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Have an Autoimmune Disease? Blame the Black Death
The bubonic plague killed so many people in Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa that that natural selection event is still rippling through our genomes today. But the same…
Maintenance Phase » Ozempic
Ozempic is being hailed as “the end of the Obesity Epidemic.” This week, Mike and Aubrey dig through the sensational claims. But will they make it past the caveats?
John Green on Tuberculosis at the UN
John Green's speech at the United Nations High Level Meeting on Tuberculosis. Let's get the cure to where the disease is.
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
a guy walks into a bar
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…