Health
Magnesium Glycinate vs. Citrate: Which Should You Take?
Glycinate is calming and gentle; citrate is well absorbed but mildly laxative. Which magnesium fits sleep, constipation and daily use, and what the evidence actually shows.
Is Creatine Safe for Women With PCOS?
A single 2009 study on male rugby players still scares women with PCOS away from creatine. Here's what the actual research on women shows about dosing, bloating, and hormones.
How to Lower Cortisol: What the Evidence Actually Says
Cleanses, cocktails and 'cortisol face' are everywhere online. Endocrinologists say almost none of it works, and the real ways to calm the stress hormone are cheaper and duller than the trend admits.
NYC Investigates Legionnaires' Cluster on the Upper East Side
Two confirmed cases, no deaths, and a health department moving early: what New Yorkers need to know about the Legionnaires' cluster now under investigation on the Upper East Side.
West Nile Virus Is Off to Its Worst Start in 20 Years, CDC Says
The CDC has confirmed 48 West Nile cases by June 30, far above the usual 10, with Arizona hardest hit as officials urge simple precautions over the July 4 weekend.
DR Congo's Ebola Toll Hits 377 Deaths as Outbreak Spreads
With 1,307 confirmed cases and a fourth province affected, the DRC's Bundibugyo outbreak is the fastest first month for Ebola on record in Africa.
England's Resident Doctors Accept Pay Deal, Ending Two Years of Strikes
A 53% vote closes the longest pay fight in the NHS's recent history, but the doctors' union is already warning it will not stay closed.
CDC Raises Ebola Response to Its Highest Level as Cases Top 1,100
The CDC has moved to its highest response level as the Congo-Uganda Ebola outbreak becomes the third largest on record. For US readers, the risk stays low.
France Confirms First Ebola Case as Congo Outbreak Outpaces Response
A returning aid doctor tested positive in France. The public-health answer to the obvious question is reassuring; the picture inside Congo is not.
Hantavirus Quarantine Ends for 18 Cruise Passengers in Nebraska
The last of 18 Americans exposed to hantavirus on a cruise ship left a 42-day quarantine in Omaha, with federal officials reporting no sustained spread in the U.S.
NHS Approves First Drug That Delays Type 1 Diabetes
Teplizumab can hold off the onset of type 1 diabetes for close to three years, but only for the small group caught before symptoms start, and most are never tested.
Australia Locks Down Poultry as a Second Seabird Tests Positive for H5
A second infected seabird put Australia's biggest chicken producer into lockdown. The number that matters, for now, is two.
Ebola Kills 17 Medics in Congo as a Frail Health System Buckles
The WHO says 75 health workers have been infected and 17 have died in Congo's Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak, straining a system with about 11 medics per 10,000 people.
Australia Confirms Its First H5 Bird Flu Case on the Mainland
Authorities confirmed the deadly H5 strain of avian influenza in a migratory seabird in Western Australia, the first mainland case of a virus that has reached every other continent.
HPV Jab Cuts Cervical Cancer Deaths in Young Women to Near Zero
A Lancet analysis says girls vaccinated at 12 or 13 now have a close-to-zero risk of dying from cervical cancer before 30.
FDA Warns the Maker of the $1,700 SNOO Smart Bassinet
The FDA cited Happiest Baby for selling SNOO products without clearance and flagged mold and unsanitary refurbished units, giving the company 15 days to respond.
Congo's Ebola outbreak becomes largest ever of Bundibugyo strain
With 782 confirmed cases and 181 deaths reported by June 14, Congo's Ebola outbreak is now the largest caused by the Bundibugyo virus, a strain with no licensed vaccine or treatment.
India Ends Over-the-Counter Sales of Cough Syrups
New rules notified June 9 strip syrups of a decades-old exemption, so cough mixtures can no longer be bought without a prescription after children died from tainted batches.
The Real U.S. Midlife Crisis Is Loneliness and Strain, Study Finds
Born in the 1960s and early 1970s, today's middle-aged Americans report more loneliness, depression and memory trouble than the generation before, a 17-country study finds.
A Study Says Brain Health Can Improve at Any Age. Read the Fine Print
A three-year study of nearly 4,000 adults found measurable brain-health gains from ages 19 to 94. The finding is real — but the sample skews narrow and there's no control group.