Weigh – Health News

NYCers let us weigh their bags — the results will make your back hurt

Spine specialist Dr. Charla Fischer recommends keeping your bags at 3 pounds or under to prevent back pain and injuries, but for many in NYC the suggestion is too good to be true. Armed with a scale, we caught up with six city dwellers and asked about everything that’s weighing them down. Lee Dauria, 25,… Read More »

Viewpoints: Even With Gene-Edited Babies, There’s Always A Tradeoff; Democrats Need To Weigh Pros, Cons Of Medicare For All

Editorial pages focus on these and other health care issues. Bloomberg: Genetic Engineering Can Make Humans Different, But Not Better For such flawed creatures, human beings are surprisingly hard to improve, at least through our genes. That’s one reason there’s so much outcry over the recent claim that researchers in China altered the genes of… Read More »