I’m a doctor — the bad diet advice that sabotages your weight loss and keeps you fat

A doctor is calling out some popular but problematic pieces of dieting advice. With nearly 3 in 4 US adults being obese or overweight many among us are thinking about healthy, sustainable ways to slim down. But according to one expert, there’s a handful of slim-down solutions that could be sabotaging your end game. “If influencers call breakfast a myth and tell you to save all your calories for the evening meal, that advice keeps you fat, it makes you sick, and it drives your insulin resistance to dangerous levels,” internist Dr. Anette Bosworth said in a YouTube video. Bosworth took on…

Century-old tuberculosis vaccine could help treat diabetes, trials hint. How?

A century-old tuberculosis vaccine reduced insulin use in people with diabetes, new clinical trial results suggest. The catch: Research on this vaccine has divided the diabetes research community for years.The Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine contains a weakened version of the bacterium Mycobacterium bovis, the germ that causes tuberculosis. Inside the…

Smartphones blamed for decline in fertility in new study

The latest smartphone feature? Making it harder to have kids. Data from the CDC shows that the birth rate has been declining steadily since 2007. In 2025, about 53 babies were born for every 1,000 women aged 15–44 — an all-time low. Now a new study is putting much of…

3 Connecticut children die following ‘unusual’ over-the-counter drug overdoses

A string of over-the-counter drug-induced deaths is putting care providers and state officials on high alert. In the past two months, three children in Connecticut have allegedly died in connection to overdoses of diphenhydramine, the active ingredient in Benadryl. The fatalities were confirmed earlier this week by the state Office…

California Coastal Commission plots new attack on vital offshore drilling platform

The California Coastal Commission has threatened to shut down Sable Offshore’s crude oil extraction operations in the Santa Barbara Channel, claiming the company restarted its pipeline without a required state permit. “These violations can be resolved amicably,” the commission’s Executive Director, Kate Huckelbridge, wrote to Steve Rusch, Sable’s vice president…

Americans voices concerns over tap water safety: survey

Although three in four Americans polled say they “care a lot” about what they put in their bodies, 35% have not thought about one essential part of their health in the past year: the quality of their tap water. A survey of 2,000 general population Americans found that, at a…

US wastewater will be screened for disease outbreaks during World Cup

Epidemiologists will be busy this summer sifting through sewage and social media with the goal of keeping soccer fans and the public safe from severe illness during the World Cup, one of the largest and most globally diverse mass gatherings ever anticipated. A ​public health squad based in Washington, D.C., plans…

Spurs’ surprising Victor Wembanyama strategy is backfiring in NBA Finals

Every team tries. Most fail. But the Knicks have so far succeeded in getting Victor Wembanyama out of the paint. Much of the Spurs’ defensive scheme revolves around keeping Wembanyama and his unprecedented shot-blocking prowess as close to the basket as possible. He often acts as a floating help defender.…

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