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AI use surging for mental health help among young people
The question is no longer whether young people are using AI for mental health care, but the soundness of the advice they receive, health officials say.…
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Part grueling race, part field study
George Usmanov did some unforgettable sightseeing this summer. Over 25 days in June and July, he passed by ghost towns from both the 19th and 20th…
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Total keto or veganism? Daniel Lieberman considers how humans evolved to eat.
Part of the Excerpts series Works by Harvard-affiliated authors Excerpted from “Fed Up: What Evolution Reveals about Food, Diet, Health, and Eating Well” by Daniel Lieberman,…
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For women in menopause, ‘not all healthy diets are equal’
A recent study examining how 11 different diets affect weight gain and obesity during menopause found that two — the Planetary Health Diet and a diet…
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Screening newborns for cancer risk
Genetic testing added to routine newborn screening could identify some babies at increased risk of developing cancer before symptoms appear, new research suggests. The large population-based…
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How to fix U.S. healthcare? ‘Radical action,’ says John McDonough.
“What happened in 1980?” John McDonough wondered every time he looked at the numbers. After 1980, U.S. healthcare became far more expensive than care in peer…
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Crackers are past date on box. Should I toss them?
In July, a new labeling law took effect in California to make clear the dates when foods have merely passed their prime and when they would…
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Which diet is right for you? Wrong question.
Humans didn’t evolve to shop for food that has been collected, packaged with nutritional information, and arranged by category in brightly lit supermarkets. In fact, we…
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More evidence that mass shootings are suicidal acts
Research suggests that most mass shootings are at their core suicidal acts, and new findings linking gun violence, suicide, and seasonality add support to that theory.…