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For many coffee lovers, sweetened coffee is an absolute necessity — but recent scrutiny over popular coffee creamers has raised concerns regarding potential health risks associated with their ingredients. Many of these creamers have been found to contain chemicals such as hydrogenated soybean oil, cottonseed oil, carrageenan, and other brominated vegetable oils. While these oils…
A new study from Yale University has overturned a long-standing belief in the field of psychiatry regarding the development of psychotic symptoms, revealing that delusions typically emerge before hallucinations in individuals at high risk for psychosis. This finding challenges previous assumptions that hallucinations were the primary drivers of delusional thinking. Researchers conducted a thorough analysis…
Accommodation requests for mental health issues are on the rise. While these disabilities may not always be outwardly apparent, it is crucial for employers to address mental health accommodation requests with the same level of diligence as any other disability, as legally required. On a recent episode of We get work®, hosts Cepideh Roufougar and…
In a significant blow to public health efforts, vaccination clinics across the United States have been canceled following the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) sudden cancellation of $11.4 billion in COVID-related funds for state and local health departments in late March. More than a dozen vaccination clinics were called off in Pima…
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently encouraged individuals to receive the measles vaccine while simultaneously making misleading claims about its safety testing and the duration of its protection. Kennedy, known for his anti-vaccine stance and now overseeing critical federal health agencies such as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the…
A recent study published in the journal Neurology has revealed that consuming eight or more alcoholic drinks per week is associated with brain lesions known as hyaline arteriolosclerosis, which can impair memory and cognitive function. These brain lesions are signs of damaged blood vessels that can restrict blood flow and gradually harm brain tissue. The…
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has initiated a large-scale testing and research effort to investigate the causes of what is being described as an autism epidemic in the nation, according to Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during a Cabinet meeting on Thursday. Kennedy indicated that this initiative would involve hundreds of…
Once upon a time, in the late 20th century, European patients had a better chance of accessing novel medicines than their U.S. counterparts. This was “not because [Europe] was a more attractive market, rather because . . . the regulatory system of the United States, and that of the FDA in particular, was broadly inefficient,”…