Most Treatments for Lower Back Pain Don’t Really Work, Study Finds
Researchers looked at 56 treatments for acute and chronic pain. Few of them were effective.Acetaminophen. Acupuncture. Massage. Muscle relaxants. Cannabinoids.…
RFK Jr.’s Prescription for Bird Flu on Farms: Let It Spread
The health secretary has suggested allowing the virus to spread, so as to identify birds that may be immune. Such…
Can Adults Develop Seasonal Allergies? Symptoms and Treatments, Explained
After sidestepping symptoms for years, the sneezing and runny nose can come for you. Here’s why.After decades of never experiencing…
What’s in Your Emergency Travel Bag?
Everybody has those five or six things that can make or break a vacation — items that become clutch when…
Is ‘Chia Seed Water’ Good for You?
Q: I keep seeing “chia seed water” all over social media, with influencers saying it helps with constipation, bowel regularity…
How I Survived Heart Surgery
A writer explores how a Jewish ritual changed her relationship with mortality.I had a hole in my chest.Three weeks had…
Digital Therapists Get Stressed Too, Study Finds
Chatbots should be built with enough resilience to deal with difficult emotional situations, researchers said.Even chatbots get the blues. According…
The Ex-Patients’ Club
On a recent Friday morning, Daniel, a lawyer in his early 40s, was in a Zoom counseling session describing tapering…
Are Vibration Plates a Scam?
TikTok influencers claim they’re an easy route to fitness. Here’s what the data says.By Sean DongBy standing on a vibrating…
Keeping With Kennedy’s Advice, Measles Patients Turn to Unproven Treatments
In West Texas, some with severe illness have not been taken to a doctor until their conditions worsened, officials said.Struggling…