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France Just Criminalized ‘Ecocide’: Punishing Major Polluters to Protect Public Health

France Just Criminalized ‘Ecocide’: Punishing Major Polluters to Protect Public Health

As a doctor, I routinely treat the physical effects of a sick environment. Contaminated water and polluted air lead to very real, chronic health issues in my patients every single day. This is why I pay close attention to how governments protect our natural resources. Recently, the French parliament passed legislation that makes severe environmental…

New Targeted Drug Nearly Doubles Survival Time For Pancreatic Cancer Patients In Major Trial

New Targeted Drug Nearly Doubles Survival Time For Pancreatic Cancer Patients In Major Trial

When patients sit in my office to discuss a metastatic pancreatic cancer diagnosis, their first question is almost always about their true life expectancy. For a long time, the survival statistics have been difficult to discuss. Our primary tool has been intravenous chemotherapy. It offers limited success and brings heavy toxicity. That is why the…

FDA Approves Sound Wave Treatment for Cancer Without Surgery, Chemotherapy, or Radiation

FDA Approves Sound Wave Treatment for Cancer Without Surgery, Chemotherapy, or Radiation

When you hear a cancer diagnosis, your immediate thought probably goes to invasive surgery, chemotherapy, or radiation. Over my years in practice, I have seen how the physical demands of these standard treatments affect patients almost as much as the disease itself. That is why I want to talk to you about a newly FDA-approved…

Finland is Giving Away a Free Seven-Day Stay to Teach People How to Actually Be Happy
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Finland is Giving Away a Free Seven-Day Stay to Teach People How to Actually Be Happy

Let us talk about stress and how we typically treat it. I see patients every day who are completely exhausted. They sit in my clinic complaining of fatigue, poor sleep, and a racing heart. We usually run labs and look for physiological solutions to fix the problem. I often prescribe rest as a primary treatment….

Your Cup of Tea Could Be Delivering Billions of Plastic Particles

Your Cup of Tea Could Be Delivering Billions of Plastic Particles

For many people, a hot cup of tea is a daily ritual associated with comfort, relaxation, and better health. But new research suggests that the very tea bags used to brew that soothing drink may be introducing an unexpected ingredient into your cup: billions of microscopic plastic particles. Scientists have been investigating the growing presence…

A Growing Number of Men May Never Become Fathers – According to New Study
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A Growing Number of Men May Never Become Fathers – According to New Study

The idea that women and men have roughly the same number of children seemed like common sense. After all, every child has both a mother and a father. Yet new research is challenging that assumption and revealing a surprising demographic shift: men may now be having fewer children on average than women. At first glance,…

Against All Odds: A Thriving Ecosystem Inside the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone

Against All Odds: A Thriving Ecosystem Inside the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone

When most people hear the name Chernobyl, they think of one of the worst nuclear disasters in human history. The explosion at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in 1986 forced tens of thousands of people to leave their homes and created a vast exclusion zone around the site. For decades, the area has been viewed…

Having Stronger Legs May Be One of the Best Investments for Your Brain
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Having Stronger Legs May Be One of the Best Investments for Your Brain

When most people think about protecting their brain, they focus on puzzles, supplements, or memory exercises. While these strategies can be helpful, one of the most powerful tools for preserving cognitive function may be much lower down your body: your legs. Research has uncovered an intriguing connection between lower-body strength and long-term brain health. In…

A Developing Super El Niño Could Reshape Your Health—Here’s How

A Developing Super El Niño Could Reshape Your Health—Here’s How

Scientists are increasingly concerned about conditions developing in the Pacific Ocean that could set the stage for one of the strongest El Niño events in recorded history. Some forecasters now believe a “Super El Niño” may emerge, potentially becoming the most powerful event since weather records began tracking these patterns in the late 19th century….