The Keys to a Long Life Are Sleep and a Better Diet—and Money

And of course there are other priorities: infectious disease, pandemic control, global health, prevention of childhood diseases. If you ask Bill Gates, he’d have a whole different set of priorities. You could argue that those would actually improve average longevity far more than anti-ageing research, by reducing infant mortality and infectious disease and so on. … Read more

How to Set Medication Reminders on Your Phone (2024): Best Apps, iPhone, Android, Samsung

Medisafe offers short videos for most medications where a doctor describes the medication and explains possible side effects and other useful information. The app will even flag possible interactions if you are taking multiple medications. The free version is excellent, but you can get rid of ads and unlock some extra customization options with a … Read more

I’m a precision medicine doctor who helps patients boost their longevity. These are the 6 supplements I take every day.

Dr. Florence Comite specializes in personalized medicine to help patients live as long as possible. She shared six of the daily supplements she takes. These include dark chocolate, aspirin, methylated B vitamins, and vitamin D A precision medicine doctor shared the six supplements she takes daily in the hope they will help her live longer. … Read more

King Charles and alternative medicine approaches to cancer care

LONDON — We don’t know what kind of cancer King Charles III suffers from, where in his body the renegade cells were found or what sort of treatment he is receiving. Still, he is suddenly one of the most prominent cancer patients in the world, with the potential to influence how people think about this … Read more

A Startup Has Unlocked a Way to Make Cheap Insulin

Now some key patents have expired, and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has paved the way for biosimilar versions of insulin—so-called because they’re almost identical to another product already on the market. For a product to be biosimilar, it must be highly similar in structure to the original and work just as well … Read more

‘Married to Medicine’ Injects a Dose of Reality With the Ozempic Wave

The Big Picture Ozempic, a popular drug for weight loss, has both positive and negative effects, including nausea, vomiting, and blocked intestines. Dr. Jackie from Married to Medicine supports the use of Ozempic to control obesity, while Dr. Simone is more cautious but still considers it as a potential option. Some fans speculate that Oprah … Read more

Israel-Hamas: Qatar, France Send Medicine for Gaza Hostages

RAFAH, Gaza Strip — A shipment of medicine for dozens of hostages held by Hamas was en route to Gaza on Wednesday after France and Qatar mediated the first agreement between Israel and the militant group since a weeklong cease-fire in November. The medicines arrived in Egypt and were on the way to the border. … Read more

A Key to Detecting Brain Disease Earlier Than Ever

Earlier this year, Parkinson’s disease (PD) research entered a new era when the Michael J. Fox Foundation announced a momentous scientific breakthrough—the discovery of a biomarker for PD. It meant that, for the first time ever, we can now pinpoint the earliest known signs of the disease in Parkinson’s patients. This long-awaited new procedure is … Read more

Your Medical Data Is Code Blue

Until last November, I had never heard of Perry Johnson and Associates. But they had heard of me. In fact, without my knowledge, they had information about me that even my closest friends and relatives might not know. Because the company provides “transcription and dictation” services to Northwell Health, a medical provider that has treated … Read more

How Your Body Adapts to Extreme Cold

Metabolic details matter to predict health in the modern world, Ocobock says. The same genetic programming that arose to protect someone in the Arctic—like high BMI and faster metabolism—could become liabilities. Many of Ocobock’s study subjects have been overweight and obese with normal cholesterol and blood sugar. Being “fat but fit,” which has been beneficial … Read more