If panic-checking tins of formula has featured in your 2026, you are absolutely not alone. Across the UK, Europe and the US, parents have been confronted with wave after wave of recalls, contamination scares and supply-chain concerns linked to infant formula in recent years, and understandably, it’s left many families anxious about what’s safe to … [Read more…]
Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and vaccine development. Follow her on Mastodon and Bluesky. You can reach Helen on Signal at hbranswell.01. When Craig Spencer contracted Ebola while working in Guinea during the West African outbreak in 2014, he was already back in the United States when … [Read more…]
Noticing changes on your skin is often enough to send you straight into a Google search spiral. I get it, I’ve been there. Is it a freckle? A mole? Has it always been there, and when should you worry? The good news is that most freckles and moles are harmless. But understanding the difference between … [Read more…]
Below is a lightly edited, AI-generated transcript of the “First Opinion Podcast” interview with Patricia Bencivenga and Adriane Fugh-Berman. Be sure to sign up for the weekly “First Opinion Podcast” on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Get alerts about each new episode by signing up for the “First Opinion Podcast” newsletter. And don’t … [Read more…]
If you’ve spent any time researching fertility or wellbeing supplements, you’ve probably come across CoQ10 and its active, most bioavailable form – ubiquinol. It’s often talked about in relation to egg quality, mitochondrial health and energy production (something we’ve explored in our guide to the best CoQ10 for fertility). But recently, while digging deeper into … [Read more…]
Senate and House Democrats introduced resolutions Wednesday to overturn a Medicare pilot that uses artificial intelligence to approve or deny care. The technology experiment has led to allegations of delayed care for seniors in at least one of the six states it is currently being implemented. The newest effort to force a vote to stop … [Read more…]
For many of us in the UK, a first step in trying to access fertility treatment begins with the NHS. It’s familiar, regulated and widely trusted. But as we hear from more and more patients experiencing long waiting lists, complex referral pathways and postcode-dependent access to funded care, where else are we turning for support? … [Read more…]
NEW ORLEANS — U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy is fighting for his political life in Louisiana’s Republican primary on Saturday as he faces a challenge backed by President Donald Trump, the latest attempt by the president to purge the party of politicians he views as disloyal. Trump endorsed U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow over Cassidy, in an unusual attempt … [Read more…]
“Each month ended the same way, despite careful tracking and effort,” said a San Francisco-based patient in her early 30s, when discussing her struggle to conceive her first child. After nearly a year of trying and mounting disappointments, she realized something wasn’t right. “Ultimately, it was pregnancy test fail after fail after fail,” she said. … [Read more…]
Endometriosis is a complex disease that can significantly affect the quality of life and fertility of many women. In recent years, less invasive alternatives to traditional surgery have emerged, such as endometrioma sclerotherapy, a safe and effective technique that we are beginning to apply in clinical practice with very promising results. What is sclerotherapy? Sclerotherapy, … [Read more…]