Diagnostic tests for Lyme disease may soon get a major upgrade, as seven innovative research and development teams ready their novel methods for review by the Food & Drug Administration. If the FDA deems them market-ready, these new tests could dramatically improve physicians’ abilities to detect early-stage, as well as latent and chronic Borrelia burgdorferi […]
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was running for the Democratic party’s presidential nomination when he sat for an interview with Jordan B. Peterson, a controversial Canadian psychologist, during his eponymous podcast. About an hour into the conversation, which published in June 2023, Kennedy pivoted from answering a question about climate change to bringing up a very […]
If the new Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) 2025-2030 report has taught us anything so far, it’s that people love to argue about food as much as they love to argue about politics. And given that the Guidelines–jointly issued on January 7, by the Department of Health & Human Services and the Department of Agriculture—is […]
GLP-1–based therapies, including glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (e.g., semaglutide), dual incretin agonists (e.g. tirzepatide), and forthcoming GLP-1–modulating drugs like retatrutide, have rapidly reshaped the clinical management of obesity, type 2 diabetes, and cardiometabolic disease. In less than a decade, these drugs have moved from the weight management and endocrinology niches to much wider use in […]
(This article was originally published on Dec. 3, 2025 on Undark.) For decades, U.S. marriage rates have been on the decline while the average age at which Americans have children has risen. Alongside this, birth rates have dropped — a phenomenon the Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has called a “national […]
Autoimmune diseases disproportionately affect women. This is especially true for lupus (formally known as systemic lupus erythematosus), as about nine in 10 people with the condition are female. Lupus can cause inflammation and pain and commonly affects the skin, joints, and organs including the heart and kidneys. Scientists have long observed an association between infection […]
For decades, Alzheimer’s disease research, and the clinical approaches that derive from it, have been hyper-focused on amyloid-β and its deleterious effects. But despite billions spent, this line of work has yet to yield a single truly effective drug therapy. That’s because there’s far more to the Alzheimer’s equation than amyloid plaques. In fact, by […]
Conventional medicine tends to view insomnia as an isolated problem — a nuisance symptom to be ameliorated. The solutions offered usually fall into three categories: Basic sleep hygiene advice: Recommendations like reducing screen time, keeping the bedroom dark, or sticking to a bedtime routine are helpful, but they are rarely enough on their own. For […]
Up to 30% of osteoporosis cases in postmenopausal women are caused by external factors like medications, rather than simply the decrease in estrogen that occurs around menopause. That’s according to a Mayo Clinic report from more than 20 years ago. In pre-menopausal women and men, that number is up around an astonishing 50%. Those are […]
Join women’s health nurse practitioner Allison Sayre for an in-depth exploration of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) that goes beyond surface-level symptoms. This webinar will unpack the complex physiological and biochemical factors driving PMS, examine key etiologic theories, and provide practical insights into both lab and clinical assessments. You’ll come away with evidence-based integrative strategies you can […]
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