A survey by Gallup and West Health, conducted between June and August 2025, revealed stark disparities in how United States adults across all 50 states […]
Author Archives: Ethan Hoffmann
First Human H5N5 Bird Flu Case From Washington Has Died
Health officials in Washington State reported the death of an older adult on 21 November 2025 after confirmation of the first human infection with the […]
Research Finds Prediabetes Reversal is Possible Without Weight Loss
Prediabetes has long been addressed through guidance that emphasizes body weight reduction as the primary method of intervention. A paper published in Nature Medicine on […]
Global Sewage Reveals Surprising Suppression of Antibiotic Resistance
Municipal wastewater carries a complex mixture of chemicals, microbes, and antibiotic residues that reflect human activity and medical practice across continents. Scientists have long suspected […]
Short-Form Videos are Causing Cognitive Decline, Mental Health Strain, and Addiction
Platforms that feature short-form video content like TikTok and Instagram have reshaped digital habits worldwide. This has prompted researchers to investigate how these rapid clips […]
What Is Ozempic Penis? Is It Even Real?
Stories of men claiming their male genitalia have become larger after regularly taking GLP-1 receptor agonists for weight loss have emerged. Nevertheless, the anecdotes linking […]
How Stress and Social Struggles Fuel the Obesity Crisis in the United States
A narrative review published on 3 September 2025 in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology by UCLA researchers highlights the growing understanding of how social and environmental […]
Public Health Researchers Frame U.S. Deportations in the U.S. As National Health Crisis
A coalition of public health researchers released two health policy briefs on 6 November 2025 that frame the deportation and immigration enforcement practices in the […]
Causes of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are specific strains of bacterial species that have developed resistance from the effects of antibacterial agents due to continued exposure. Take note that […]
Mpox: How Is Mpox Virus Transmitted?
The monkeypox virus or MPOXV is a double-stranded DNA virus that belongs to the Orthopoxvirus genus in the Poxviridae family. It is a disease-causing and […]