LOS ANGELES TIMES – Inside every human is a thriving zoo of bacteria, fungi, viruses and other microscopic organisms collectively known as the microbiome. Trillions of microbes live in the digestive tract…
Jerry West, One of Basketball’s Greatest Players, Dies at 86
THE NEW YORK TIMES – Jerry West, who emerged from West Virginia coal country to become one of basketball’s greatest players, a signature figure in the history of the Los Angeles Lakers…
Pope Francis falsely accused of repeating gay ‘slur,’ opposes homosexuals in priesthood
ROME — Pope Francis on Tuesday reiterated his opposition to gay priests, allegedly repeating a highly pejorative slur in an encounter with clerics just two weeks after the Vatican issued an apology…
Insulin Prices Are Deadly High—But Mutual Aid Is Keeping Diabetics Alive
Mother Jones – Since May 2021, Rebecca Dotson has navigated type II diabetes with the help of mutual aid. Without the right resources—monitoring devices, insulin, and other medications—unmanaged diabetes can, at worst,…
Mayo Clinic Minute: How low testosterone can affect men’s health
MAYO CLINIC MINUTE – Millions of men live with a testosterone deficiency. If left unchecked, this treatable condition may contribute to serious health problems like osteoporosis and lowered red blood cell production. During National Men’s Health…
Beyond Lyme: New Tick-Borne Diseases On The Rise In U.S.
SHOTS HEALTH NEWS – Micheline LeBlanc knew something was up in the summer of 2022. She felt achy and fatigued. “Headaches were a big problem. Night sweats were dramatic,” LeBlanc says. When…
McDonald’s loses Big Mac trademark fight in Europe
LONDON (AP) — McDonald’s lost a European Union trademark dispute over the Big Mac name after a top European Union court sided Wednesday with Irish fast food rival Supermac’s in a long-running…
Sildenafil (‘Viagra’) improves brain blood flow and could help to prevent dementia
University of Oxford – A new trial conducted by the University of Oxford reveals that sildenafil, commonly known as Viagra, enhances blood flow to the brain and improves the function of brain…
Biden Admin Indicts Whistleblower Who Exposed Child Sex-Change Surgeries At Texas Children’s Hospital
DailyWire.com – The doctor targeted by the Biden administration for blowing the whistle on [so-called] transgender surgeries that were secretly being performed by Texas Children’s Hospital was formally indicted with federal charges this…
Pageants to Feature Morbidly Obese Miss Alabama, Trans Immigrant “Miss” Maryland
(Jacob Bruns, Headline USA) In order to not offend, Americans across the country have decided that they will invite unhealthy or mutilated people to compete in and win beauty pageants. On two…