The skin is often called the body’s largest organ, and for good reason. It doesn’t just protect us from the outside world, it also reflects what’s happening inside. Many health issues can leave clues on the surface of the skin, including heart disease. While not every rash or spot is linked to a cardiac problem,...
The 23-year-old Brazilian snowboarder, Claudia de Albuquerque Celada, had been in Aspen, Colorado, for three months on an exchange program. One evening in February 2024, she opened a can of spoiled soup for a quick meal and ate just a spoonful. It tasted fine. But within hours, her body began shutting down from what would...
Your feet may seem distant from your heart, but they can actually provide important clues about your cardiovascular health. The condition of your arteries, the way your heart pumps blood, and how well circulation reaches your lower limbs all have an impact on what happens in your feet. Many people overlook or misunderstand symptoms such...
While COVID may feel like old news, the truth is that researchers are still uncovering new ripple effects as time goes by. Recently, studies have revealed that there was a link between having COVID and developing male fertility issues. These studies specifically looked at COVID and its effect on sperm quality. New mouse studies have...
Deciding whether to get Botox can feel confusing, especially when marketing claims and results don’t always match. That is why Dr. Bita Farrell’s split-face experiment is so compelling. Usually, we only see the typical before-and-after photos. However, Dr. Farrell injected only the right side of her lower face and then filmed how each side moved...
United States Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is back at it again with further claims about what he thinks causes autism. This time, he is claiming that there is a link between infant circumcision and autism in boys. He made this claim while attempting to reassert his long-standing, scientifically unsupported theory about the pain...
Students gathered in Pasadena on October 1, 2025, expecting to hear the legendary anthropologist speak about protecting the environment and what young people could do to change the world, but Jane Goodall had died that morning in her sleep at 91 in Los Angeles, and the cause of death was natural. Months before her death,...
Midlife hits fast, and your body gets more opinionated about everything with age. However, that is not a crisis; it is a cue to start paying attention. Think of each midlife health warning as a friendly tap on the shoulder that says, “Maybe check this now, so you don’t have any major issues tomorrow.” Some...
A coroner has concluded that the death of 23-year-old Paloma Shemirani was “more than minimally” contributed to by the adverse influence of her mother, Kate Shemirani, a prominent online conspiracy theorist and former nurse. Paloma, a Cambridge graduate, died in July of last year after choosing to forgo conventional cancer treatment in favor of an...
What is the safest way to drink if you want to avoid microplastics? Surely, you should avoid plastic bottles and rather use glass bottles, right? Well, a study in France recently measured the levels of microplastics in various types of beverages sold in the country. Believe it or not, they found that all of the...
Susan Schmidt, a mother of two and physiotherapist in Australia, learned she had stage 4 bowel cancer at 45. She received the devastating diagnosis in September 2023, 4 months after experiencing small symptoms. She laments not paying attention to the warning signs and now warns others not to dismiss small changes and seek help. Even...
A memecoin called 120 Hours was launched on the Solana platform, Pump.fun, by a terminally ill developer. The developer claimed to be dying and launched the memecoin to help his family after his passing, which was to be in 120 hours. However, as the coin hit a $534k peak, the developer immediately pulled the plug....
