Health
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The revived Presidential Fitness Test has doctors giving conflicting diagnosesTalking Points The test has been reinstated after being canceled in 2013
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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An Antarctic sea squirt could help treat melanomaUnder the radar The organism may help produce a cancer-killing toxin
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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Sick leave around EuropeThe Explainer Germany is clamping down on number of days workers take off for illness
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Women are hacking hormonal health with allergy drugs and antacidsUnder the Radar Can an antihistamine a day keep the hot flashes away?
By Theara Coleman, The Week US Published
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‘The costs of this fleeting spectral wonder are high’Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Men get postpartum depression tooUnder the Radar Some dads are suffering in silence through the early perinatal period
By Theara Coleman, The Week US Published
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A copper drug could boost memory in Alzheimer’s patientsUnder the radar It clears toxic proteins in the brain that cause memory loss
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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Why testosterone therapy warning labels may soon changeThe Explainer The revisions could make access much easier
By Theara Coleman, The Week US Published
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Unproven, experimental stem cell treatments for autistic children are on the riseUnder the Radar Desperate parents are putting their faith in untested hands
By Theara Coleman, The Week US Published
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Hookworm therapy: parasites that could secrete medicineUnder The Radar Scientists think swallowing worms could – one day – make us better
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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The Wegovy weight-loss pill: what you need to knowThe Explainer ‘Game-changing’ oral drug has similar success rate to injections but also comes with potentially serious side-effects
By The Week UK Published
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Big Tobacco may have jump-started the ultraprocessed food industryUnder the radar Cigarettes and food have the same marketing team
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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Scientists renew the search for measles drugs amid low vaccination ratesThe Explainer There is currently no FDA-approved measles drug. But researchers are optimistic.
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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FDA approves the first new sunscreen in over 20 yearsUnder the radar The chemical works better — and feels better
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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