Diet culture is driving weight loss jokes amid parasite outbreak
Oona Hanson is a writer, educator and parent coach who specializes in helping families navigate diet culture and eating disorders. Celebrating losing a few pounds because you got sick? As …
CNN
More than 1 million children lost access to food benefits after Trump bill passed
More than a million children across the US have lost access to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Snap) food benefits since Congress approved the One Big Beautiful Bill Act in July …
The Guardian
City museums failed to warn customers about Legionnaires' contamination
Tens of thousands of people could have been exposed to Legionnaires’ disease at crowded NYC institutions such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art — but a Post review found that …
New York Post
Two psychologists are at war over children and phones. Which one is right? – The Irish Times
Two of my heroes are in conflict about the causes of the youth mental health crisis. I have admired evolutionary psychologist Peter Gray’s work since his 2013 book, Free to …
Irish Times
Victoria's Coalition asked to justify differences between regional hospital election pledges
The scale and cost of health service upgrades for regional communities at opposite ends of the state may vary greatly, if the Coalition is successful at this year's state election. …
ABC News Australia
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University-developed gender-diverse dolls to be introduced in Minnesota schools this fall with state support
The University of Minnesota has developed 'MyGender Dolls'—paper dolls with interchangeable bodies and genitalia—for use by children ages 4–10 in educational and therapeutic settings. Funded …
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FDA Panel Recommends Expanding Access to Six Unproven Peptide Treatments Amid Safety and Regulatory Concerns
An FDA advisory committee has recommended loosening regulations on six of seven peptide treatments, allowing compounding pharmacies to potentially produce them for conditions including migraines, …
Some people are getting shut out when it comes to GLP-1 drugs. Here’s why.
Primary care doctor Ian Huntington has been counseling low-income Boston patients how to keep their weight under control, after the state’s Medicaid program stopped covering GLP-1 drugs for weight loss …
The Washington Post
I tried so hard to become a salad eater. Now cyclospora is sending me back to burgers | Dave Schilling
While war and conflict seem to be raging across the planet, the greatest weapon of mass destruction afflicting the United States today is, apparently, a salad – in the sense …
The Guardian
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Cyclosporiasis Outbreak Expands to Nine States, Linked to Taylor Farms Lettuce
A multistate outbreak of cyclosporiasis has expanded to nine states—Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia—with at least 1,947 confirmed cases …
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US Measles Cases Surpass 2025 Total, Reaching Highest Level Since 1991
As of July 2026, the United States has recorded 2,318 measles cases, exceeding the total from 2025 and marking the highest annual count since 1991. …
Death of girl in Chinese gene-editing trial kept secret: report
A six-year-old Chinese girl died last year after receiving an experimental gene-therapy to correct a non-life-threatening condition, according to an investigation by Science and Retraction Watch. The girl, given the …
RNZ