Are the Olympics Bad for Public Health?
Feb. 28, 2022 -- Every Olympics, the world’s greatest athletes come together to demonstrate the upper limits of what the human body can achieve and inspire all of us to…
Ways to Stay Body Positive Around People Who Have a Bad Body Image
Long before Megan Jayne Crabbe became a body positivity advocate, author, and social media sensation with over 1.3 million followers, she was a teenage girl with anorexia. But even…
Should bad science be censored on social media?
A Royal Society report recommends against censoring scientific misinformation online. Source link
Omicron: Good news, bad news and what it all means
By James GallagherHealth and science correspondentImage source, Getty ImagesThe world is being hit by a tsunami of Omicron. Scientists, politicians and indeed all of us are grappling with what it…
Are Cortisone Injections Good or Bad for Arthritic Knees?
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, Dec. 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Cortisone injections have gotten a bad rap in recent years as a treatment for arthritis pain, because steroids are…
A Few Prolific Liars Give the Rest of Us a Bad Name
Nov. 11, 2021 -- Zero. That’s the number of lies many of us tell on a typical day, according to a new study published in Communication Monographs. The average of…
‘I don’t want to live, my mental health’s that bad’
There were nearly 400,000 mental health referrals in June - 25% more than in June 2019 - according to NHS England figures. Analysis shared with BBC from the University of…
Panic-Buying Toilet Paper Is a Bad Habit We Can Break
Oct. 12, 2021 -- How did toilet paper become the unofficial symbol of anxiety during the pandemic? Empty store shelves are a stark reminder of how COVID-19 has taken a…
Do I Have Bad Breath? A New Sensor Will Check
July 29, 2021 -- Sometimes it's hard to tell if you have bad breath, and asking someone to check if it's fresh can be embarrassing. But thanks to science, there…
Good News, Bad News on COVID From Pandemic Holiday Weekend
July 6, 2021 -- Though President Joe Biden missed his goal of having 70% of adult Americans partially vaccinated against COVID-19 by July 4, the mark was hit in 19…