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Global Road Deaths Fell 21%, but the Map Is Unequal
WHO’s new figures show real progress despite a billion more vehicles, while poorer countries and vulnerable road users remain on the wrong side of the decline.
Jul 22, 2026
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Ashwagandha Has Good Trial Data for Stress and a Growing File of Liver Injury Reports
The most popular Ayurvedic herb in the world looks reassuring in clinical trials and much less so in hepatology case series. A systematic review has identified thirty-seven cases of ashwagandha-associated liver injury.
Sep 4, 2026
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Turmeric Supplements Solved the Absorption Problem, and That Is Exactly Why They Damage Livers
Curcumin is barely absorbed, so manufacturers add piperine, which can raise bioavailability twentyfold. Liver injury reports have followed the formulations that work best, which is not a coincidence.
Sep 4, 2026
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Mental Health During War: What Helps When the Threat Is Not Over
Fear, disrupted sleep, grief and irritability are common during conflict. Evidence-based support begins with safety and practical care, while recognizing when professional help is urgent.
Jul 25, 2026
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High Blood Sugar Damages You Over Decades. Low Blood Sugar Can Do It Before Lunch
Diabetes care is organised around bringing numbers down, which makes it easy to forget that the acute danger points the other way. The ADA defines three levels of hypoglycaemia, and the third one requires another person.
Aug 6, 2026
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More Than Half of English Adults With High Blood Pressure Do Not Know They Have It, a Study of 1.4 Million Finds
Oxford Population Health researchers found 37 per cent of adults enrolled in Our Future Health had hypertension, and 59 per cent of those, about 1.3 million people, were undiagnosed. Even diagnosed patients often had it poorly controlled.
Sep 25, 2026
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Heart Failure and Heart Attack Admissions Rose Faster Where US Cannabis Was Legalised, Study Reports
A BMJ Open analysis of 50 million hospital discharges found faster yearly rises in heart failure, heart attack and atrial fibrillation admissions in the Western states. It cannot show cause.
Oct 23, 2026
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The Same Word Is on Your Serum, Your Collagen Powder and the Vial Someone Is Selling on Telegram
Peptide is a chemical category, not a claim. The two versions most people actually buy are the ones with the least regulation and, oddly, the best safety record. Here is what the trials support and what physics gets in the way of.
Aug 20, 2026
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How to Hold Yourself Together When the Region Is on Fire
One in five people who live through conflict develops a mental health condition. Most of the useful advice is unglamorous: fix sleep, ration news, keep routine, and treat connection as a necessity rather than a nicety.
Aug 13, 2026
