Tag: health
The Best Electric Toothbrushes for Your Pearly Whites
I hate brushing my teeth. I do it because I have to, but it’s a time-consuming, uncomfortable process—two minutes standing in front of the...
There’s New Hope for an HIV Vaccine
Since it was first identified in 1983, HIV has infected more than 85 million people and caused some 40 million deaths worldwide.While medication known...
Wegovy Can Keep Weight Off for at Least 4 Years, Research...
A large, long-term trial of the weight-loss medication Wegovy (semaglutide) found that people tended to lose weight over the first 65 weeks on the...
Saunas Are the Next Frontier in Fighting Depression
“The premise of this is great,” says Earric Lee, a physiologist with the Montreal Heart Institute, who was not involved in the study but...
Despite Bird Flu Risk, Raw-Milk Drinkers Are Undaunted
To drink raw milk at any time is to flirt with dangerous germs. But, amid an unprecedented outbreak of H5N1 bird flu in US...
The First Women’s Health Fitness Tracker Is Running Out of Time
No one was more excited than I was to try the Movano Evie ring. When it was first announced, I added it to our...
The First Person to Receive a Pig Kidney Transplant Has Died
Richard “Rick” Slayman, the first person to receive a kidney from a genetically modified pig, has died almost two months after the transplant. He...
These Artificial Blood Platelets Could One Day Save Lives
When donated blood is in low supply, platelets are even scarcer. These cell fragments, which are essential for blood clotting, have a short shelf...
Looking for the Best Smart Scale? Step On Up
The humble bathroom scale has long been overdue to learn some new tricks. After all, who needs to devote precious real estate to a...
The Best Period Products
Most period underwear isn't cheap, but you can save money in the long run by not having to stock up on so many tampons...