There was a lot of news this week about a study, published in the medical journal BMJ, that looked at how diet affects heart health. The results were unexpected because they challenged the conventional thinking on saturated fats. And the data were very old, from the late 1960s and early 1970s. This has led many… Read More »
Nearly one in four young women has a mental illness, with emotional problems such as depression and anxiety the most common, figures for England show. The official NHS report found young women aged 17 to 19 were twice as likely as young men to have problems, with 23.9% reporting a disorder. Problems are less common… Read More »
Today on Health in 2 Point 00, Jess interviews me all the way from London. In this episode, she asks me about Google, who hired Geisinger CEO David Feinberg to lead its health care initiatives, Driver, a startup which ran out of money just weeks after their launch, and HealthifyMe, which has recently raised $ 6 million.… Read More »
November 21, 2018 This article originally appeared here. Share this content: Researchers are concerned that the increased focus on sexual harassment resulting from the #MeToo campaign may cause negative health outcomes. Although results of the #MeToo movement have been generally positive, there is concern that the increased public focus on sexual assault and harassment may… Read More »
The warning came just as millions of Americans were preparing for the biggest food holiday of the year. People should not buy or eat romaine lettuce; restaurants should stop serving it; anyone who has it on hand should throw it out and clean their refrigerator immediately. The stern and sweeping advisory, issued by the Centers… Read More »