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Five powerful trends are reshaping public health MD, DrPH: The world’s population is getting older; the planet is getting warmer; more people are living in cities; trust in institutions is declining; and technology is advancing at extraordinary speed

A picture from Pinterest might look like a dream, but in real life, it could require constant maintenance and drive up costs. Trends change quickly, yet you will have to live with your chosen solutions for a much longer time

The healthcare payments system has reached a critical tipping point. With total U.S. healthcare spending reaching $5.3 trillion annually, and projected to increase by 6% each year1, the scale and impact is massive. Patients are skipping necessary care due to the growing cost of healthcare, while providers are struggling with administrative burdens due to slow, paper-heavy…

Fitness trainer Peter Embiricos weighs the evidence behind protein coffee, creatine, electrolytes, cottage cheese, and other popular wellness advice

National Institutes of Health (NIH) pediatric research funding has persistently lagged behind children’s share of the US population and disease burden. This study examined trends in NIH pediatric research expenditures, funding distribution across NIH components, and classification accuracy of the NIH Research, Condition, and Disease Categorization (RCDC)’s system for identifying pediatric research

Amazon received $600 million in tariff refunds—now customers are suing to get their share

From proteinmaxxing and fibermaxxing, today’s extreme fad diets are couched in the language of optimization. Health influencers and celebrities say we need to squeeze as much of these specific nutrients into our meals as possible to maximize how we look or how long we live. While it sounds nice in theory to strive for the best…

A chorus of influencers on social media in the MAHA and “trad wife” communities emphasize the downsides of hormonal birth control. Research shows few of them have medical expertise. Jim Watson/AFP

Trend forecasting is mostly a mug’s game: for every prediction that lands, a dozen quietly expire in a warehouse full of unsold gadgets. But stand far enough back from the middle of the decade and a pattern does emerge, and it isn’t the one the futurists promised us. There is no great reinvention going on.…

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