Health

Older Americans Are About to Lose a Lot of Weight

People over 65 make up a sizable portion of Americans on GLP-1 drugs. That might be trouble.

GoFundMe Is a Health-Care Utility Now

Resorting to crowdfunding to pay medical bills has become so routine, in some cases health professionals recommend it.

Flu Shots Need to Stop Fighting ‘Something That Doesn’t Exist’

One type of flu virus has gone missing for so long, it doesn’t make sense to vaccinate against it.

Plenty of People Could Quit Therapy Right Now

Except in rare cases, treatment shouldn’t last forever.

Ozempic Makes You Lose More Than Fat

Existing weight-loss drugs can cause muscle loss, but the next generation could allow patients to gain muscle instead.

Deer Are Beta-Testing a Nightmare Disease

Prion diseases are poorly understood, and this one is devastating.

Risking Their Lives to Ski While They Can

Winter sports are gnarlier than ever.

Caffeine’s Dirty Little Secret

“How much is too much?” is an impossible question.

‘If Exercise Could Cure This, I Would Have Been Cured So Quickly’

Striving for fitness is usually healing. But for most people with long COVID, it can be toxic.

Gummy Vitamins Are Just Candy

The false promise of sweet, chewy supplements

The Powerhouse of the Cell Is Also a Chatterbox

Mitochondria communicate across the body, potentially slowing down the aging process.

How Much Less to Worry About Long COVID Now

New cases seem to be less common nowadays, but that change is not as comforting as it sounds.

There Are Too Many Ways to Exercise

Choosing a workout regimen has become a workout in and of itself.

The Ozempic Plateau

Everyone hits a weight-loss plateau, but the race is on for next-generation drugs that can help patients lose even more weight.

Pets Really Can Be Like Human Family

And calling some pet owners the “parents” of their dogs or cats might be the best shorthand for these relationships.

America Is Having a Senior Moment on Vaccines

Many of the people most at risk of dying aren’t getting COVID shots.

‘Plant-Based’ Has Lost All Meaning

A label once intended for meat replacements is now used for shampoo, booze, and nearly every other product imaginable.

We Got Lucky With the Mystery Dog Illness

A new, deadly canine disease could have the U.S. scrambling to respond.

The Most Mysterious Cells in Our Bodies Don’t Belong to Us

You carry literal pieces of your mom—and maybe your grandma, and your siblings, and your aunts and uncles.

Pack Your Memories Into Your Disaster Bag

Survivors of disasters can benefit from preserving meaningful parts of their life.