Health and Medical Issues that Matter

What the health are we doing to ourselves and the planet?

The general acceptance that China is not covering up a novel pathogen this time appears reassuring. In fact, however, China could be incubating an even greater threat: the cultivation of antibiotic-resistant strains of a common, and potentially deadly, bacteria - Annie Sparrow

Israel–Palestine conflict

Without political will to address the underlying causes of these conflicts, they will remain protracted; the Israeli-Palestinian conflict being one of the longest unresolved conflicts in the region, and possibly the world - Paul Spiegel MD

Kennel Cough (Atypical Canine Infectious Respiratory Disease Complex)

My guess is this is simply an outbreak of media attention piggybacked on a somewhat increased rate of CIRDC cases that we’ve seen over the past year. - Scott Weese

Genetic Engineering: Unsavory Echoes From the Past

I decided to write a story about eugenics and found the research depressing as hell - William Spivey

RSV Vaccines

The vaccines, along with other preventative treatments, could change cold season as we know it - Keren Landman

Migrant Crisis

The American way of life and the future of our natural environment and resource base depends on restoring the proper balance between our needs and the unlimited demands of millions on the move - FAIR

Politicians & Health

America is not past our prime, it’s just that our politicians are past theirs - Nikki Haley

Fentanyl Crisis (Fourth Wave of the Opioid Epidemic)

Fentanyl is the single deadliest drug threat our nation has ever encountered. Fentanyl is everywhere. From large metropolitan areas to rural America, no community is safe from this poison. We must take every opportunity to spread the word to prevent fentanyl-related overdose death and poisonings from claiming scores of American lives every day - Anne Milgram

Abortion Access

Access to safe and legal abortion is a matter of human rights, and its availability is the best way to protect autonomy and reduce maternal mortality and morbidity - Human Rights Watch

Gender Affirming Healthcare

More teenagers than ever are seeking transitions, but the medical community that treats them is deeply divided about why — and what to do to help them - Emily Bazelon

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Activated Charcoal

We are constantly looking for a quick fix, and we are searching for it because we have screwed up our diets most royally. Putting activated charcoal into your diets isn't getting back to the basics—[it’s] a quick fix with no scientific evidence - Kristin Kirkpatrick

Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin mines cash in on electricity — by devouring it, selling it, even turning it off — and they cause immense pollution. In many cases, the public pays a price - Gabriel J.X. Dance

Why Don't They Call It Artificial Stupidness?

I visualise a time when we will be to robots what dogs are to humans, and I’m rooting for the machines - Claude Shannon

Covid-19 Vaccines

I would argue that this is not a booster. This is another move toward routinizing COVID-19 vaccines to be like the annual flu vaccine - Katherine J. Wu

Spasmodic Dysphonia

Now, this condition is just one specimen in an entire genus known as focal dystonia, characterized by muscles misbehaving only during very specific tasks - Eric Boodman

Facial Health

The belief that our faces convey information about our health is not a new one, existing across cultures and through history - Alex L. Jones

Erythritol

Erythritol differs from other sugar alcohols in a number of key ways. It is non-glycemic, non-carcinogenic, and non-allergenic. Also, it is far less likely than other forms of sugar alcohol – again like xylitol and maltitol – to cause gastrointestinal issues. But it does share one thing in common with its other alcohol buddies – minimal nutritional benefits - John Moody

Sexual Health

Sex is a part of nature. I go along with nature - Marilyn Monroe

Tranq (Xylazine)

The tranq dope literally eats your flesh. It’s self-destruction at its finest - Brooke Peder

Electric Vehicles

Electric cars aren't pollution-free; they have to get their energy from somewhere - Alexandra Paul

Cosmetic Health

There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness. Maria Mitchell

Child Care

Child care should be universal and well-paid — not just affordable - Michelle Chen

It's a complicated time with so much information and along with it, disinformation, and we just want to just cut through the noise - Shepherd Smith

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