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The new food pyramid is lying to you
It’s also a contradictory mess.
STAT+: Key scientist from Baby KJ team launches startup to scale personalized CRISPR medicines
In between bites of thin, crispy slices of pizza at Berkeley’s Pizzeria da Laura, gene editing researcher Fyodor Urnov and venture capitalist Johnny Hu began hatching a plan for a different kind
Canada introduces front-of-package nutrition symbol for “unhealthy” foods
The Canadian government has mandated the use of a front-of-package nutrition symbol on F&B products deemed unhealthy, starting January 1, 2026.“The front-of-package nutrition symbol is designed to help Canadians quickly and easily
When it comes to vaccine schedules, the U.S. is now the outlier
The U.S. childhood vaccination schedule has been dramatically reduced, purportedly because, as federal health officials argued, the now-discarded schedule recommended children get far more vaccines than kids in “peer countries.” But did
STAT+: As more patients order lab tests online, doctors don’t know what to do with the results
About a decade ago, 48-year-old Darren Sidaway started having health concerns he didn’t think he could bring to his doctor. Sidaway, who lives in Cleveland, had long struggled with weight, and worried
How saturated fats lost, and won, on new food pyramid
For months, nutrition experts have been anxiously waiting to see whether the new U.S. dietary guidelines would follow through on health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s pledge to end the war on
Decrease in drug deaths stems from ‘shock’ to fentanyl supply, new research suggests
The significant, recent decline in U.S. drug overdose deaths was driven in large part by a sudden shift in North America’s illicit drug supply in 2023, according to a new academic analysis.
Medicaid restrictions may lead to a million missed cancer screenings over two years: study
In less than a year, new Medicaid eligibility restrictions may lead millions of people to lose coverage and then miss potentially lifesaving cancer screenings like colonoscopies or mammograms. A new analysis estimates
Chef Jeff Dover Has Built a Team to Transform the Athletic Dining Program
The team provides the nutrition that helps fuel hundreds of student-athletes every week in an atmosphere that builds team culture and leads to success.