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‘You lose yourself’: inside the mental health crisis hitting gen X women | Mental health
Looking at the women in my own immediate friendship group, ranging in age from 50 to 63, we have lived through every flavour of chaos. Apart from the haywire hormones and feelings of invisibility, there are also the life-changing events that happen at this life stage – post-divorce relocation, caring for a parent with dementia, a breast cancer diagnosis, redundancy.…
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Natrona County health and food inspections (3/13/26–3/19/26)
THANKS TO OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS CASPER, Wyo. — The Casper-Natrona County Health Department inspects restaurants, grocery stores, convenience stores, mobile food units, commissaries and food vending operations. Every facility has an unannounced inspection at least twice a year. According to the department, “There are three types of violations: priority, priority foundation and core.” While the department of health is looking…
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Bridging medical realities in the study of technology and health | MIT News
A few weeks ago, Amy Moran-Thomas and 20 students in her class 21A.311 (The Social Lives of Medical Objects) were gathered around a glucose meter, a jar of test strips, and various spare medical parts in the MIT Museum seminar room, talking about how to make them work better. The class had just heard a presentation from the president of…
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Weight-loss treatment is on the verge of a dramatic shift – again
At the end of a seemingly ubiquitous commercial for telehealth company Ro, a characteristically flabbergasted Charles Barkley speaks for us all when he remarks, “Wait, you’re telling me they have a GLP-1 pill for weight loss now?” They do – and it turns out to be as wildly popular as its injectable predecessors. Just about 10 weeks after it was…
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Why This 44-Year-Old Refuses to Let a ‘Magic’ Weight Loss Drug Define His Life
Pranav Gupta may be 25 kg lighter today thanks to a weight loss drug he started on last June but he does not want to be dependent on it. Currently on a Mounjaro injectable, he wants to get rid of it some day and doesn’t want it to define his life. “It got me off a dangerous ledge called obesity,…
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Nantucket Current | Dueling Complaints Alleging Open Meeting Law…
Open meeting law complaints have been filed against the Select Board and Board of Health in the wake of a heated Board of Health discussion on the merits of an artificial turf field the Nantucket Public Schools plans to install at Vito Capizzo Stadium. The discussion was cut short when several Select Board members suggested that it was veering close…
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New parents are shunning proven preventive care for their infants in effort to be ‘natural’
One day at an Idaho hospital, half the newborns Dr. Tom Patterson saw didn’t get the vitamin K shots that have been given to babies for decades to prevent potentially deadly bleeding. On another recent day, more than a quarter didn’t get the shot. Their parents wouldn’t allow it. “When you look at a child who’s innocent and vulnerable —…
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Restaurants add protein, fiber for weight loss drug users
A mini burger, mini fries and mini beer, Clinton Hall’s “Teeny Weeny Mini Meal”, is pictured next to a regular-sized combo on Dec. 8, 2025 in New York City. Approximately one in eight American adults are currently taking drugs from the class of GLP-1 agonists that are now popular for weight loss, according to a November poll by the non-profit…
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Do artificial sweeteners increase appetite or food intake?
In an evolving health landscape, emerging research continues to highlight concerns that could impact everyday wellbeing. Here’s the key update you should know about: Do artificial sweeteners really disrupt appetite and drive overeating, or could they help curb sweet cravings without increasing intake? A new controlled study puts this long-standing debate to the test. Study: Acute and Prolonged Effects of…
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Michigan health officials urge vaccinations after measles outbreak hits Washtenaw County
WASHTENAW COUNTY, Mich. – Lead Michigan health officials confirmed three measles cases in Washtenaw County and urged residents to check their vaccination status as the state sees more cases linked to a nationwide rise. Public health experts say the 2025 surge in measles cases has continued into 2026, and that the virus’s high transmissibility makes widespread spread likely without strong…
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