Health

2024-09-23: A new study finds 3,601 of the more-than-14,000 chemicals known to be used to store, process, …

2024-09-10: Recent research provides some (weak) evidence that labelling menu items with calories might cause harm to some

2024-09-03: Research suggests that GLP-1 pharmaceuticals can prevent Covid-19 deaths

2024-08-26: The US Food and Drug Administration approved new vaccines for Covid-19 last week. The recommendation …

2024-08-04: TIL: Boris Johnson once disfigured a Long Covid report he was supposed to read by scrawling the word …

2024-06-24: Another huge NHS data leak following a ransomware attack

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 …