Toilet humor over diarrhea-induced weight loss shows fat phobia is alive and well
Social media influencers jokingly promoting cyclospora infection to lose weight are encouraging body shaming and eating disorders.
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admin ‘Maxxing’ isn’t the best approach to any part of your health
It’s trendy to take everything to the max, but health experts caution that dramatic lifestyle hacks are often less effective…
When you have advanced prostate cancer: What living with the disease looks like
President Joe Biden recently gave an update on his treatment for metastatic prostate cancer. A urologist explains ways to manage…
Many kids don’t eat enough veggies. Amid a parasite outbreak in the US, what’s a parent to do?
An outbreak of cyclospora has some people eating less produce, but a global study found kids eat too few fruits…
More teens are using generative AI to make explicit content. What parents should know about it
As generative AI becomes more widespread and sophisticated, experts urge parents to keep an eye on how teens use the…
The rise of ‘safety fatigue’ among parents
Does social media blame you for all the ways you should protect your kids? Welcome to the rise of parental…
It’s not clear why more young children are drowning — but here’s what you can do about it
Drowning is the leading cause of death among children ages 1 to 4 in the United States. Here’s what parents…
People considered me ugly as a child. Now, I know they were wrong
Defying traditional beauty standards, Stephanie Fairyington felt ugly as a child. That changed when she came out at 19 and…
Testosterone doesn’t mean what most people think it does
Make sure the number on a testosterone check opens a real evaluation of health instead of becoming a shortcut to…
Not everything you see online has to apply to you
“Bean soup theory” refers to people thinking all content they see online should apply to them. Here’s why this is…