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Nicotine: the latest wellness hack
4+ hour, 58+ min ago (745+ words) If you spend any time on social media, you may have noticed a curious trend: wellness influencers singing the praises of nicotine. Not smoking or vaping but nicotine patches and pouches, repackaged as cognitive enhancers, productivity boosters and even weight-loss…...
Obamacare’s Slow Death Is Debilitating Centene Stock
21+ hour, 12+ min ago (586+ words) Obamacare's Slow Death Is Debilitating Centene Stock'inkl Obamacare's Slow Death Is Debilitating Centene Stock The controversial Affordable Care Act (ACA), commonly known as Obamacare, was enacted in 2010 with grand promises of lowering health insurance premiums while expanding coverage to millions…...
‘Sly stowaway’ UK fox finds new home at Bronx Zoo after illicit transatlantic trip
20+ hour, 3+ min ago (247+ words) A sly fox slipped on to a cargo ship and travelled from Southampton to New York, according to officials at Bronx Zoo. The zoo, which is looking after the animal, said it appears healthy after early examinations. It is unclear…...
Hearing loss is often called a dementia risk factor – here’s what the research really shows
4+ hour, 58+ min ago (890+ words) Hearing loss and dementia affect millions of people worldwide. But headlines describing hearing loss as the "leading mid-life risk factor" for dementia can be misleading. They often oversimplify complex science, and risk confusing people who are trying to understand what…...
Allergy season is arriving early for some – here’s what your nose can expect this year
22+ hour, 50+ min ago (667+ words) Allergy season is arriving unusually early this year, with warmer weather prompting trees and plants to release pollen ahead of schedule. Across much of the country, doctors and allergists are warning that seasonal symptoms, from sneezing and itchy eyes to…...
Do you really need a water filter? Here's what experts say
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (1020+ words) U.S. tap water is generally safe and high quality. But that doesn't mean every glass tastes the same, or that every building's plumbing delivers identical water to the faucet. That uncertainty has fueled a booming market for water filters, from simple…...
Young mother died from sepsis after being prescribed wrong antibiotics
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (1014+ words) A young mother died from sepsis contributed to by NHS neglect after she was given the wrong antibiotics, a coroner has ruled. Aleisha Rochester, 33, a bank cashier from Croydon, south London, died two weeks after undergoing a routine procedure to…...
Your cat is likely to live longer if you don’t let them roam – new study
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (1002+ words) Warning: some readers might find images in this article distressing. We all know cats represent a major threat to native animals and birds. Australia's 5.3 million domestic cats kill a total of 546 million animals each year in Australia. What's less well…...
Novo Nordisk and Hims & Hers Turn Patent Dispute Into Business Opportunity
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (488+ words) A legal fight between Novo Nordisk and Hims & Hers Health has quickly turned into a business partnership. The drugmaker has agreed to dismiss its patent lawsuit after the two companies struck a deal to sell popular weight-loss medicines through the…...
77 Good News From Around The World That Might Make Life A Little Bit Better
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (1655+ words) Bombs dropping, cities burning, children starving, sickening files coming to light" 2026 has really done a number on us and it seems no matter how hard we try to avoid it, doom-scrolling is almost being forced upon us. There's only so…...