Checkout the latest in health and wellness stories from around the internet.
Please note that we always try to pull from reputable sources but, as you read,
we ask that you bring to bear that rarest of skills in the internet age: critical thinking.
As Vote Nears on Hepatitis Shot, Criticism About Quality of Data Presented to Panel
Source — Dec 04, 2025
The morning session of the federal vaccine panel appointed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was marked by accusations of cherry-picked data in presentations on the vaccine’s safety.
Daily coffee may slow biological aging in mental illness
Source — Dec 04, 2025
Researchers studying people with major psychiatric disorders found that drinking up to four cups of coffee a day is associated with longer telomeres. This suggests a potential slowing of biological aging by about five y…
Former F.D.A. Commissioners Sound Alarm on Plan to Change Vaccine Policy
Source — Dec 04, 2025
Twelve former commissioners, in a New England Journal of Medicine article, said they were “deeply concerned” by a leaked memo from the agency’s vaccine regulator.
Inside RFK Jr.’s Methodical Quest to Shake Up America’s Vaccine System
Source — Dec 04, 2025
The health secretary has walled himself off from government scientists and empowered fellow activists to pursue his vaccine agenda.
My son is a voracious reader, but he judges books by their covers. How can I help him see past them? | Leading questions
Source — Dec 04, 2025
When you make art proof of virtue, you can make it feel like a drag, advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith writes. Instead, encourage him to develop his own sensibility Read more Leading questions My eight-and-a-half-ye…
Simple nutrient mix delivers surprising autism breakthrough in mice
Source — Dec 04, 2025
A low-dose mix of zinc, serine, and branched-chain amino acids boosted neural function and social behavior in autism mouse models. The combination restored more typical synaptic protein patterns and reduced excessive am…
How Can I Support My Therapist After a Tragedy?
Source — Dec 04, 2025
I don’t know how personal I should get with my mental health provider.
Scientists capture flu viruses surfing into human cells in real time
Source — Dec 04, 2025
Scientists have captured a never-before-seen, high-resolution look at influenza’s stealthy invasion of human cells, revealing that the cells aren’t just helpless victims. Using a groundbreaking imaging technique, resear…