Updated COVID-19 vaccines available in Michigan next week
MDHHS recommends the vaccination for everyone 6 months and older, regardless if they were previously vaccinated.
FDA signs off on updated Covid-19 vaccines that target circulating variants
The updated vaccines are approved for people 12 and older and are authorized under emergency use for individuals 6 months through 11 years old.
Transgender Experiences in Weimar and Nazi Germany
Before 1933, Germany was a center of LGBT+ community and culture, with several renowned organizations serving and supporting trans and gender non-conforming people. Hitler’s Nazi government, however, brutally targeted the…
Maintenance Phase: The Food Pyramid
In the 1990s, the Food Pyramid was one of the most recognizable symbols in nutrition education. But where did it come from? Why was it created by the agriculture department?…
A metaphor for how the COVID vaccine works
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How wellness culture is toxic for people with chronic illness
Wellness culture is toxic for people with chronic illness or pain. Influencers use shame and sexism in medicine to scam sick people. I understand the attractiveness of the wellness industry…
Opinion | There Has Never Been a Better Time to Have a Headache
Research into these often mysterious and debilitating disorders has languished. That’s changing.
Opinion | Covid’s Deadliest Phase May Be Here Soon
Like all pandemics, this one will end either with millions — maybe billions — being infected or being vaccinated. This time, world leaders have a choice, but little time to…
Why Do We Still Pretend Diets Work?
Everyone sort of knows that diets peter out. Eventually you stop following them, and the weight comes back. What most people don’t know is that they often lead to weight…
The Weekly Pulse: What’s With Periods and the Vaccine?; Biden Allows Fetal Tissue for Research; Chauvin Verdict “Accountability, Not Justice”
Overall, it’s clear menstruating people need to be included in clinical trials—the lack of data on the subject means we can’t know for sure one way or another how the…