Mixed Topics
News
One fish, two fish, are good fish for you ... fish
Plus: The secret lives of Vikings’ parasites, the first truck to perform a vasectomy, and the benefits of random-but-not-quite noise.
Feature
Are mass shootings contagious?
“The more you’re exposed [to violence], the more likely you are to repeat it, just like the more you’re exposed to COVID, the more likely you are...
From the Journals
Yoga, CBT provide long-term improvement in insomnia, worry
“So to find something they can do that lasts ... and has some enduring impact on their quality of life and their mental health, and they’re both...
From the Journals
Alcohol warning labels need updates to reflect harms: NEJM
The current warning is“so understated that it borders on being misleading.”
Latest News
U.S. life expectancy drops to lowest in decades
“Even small declines in life expectancy of a tenth or two-tenths of a year mean that on a population level, a lot more people are dying...
News
Real medical news: Many teens trust fake medical news
Plus, an artificial intelligence that predicts birth outcomes and an Italian election that went viral.
From the Journals
Inhaled, systemic steroids linked to changes in brain structure
New research adds to the growing body of evidence suggesting that glucocorticoids have significant effects on the brain, which could explain their...
From the Journals
Distorted time perception during the pandemic tied to stress, poor mental health
“Continuity between past experiences, present life, and future hopes is critical to one’s well-being, and disruption of that synergy presents...
News
No fish can escape this net ... of COVID testing
Plus: Medieval friars and the guests that wouldn’t leave, the shared interests of doppelgangers, and relationships built on guilt and secrecy.
Commentary
‘I missed it’: Coping with medical error
I can recall memorable moments from my training when I came to understand that what I initially perceived to be a mistake was instead part of the...
FDA/CDC
FDA approves ‘rapid-acting’ oral drug for major depression
It is the "first and only rapid-acting oral medicine approved for the treatment of MDD.