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How Many Electrolytes Should You Be Taking, and Can You Have Too Many?

Fizz Ed

How Many Electrolytes Should You Be Taking, and Can You Have Too Many?

Megan Tomos

An FDA Panel Just Endorsed These Unproven Peptides

Pep in Your Step

An FDA Panel Just Endorsed These Unproven Peptides

Emily Mullin

‘The Child Is Terrified’: Measles Doctors Speak Out

Status Quo

‘The Child Is Terrified’: Measles Doctors Speak Out

Amy Maxmen, KFF Health News

Why Lettuce Is Always Making People Sick

Green Achers

Why Lettuce Is Always Making People Sick

Emily Mullin

Even Mild Sleep Deprivation May Lead to Weight Gain

Night Night

Even Mild Sleep Deprivation May Lead to Weight Gain

Ritsuko Kawai

Elite Young Runners Are Becoming Freakishly Fast. Welcome to ‘Trackflation’

Kids These Days

Elite Young Runners Are Becoming Freakishly Fast. Welcome to ‘Trackflation’

Brendan I. Koerner

The CDC Has a Cyclospora Lab. DOGE Downsized It Last Year

Reaping, Sowing, Etc.

The CDC Has a Cyclospora Lab. DOGE Downsized It Last Year

Emily Mullin

Wildfire Smoke Is Worse Than You Think. Here’s How to Keep Safe

Smoke Screen

Wildfire Smoke Is Worse Than You Think. Here’s How to Keep Safe

Matthew Korfhage

Everyone Thinks They Have the Diarrhea Parasite

A Real Shitshow

Everyone Thinks They Have the Diarrhea Parasite

Emily Mullin, Kate Taylor, and Leah Feiger

Lionel Messi’s Final World Cup—and the Death of Early Retirement

World Cup 2026

Lionel Messi’s Final World Cup—and the Death of Early Retirement

Malak Saleh

The Explosive Diarrhea Outbreak Is About to Get Much Bigger

Poop Problems

The Explosive Diarrhea Outbreak Is About to Get Much Bigger

Emily Mullin and Kate Taylor

What Watching a Soccer Final Does to Your Body, According to Science

World Cup 2026

What Watching a Soccer Final Does to Your Body, According to Science

Jorge Garay

Fish Oil Supplements May Not Help Stave Off Dementia After All

DHA

Fish Oil Supplements May Not Help Stave Off Dementia After All

Ritsuko Kawai

Food Preservatives May Increase the Risk of High Blood Pressure and Cardiovascular Disease

Added Values

Food Preservatives May Increase the Risk of High Blood Pressure and Cardiovascular Disease

Ritsuko Kawai

The FDA Ruled That Zyn Pouches Are Safer Than Cigarettes. That Doesn’t Mean They’re Safe

Less Bad

The FDA Ruled That Zyn Pouches Are Safer Than Cigarettes. That Doesn’t Mean They’re Safe

Megan Tomos

Heat Domes Are Dangerous. July Fourth Activities Will Make Things Worse

Beat the Heat

Heat Domes Are Dangerous. July Fourth Activities Will Make Things Worse

Emily Mullin

The Most Promising Ebola Vaccine Has Been Sitting on the Shelf for 15 Years

Speed Trials

The Most Promising Ebola Vaccine Has Been Sitting on the Shelf for 15 Years

Isabella Ward

Pseudoscientific Cancer ‘Treatment’ Involves Gassing Naked People in Plastic Bags With Bleach

Dangerous Ideas

Pseudoscientific Cancer ‘Treatment’ Involves Gassing Naked People in Plastic Bags With Bleach

David Gilbert

The Sperm-Maxxing Bros Are Actually Onto Something

Super Swimmers

The Sperm-Maxxing Bros Are Actually Onto Something

Gabriela Galvin

I Was Scammed Buying GLP-1s Online. I’m Not Alone

Fitter Happier

I Was Scammed Buying GLP-1s Online. I’m Not Alone

John Semley