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#theguardian.com. Rabih Alameddine wins National book award for fiction with darkly comic epic spanning six decades. True to his irreverent style, author of The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother) thanks his psychiatrist, his gastrointestinal doctors and his drug dealers

#Nov.20.2025

#wired.com. Young Mormons Built an App to Help Men Quit Gooning. The Relay app allows users to track their porn-free streaks and get group support. Its creators say they’re taking a stand against porn and AI erotica.

#Nov.19.2025

#wired.com. Vaping Is ‘Everywhere’ in Schools—Sparking a Bathroom Surveillance Boom. Schools in the US are installing vape-detection tech in bathrooms to thwart student nicotine and cannabis use. A new investigation reveals the impact of using spying to solve a problem.

#Nov.19.2025

#theguardian.com. WHO to lose nearly a quarter of its workforce – 2,000 jobs – due to US withdrawing funding. Donald Trump’s administration withdrew from the World Health Organization in January, prompting the agency to scale back its work

#Nov.19.2025

#aljazeera.com. Nestle accused of risking baby health in Africa. NGO says Swiss food giant is 'putting the health of babies at risk for profit' by adding sugar to babyfood.

#Nov.18.2025

#wired.com. Young People Are Tripping on Benadryl—and It’s Always a Bad Time. Deliriants like Benadryl can bring on terrifying hallucinations in high doses. Some Gen Z-ers are taking at least a dozen pills at a time—and challenging others to do the same.

#Nov.17.2025

#wired.com. An Invasive Disease-Carrying Mosquito Has Spread to the Rocky Mountains. The Aedes aegypti mosquito that can carry dengue, yellow fever, and Zika was thought to be too reliant on a hot and wet climate to survive in the Mountain West. But now, a population is thriving in Wes

#Nov.15.2025

#aljazeera.com. Should the US fund health insurance or leave it to the market?. Health insurance has once again become a battleground in US politics.

#Nov.13.2025

#theguardian.com. ‘Utter hypocrisy’: tobacco firm lobbied against rules in Africa that are law in UK. British American Tobacco pushed Zambian ministers to drop or delay ad bans, health warnings and restrictions on flavoured products, letter shows

#Nov.13.2025

#wired.com. A Proposed Federal THC Ban Would ‘Wipe Out’ Hemp Products That Get People High. The provision, tucked into the spending bill that could end the US government shutdown, would ban intoxicating hemp-derived THC products, including gummies and drinks.

#Nov.12.2025

#wired.com. The Mysterious Math Behind the Brazilian Butt Lift. For years, plastic surgeons thought the proportions of a beautiful buttocks should follow the Fibonacci sequence. Now, people are looking for a more Kardashian shape.

#Nov.10.2025

#wired.com. Blood Tests for Alzheimer’s Are Here. New diagnostic kits aim to revolutionize early screening of the disease, potentially allowing patients to receive treatments—such as monoclonal antibodies—sooner.

#Nov.05.2025

#economist.com. Just a moment.... Biohacking in the office

#Apr.10.2025

#huffingtonpost.co.uk. Texas Measles Outbreak Hits 400 Cases. Of the 400 cases, 398 were people who were unvaccinated or had an unknown vaccination status.

#Mar.29.2025

#wired.com. Sperm Stem Cells Were Used for the First Time in an Attempt to Restore Fertility. In an advance for treating male infertility, researchers transplanted a patient with his own sperm-forming stem cells that were collected from testicular tissue when he was a child.

#Mar.28.2025

#huffpost.com. Utah Bans Fluoride In Public Drinking Water. Republican Gov. Spencer Cox signed the legislation despite widespread opposition from dentists and national health organizations.

#Mar.28.2025