Barbara Ford, 83, works in the medical field. Laura Thompson for BI This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Barbara Ford, an 83-year-old registered nurse and patient advocate for a healt...
Nuclear weapons testing has affected every single human on the planet, causing at least 4 million premature deaths from cancer and other diseases over time, according to a new report delving into the ...
Creatine is one of the most researched fitness supplements on the market. it offers a lot of value for its low costs, according to trainers and sports nutritionists. Farion_O/Getty Images Creatine may...
Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images A Democratic congressional report criticizes the Department of Veterans Affairs for major healthcare cuts. The VA lost over 40,000 workers in 202...
An xAI cofounder is shifting into an advisory role after a Lyme disease diagnosis to "go founder mode on my health." Illustration by Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto via Getty Images An xAI cofounder sa...
Getty Images; Tyler Le/BI At this point, you've probably at least thought about dropping a few scoops of creatine into your morning smoothie. An amino acid compound that promotes energy production in ...
Cesar Carvalho worked at McKinsey from 2010 to 2012. Pascal Perich/© Pascal Perich Cesar Carvalho left a consulting job at McKinsey to launch Wellhub, a wellness startup. 14 years later, Wellhub is ch...
An investigation has been ordered into the circumstance under which the toddler son of the award-winning Nigerian writer, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie died at a leading hospital in Lagos. The writer has b...
According to France's health watchdog, one in two teenagers spends between two and five hours a day on their smartphone....
Kurdish Iraqis who survived the 1988 chemical weapons attack on Halabja and nearby communities have lasting trauma, a new report finds, highlighting the need for long-term mental health care and survi...
The woman stole a knife from a drug store and attacked passengers waiting on a platform in the busy station during the Friday evening rush hour, severely injuring at least four of her victims....
In this episode of Qatar in Motion, Laila Humairah takes a breather - literally. At Zulal Wellness Resort, she discovers how ancient healing meets modern science to help people slow down in a country ...
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A new report finds ongoing trauma affects survivors of a 1988 chemical weapons attack on Kurdish Iraqis in Halabja and nearby communities, highlighting the need for better health and support services....
A shortage of blood donations in Germany could have dramatic consequences. The situation was critical in mid-January. DW's Marcel Fürstenau answered a call to donate blood and reported on his experien...
Over the next year, top social media executives are expected to take the witness stand to defend their companies from an avalanche of claims about their failure to protect kids. The first of many tria...
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Every week, more than 230 million people ask ChatGPT for health and wellness advice, according to OpenAI. The company says that many see the chatbot as an "ally" to help navigate the maze of insurance...
I know it’s been sacrilege for nearly three decades now, but I’ve always preferred 2D Mario games to those newfangled 3D ones. (I’m an elder Millennial; leave grandpa to his ramblings). So I couldn’t ...
The Chilean government has awarded a contract to Chinese biopharmaceutical firm Sinovac Biotech to supply its influenza vaccine ahead of the southern hemisphere winter. The vaccine will be part of Chi...