#analysis

• Scientific Proof in the Age of AI
  2026-01-25

  Why evidence struggles to survive modern narratives.

  Tags: analysis, ai, health, media, science
• The U.S. Has Left the WHO. Now What?
  2026-01-23

  Why America walked away from the World Health Organization — and what it means for global health, power, and pandemics.

  Tags: analysis, global-health, infectious-diseases, pandemics
• GLP-1 Side Effects: What We Know, What We Guess, and What We Still Don’t Know
  2026-01-14

  GLP-1 drugs are reshaping obesity care—but the side effects story is more complex than headlines suggest.

  Tags: analysis, obesity, metabolic health, weight loss
• Dreading Pap Smears? Cervical Cancer Screening Just Quietly Changed
  2026-01-06

  New federal guidance allows HPV self-collection as part of cervical cancer screening. It’s not a downgrade — it’s a long-overdue access fix.

  Tags: analysis, women's health, cancer, public health
• Did the CDC Just Blink? Rethinking the Hepatitis B Birth Dose
  2025-12-10

  The US is stepping back from the Hep B birth dose. Is it smart policy—or a political retreat?

  Tags: opinion, analysis, vaccination, public-health
• Your Brain Isn’t Broken — Your Metabolism Is Exhausted
  2025-12-01

  We keep treating depression as a brain glitch. But what if it’s metabolic exhaustion?

  Tags: opinion, analysis, ai, society
• The GLP-1 Revolution: Why Ozempic Is Rewriting Metabolic Health
  2025-11-22

  Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro aren’t just weight-loss drugs — they’re reshaping medicine, culture, and the economics of health.

  Tags: opinion, analysis, metabolic-health, ozempic, society
• Why Lyme Disease Became a Battleground
  2025-11-18

  How a simple tick-borne infection turned into one of medicine’s fiercest controversies.

  Tags: opinion, analysis, medicine, society
• Why I Finally Started Taking Creatine at 50
  2025-11-09

  It’s the cheapest, safest, most proven supplement — and it actually works.

  Tags: opinion, analysis, metabolism, fitness, aging
• Measles in the U.S. hits a 30-year high
  2025-10-28

  The CDC has confirmed over 1,600 measles cases across 42 U.S. jurisdictions — the highest total since the early 1990s.

  Tags: opinion, analysis, public health, vaccination
• The Hidden Weight of Antidepressants
  2025-10-23

  A 2025 Lancet meta-analysis ranks 30 antidepressants by physiological side-effects — from weight change to heart rate and blood pressure.

  Tags: opinion, analysis, mental-health, cardiometabolic
• From Demonization to Diagnosis: How Cannabis Got Caught in the Medical Machine
  2025-10-15

  As cannabis moves from outlawed to prescribed, it risks falling into the same over-medicalized trap that swallowed half of modern life.

  Tags: opinion, analysis, society, addiction
• I Want More Needles, Said Nobody Ever
  2025-10-09

  The push to split the MMR vaccine into separate shots isn’t science. It’s performance art.

  Tags: opinion, analysis, public-health, vaccines, society
• Do We Really Need to Care About Every Headline?
  2025-10-08

  When every health story becomes a mini crisis, maybe the crisis is attention itself.

  Tags: opinion, analysis, media, public-health
• America’s Measles Wake-Up Call (and Why Rolling Back MMR Is Reckless)
  2025-10-05

  With cases at multi-decade highs and coverage slipping, the last thing we should do is undercut MMR.

  Tags: opinion, analysis, vaccines, public health, measles
• CDC Silence Deepens America’s COVID Vaccine Crisis
  2025-10-03

  Weeks after FDA approvals, the CDC has yet to issue guidance — leaving kids unprotected and parents, providers, and pharmacies stuck in limbo.

  Tags: opinion, analysis, covid, vaccines, policy, government shutdown
• 7 Habits That Make or Break Your Sleep
  2025-10-01

  Your bedroom isn’t the only thing ruining your sleep. These daily habits matter more than you think.

  Tags: opinion, analysis, sleep, sleep hygiene
• Why Sleeping Pills Aren’t the Answer — and CBT-I Is
  2025-10-01

  Sleeping pills sedate you. CBT-I retrains your brain. Here’s why that difference matters.

  Tags: opinion, analysis, sleep, cbt-i
• Sleepless? Here’s When to Stop Waiting It Out
  2025-10-01

  Everyone has bad nights. But when does tossing and turning cross the line into something you need help with?

  Tags: opinion, analysis, sleep, insomnia
• Antibiotics: From Miracle to Mirage
  2025-09-29

  From penicillin’s promise to COVID’s unravelling of progress, we keep squandering a resource more precious than we admit.

  Tags: opinion, analysis, health, society
• A First for Huntington’s: Gene Therapy That Actually Slows the Disease
  2025-09-27T00:00:00Z

  For the first time, a treatment has slowed Huntington’s disease — but it’s only the beginning.

  Tags: opinion, analysis, neurology, genetics
• Autism, ADHD, and the Stories We Tell Ourselves
  2025-09-23

  Why autism and ADHD diagnoses are rising, why blaming single causes like Tylenol or vaccines misses the point, and where the conversation should go instead.

  Tags: autism, ADHD, public health, analysis
• Switching On Stronger Bones
  2025-09-22

  A newly discovered receptor could transform osteoporosis treatment by turning mechanical strain into bone growth.

  Tags: opinion, analysis, research, osteoporosis, society
• RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Panel Targets the MMR Combo Shot
  2025-09-19

  The reconstituted ACIP has voted to stop recommending the combined MMRV vaccine for young children. Here’s what’s changing, why, and what parents should know.

  Tags: opinion, analysis, vaccination, politics, mmr
• A Vitamin Pill Against Skin Cancer?
  2025-09-18

  A huge VA study suggests nicotinamide (vitamin B3) may cut skin cancer risk — but does it change the game?

  Tags: opinion, analysis, dermatology, skin cancer
• The Allergy Spray That Might Prevent COVID — Or Just a Marketer’s Dream?
  2025-09-16

  Azelastine showed a big relative drop in infections, but the absolute numbers — and the sponsorship — tell a different story.

  Tags: opinion, analysis, covid-19, medicine
• The Hidden Third Type: Why Doctors Are Rethinking 'Type 1.5 Diabetes'
  2025-09-14

  Millions diagnosed with type 2 may actually have autoimmune diabetes. Here's what the research really says.

  Tags: opinion, analysis, health, diabetes
• West Nile Virus: A Mosquito-Borne Disease in a Warming World
  2025-09-12

  West Nile is surging again — and it’s part of a global pattern as climates shift, extending mosquito seasons and habitats.

  Tags: opinion, analysis, mosquito-borne diseases, climate and health
• Fringe in Power: When Conspiracy Becomes Policy
  2025-09-11

  What happens when paranoia stops being a fringe habit and becomes the operating system of world leaders?

  Tags: opinion, analysis, politics, society
• TRT: Hype, Health, and the Fine Line Between Medicine and Marketing
  2025-09-11

  Why testosterone replacement therapy is booming — and why men should pause before buying the promise.

  Tags: opinion, analysis, men's health, hormones, society
• Feeding Profit: The Global Obesity Tipping Point
  2025-09-10

  For the first time, more children are obese than underweight. UNICEF warns: food systems are rigged against kids.

  Tags: opinion, analysis, nutrition, society
• Forget BMI: Why Your Waistline Tells the Real Story
  2025-09-09

  A single gut-microbe transplant shows why waist size matters more than BMI.

  Tags: opinion, analysis, obesity, metabolic health, microbiome
• Let a Million Paisleys Bloom: How AI Is Rebirthing the Internet
  2025-09-07

  AI isn’t killing the internet — it’s resetting it. Here’s why this moment feels like the second birth of the web.

  Tags: opinion, analysis, ai, digital culture
• Your Router Can Read Your Pulse: The 23andMe Problem, All Over Again
  2025-09-06

  Pulse-Fi proves WiFi can measure heart rate without wearables. But who owns your heartbeat data?

  Tags: opinion, analysis, ai, healthtech, privacy
• The Sunscreen Scandal That Shouldn’t Have Happened
  2025-09-06

  When SPF testing fails, it’s not just science that’s broken — it’s trust.

  Tags: opinion, analysis, health, society
• RFK Jr.’s Senate Meltdown: Why Science, Not Showmanship, Should Lead
  2025-09-05

  The health secretary clashed with senators, dismissed COVID data, and fueled distrust in vaccines. Here’s why facts matter more than personality.

  Tags: opinion, analysis, politics, health, science
• Can AI Help Solve the Global Mental Health Crisis?
  2025-09-03

  With over a billion people living with mental health conditions, could AI be part of the solution?

  Tags: opinion, analysis, ai, mental health
• One Billion Minds, One Global Emergency
  2025-09-03

  WHO’s new data shows over a billion people now live with mental health conditions—yet most still lack care.

  Tags: opinion, analysis, mental health, society
• Bespoke Brain Implants for Pain — Promise or Pitfall?
  2025-09-02

  New closed-loop brain implants halve chronic pain in a tiny study — but are we too quick to celebrate hardware inside our heads?

  Tags: opinion, analysis, chronic pain, general health
• Stem Cell 'Cure' for Type 1 Diabetes—Hope or Hype?
  2025-09-02

  Lab-grown pancreatic cells may free Type 1 diabetics from insulin—but are we ready to call it a cure?

  Tags: opinion, analysis, general health, diabetes
• The End of Aspirin’s Reign?
  2025-08-31

  A meta-analysis of 29,000 patients suggests clopidogrel may finally dethrone aspirin as the default heart pill.

  Tags: opinion, analysis, heart disease, cardiology
• Should Beta Blockers Still Be Routine After a Heart Attack?
  2025-08-30

  Two major studies just questioned 40 years of standard practice — is it time to rethink the reflex prescription of beta blockers after MI?

  Tags: opinion, analysis, cardiology, patientguide
• RFK’s Vaccine War Reaches the Pharmacies
  2025-08-29

  CVS suspends COVID shots in 16 states as RFK Jr.’s policies unsettle the nation’s vaccine system.

  Tags: opinion, analysis, public health, vaccines, policy
• When Governments Cancel Science
  2025-08-28

  CDC leadership purged, Fed governors fired, data disappearing: we’re watching the scaffolding of evidence-based policy being dismantled.

  Tags: opinion, analysis, politics, public health, science
• COVID Vaccines at High Noon: Science, Politics, and Patient Safety in a Three-Way Standoff
  2025-08-27

  Trump, RFK Jr., and the science of COVID vaccines are circling each other in a Sergio Leone moment. Who fires first?

  Tags: opinion, analysis, covid-19, politics, society
• RFK Jr. vs the Danish Vaccine Study: Politics, Not Public Health
  2025-08-26

  When the US Health Secretary demands a study be retracted, it says more about politics than science.

  Tags: opinion, analysis, vaccines, society
• Your Morning Coffee Could Be Training Bacteria
  2025-08-25

  New research shows caffeine nudges E. coli toward resisting antibiotics.

  Tags: opinion, analysis, antibiotics, microbiome