We live in an era of much misinformation and conspiracy theories. We are also required to have potentially chellenging conversations in the workplace. However, it can often be very difficult to have productive conversations with certain individuals, especially when it comes to divisive topics. People generally tend to get defensive or close off to anything...

Laundry is something we all do, but not everyone thinks about what’s actually in the soap. The safest laundry detergents keep your clothes fresh and clean while also looking out for your skin and the environment. Pick the wrong kind, though, and you’re washing with stuff that can cause itchy skin, rashes, or even pollute...

Some objects from the past look so strange today you might wonder if they even belong in a museum of oddities. Long before sleek modern designs and digital devices, people used clever little gadgets and sturdy vintage tools that leave us scratching our heads now. They were once needed every single day, but today, many...

If you have lived with pain for months, you have likely heard of tramadol. Many people consider it a gentler opioid that feels somewhat safer to use. A large new analysis challenges that idea in a careful, data-driven manner. The researchers pooled randomized trials and then examined if tramadol actually help enough to outweigh its...

Off the coast of Costa Rica, a group of fishers pulled up what’s now being called the rare golden shark. It looked unreal, like something straight from a cartoon. Marine biologist Daniel Arauz Naranjo couldn’t believe it when he saw the photos. A nurse shark, shining like gold, its eyes pale white and eerie. “Wow,...

Public interest has recently turned to the human eye and the Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine. Two peer-reviewed papers have helped drive the latest debate. One Turkish cohort measured the cornea before and after vaccination. Another systematic review catalogued rare ocular events after COVID-19 shots across many reports. Both studies deserve some attention, so we will take...

Plant-based medicines have played an integral part in society’s healthcare and wellness for thousands of years. Estimates from the World Health Organization indicate that approximately 80% of the world’s population still relies on traditional plant-based medicinal care. Cannabis has been used in traditional medicinal and cultural rituals for millennia.However, cannabis still remains illegal in many...

On October 28, Kim Kardashian appeared on Good Morning America to promote her new show All’s Fair. Robin Roberts asked about the brain aneurysm Kim had disclosed on The Kardashians. Kim confirmed getting a Prenuvo scan followed by extensive brain scans at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. She told viewers to tune in to the next episode...

Illness and disease don’t exist in silos: often, one can trigger or exacerbate another. Emerging evidence is painting a clearer, more urgent picture: the global epidemic of diabetes may be one of the strongest, yet most controllable risk factors for developing dementia. Far from being two separate conditions, researchers are increasingly recognizing them as a...

The highway stretches dark ahead, and your headlights carve a tunnel through the night. A car pulls up behind with LED beams so bright they flood your rearview mirror with white light. The glare burns into your peripheral vision and makes the road ahead harder to see. Most drivers don’t know their rearview mirror has...

Reaching the age of 100 used to be quite a rare achievement. Yet, nowadays, it seems to be a rather commonplace occurrence. Well, believe it or not, centenarians are not the fastest-growing demographic age group worldwide. Researchers in Sweden followed tens of thousands of people and analyzed routine blood tests taken years earlier. They then...

Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, or HFpEF, is now the most common form of heart failure. Many people who develop it also live with obesity and type 2 diabetes. GLP-1 medications began as diabetes treatments, yet their role has broadened recently. Many patients use them to improve glucose control and reduce weight. Over the...