince Harry Talk to a Trauma Expert for $33.09 The ‘Give me privacy’ …

2023-03-27: This life expectancy chart from from Peterson-KFF’s Health System Tracker is quite shocking …

2023-02-20: 📚 Finished reading The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel A Van der Kolk.