On May 26, 2026, Vermont became the first U.S. state to ban paraquat, a weed-killing pesticide, due to its potential link to Parkinson’s disease.
Harm Reduction
The science and policy of minimising risks associated with substance use, high-risk behaviours, and public health challenges — grounded in evidence rather than stigma.
Vampires, zombies, demons, and giant spiders populate popular culture and horror cinema.
Avian flu (H5N1) has concerned pandemic prognosticators for at least two decades.
For a plaintiff’s lawyer, the nice thing about “forever chemicals” like PFOA [1] is that it seems you can
We routinely ask whether there is sufficient evidence to start a drug. Why don't we ask with equal rigor whether there is enough evidence to continue it?
“Inflammation” is a commonly used term in medicine and the wellness space. It’s thrown around so much that most people, even if they’ve never read a medical textbook, have likely absorbed a definition of it from context.
Between 1913 and 2024, motor vehicle deaths in the US increased by over 900%. This was not only due to more cars on the road, but complacency, complexity, carelessness, and other driver-related issues.
By some accounts, NPs are one-third of the physician workforce. And in a battle raging between the two professions, the “scope of practice” of NPs has expanded over the years, threatening the moat physicians have created.
Capsules are the most common form of supplementation, but patches are growing in popularity. Wellness patches, or as I like to call them, stickers, claim to infuse your body with a specific vitamin, mineral, or combination.
