The ‘BRAT’ myth: Once-recommended diet won’t actually help with diarrhea and nausea

Just like the summer trend, the popular BRAT diet may be on its way out. Named one of the best diets of 2025 by US News & World Report, BRAT has often been hailed as a cure for an upset stomach and accompanying nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. But the once highly recommended meal plan to ease stomach discomfort may be more myth than miracle worker. With the Cyclospora outbreak causing bouts of excessive vomiting and explosive diarrhea, the importance of managing gastrointestinal distress has been heightened. To help settle stomach symptoms for a day or two, many people turn to…

Beloved drink linked to less body fat and more muscle: study

Go ahead and pour another cup. While some may find extra padding more attractive, too much body fat can be harmful to health, increasing the risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, stroke and more. However, a leaner physique could be one drink away, according to research out of Finland,…

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‘There’s a sense that these algorithms are objective and they get to know you’: How social media warps our understanding of healthcare

Social media has upended how people engage with healthcare, as it provides a platform for people to share their experiences, find support groups, and learn more about symptoms and conditions. But it’s also given nefarious actors a platform to promote products, spread misinformation and prey on people’s fears. Meanwhile, algorithms…

Ben Rice’s struggles at plate coming at wrong time for Yankees

TORONTO — The reasons for the Yankees offense death-spiraling over the past two months are spread up and down the lineup. But among the more notable culprits has been Ben Rice not producing like the Ben Rice from earlier this season. Before going 0-for-4 with a pair of strikeouts Saturday…

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How karaoke nights, card games are building Rams’ chemistry

Rams coach Sean McVay has spent the better part of the last decade trying to figure out the best way to build a championship team.  McVay, the youngest coach to win a Super Bowl, once believed success was measured by exhaustion.  But now he believes that old-school thinking belongs in…

Dr. Anthony Fauci’s phone turned over to Senate panel ahead of contempt vote

A Senate subcommittee has obtained a copy of Dr. Anthony Fauci’s COVID-era cellphone, potentially shedding new light on his response to the viral outbreak that killed millions around the world, the panel’s chairman revealed Wednesday evening. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), head of the Senate Homeland Security Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations,…

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Stamie Giallourakis was on her deathbed in early 2021 when she made herself a promise. At the time, she was over 200 pounds and hospitalized with severe COVID-19.  “I swore that if I survived — and I’m not being dramatic — I would try to once and for all be…

Nancy Pelosi’s pick for Congress skewered by AI chatbot

AI is supposed to solve our problems — and a cheeky new chatbot says Connie Chan is one of them. California state Sen. Scott Wiener launched a parody artificial intelligence chatbot this week mocking his rival Chan, a San Francisco supervisor, escalating the bitter fight between the two Democrats seeking…

Engineers build world’s first portable diamond-powered quantum computer — it works at room temperature and can be plugged into an outlet

A German startup has debuted the world’s first diamond-based quantum computing system to exceed 10 qubits.The machine, built by engineers at Saxon Q, is a nitrogen-vacancy (NV) quantum computer, meaning it uses defects in synthetic diamonds as quantum bits (qubits) to perform quantum operations. Qubits can be manipulated to represent…

Rashawn Slater averts disaster, keeps Chargers’ season on rails

SAN DIEGO — Rashawn Slater was back on the field Wednesday as the Chargers held their second training camp practice in their former home city, and the collective sigh of relief stretched from Coronado Beach to Los Angeles. Disaster averted. Crisis avoided. Everyone could exhale. For now. Slater sent a…

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