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Keeping your mind and body in check - popular topics in health and medicine to maintain a long and healthy life.

4 Standing Exercises to Combat Belly Fat After 60
Did you know that extra weight around your middle can harm your health? Harvard University research shows it affects your looks and raises risks for heart disease and diabetes. It’s key to know the difference between subcutaneous and visceral fat .
By Charles Bettsabout a month ago in Longevity
I Taped Over My Phone Camera to Protect My Eyes. It Didn't Work.
Turning Off the Front Camera Does Not Protect Your Eyes At 1 a.m., the bedroom light is off. The phone screen is dimmed to its lowest setting, and it still feels harsh. You scroll to a post: turning off the front camera while scrolling can protect your eyes. You roll over, find a roll of black tape, cut a small strip, and cover the lens above the screen. The edge of the tape lifts, sticking to a speck of dust. You keep scrolling. Half an hour later, your eyes feel dry, and every blink feels like sandpaper scraping across them. The tape did not solve this.
By Jinabout a month ago in Longevity
Two surgeons, one operation: the model behind Catherine Hannan's practice
Catherine Hannan does something in the operating room that most plastic surgeons never do. She shares it. For major procedures at Washington Women Plastic Surgery , the Washington, D.C. practice she co-founded, Hannan scrubs in beside a second board certified plastic surgeon, Dr. Lauren Patrick, and the two operate on the same patient at once. One plans a contour while the other checks symmetry. One closes while the other reads proportion. In a specialty where the surgeon is almost always a solo act, that arrangement is close to unheard of.
By Vipan K.about a month ago in Longevity
I Was 26, on Birth Control, and 12 Hours From a Pulmonary Embolism
26, on oral contraceptives, 12 hours sitting daily, postoperative pulmonary embolism: how the risks stacked up When Xiaoyu returned to Hangzhou, her right leg felt wrong first.
By Jinabout a month ago in Longevity
By 2050, 35 Million People a Year Will Hear “You Have Cancer.” Nearly Half of Those Deaths Don’t Have to Happen.
The 67% warning: behind the global cancer surge, a war that can be won In September 2026, the American Cancer Society and researchers from the International Agency for Research on Cancer, part of the World Health Organization, released a report. It projected that annual global cancer cases will rise from about 21 million in 2024 to 34 million by 2050, an increase of 67%. The WHO’s 2026 Global Cancer Situation Report offered a higher forecast. Without urgent action, annual cases could reach nearly 35 million by 2050.
By Jinabout a month ago in Longevity
PMOS is Not Just About Weight
If there’s one thing that will forever and ever make me rage - it’s weight stigma in reproductive medicine. For a large population of people, visiting the doctor for concerns of irregular periods, stubborn acne, or thinning hair is met with a frustratingly singular piece of advice: "Just lose some weight, and your symptoms will go away."
By Emily the Period RDabout a month ago in Longevity
$35 Billion Frog Drug Deal Explained: The Psychedelic Treatment That Could Change Depression Therapy
$35 Billion Frog Drug Deal Explained: The Psychedelic Treatment That Could Change Depression Therapy A frog, a psychedelic compound, treatment-resistant depression, and a pharmaceutical deal worth around $35 billion may sound like the plot of a science-fiction movie. But this story is connected to real research into psychedelic compounds and their possible medical applications.
By parwinder singhabout a month ago in Longevity
The Syphilis Crisis Japan Isn’t Talking About
In September 2026, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare updated its quarterly syphilis report. For all of 2025, there were 13,530 cases, more than a thousand fewer than in 2024. The number was moving downward, but penicillin was still out of stock in pharmacies. At a sexually transmitted infection clinic in Tokyo, a nurse typed “STELUES” into the inventory system and got “0.” She closed the page and took the next call. On the other end was a pregnant woman whose screening form said syphilis-positive. This scene is not an isolated case. It pulls two lines together: the infection curve and the supply-chain curve.
By Jinabout a month ago in Longevity
How to Lose Weight Naturally Without Extreme Dieting. Content Warning. AI-Generated.
Introduction If you’ve ever tried a crash diet, you probably know how it ends. You lose a few pounds quickly, feel hungry all the time, and eventually gain the weight back. It’s a frustrating cycle that millions of people experience.
By Sujan Aryalabout a month ago in Longevity
Wimpy
Meet Wimpy This is a photo of one of my favorite Teddy Bears. I had given several to my Granddaughter, not that she appreciated it. Collecting Teddy Bears was Grandma's thing. She had more than she needed, and now she doesn't even speak to me, because my son has poisoned her against me.
By Susan Paytonabout a month ago in Longevity
Why ‘White People Food’ Feels Like Freedom at Noon and a Cold Insult at Dinner
At noon, a line forms at the break room microwave. Someone pulls out braised pork rice. Steam clouds the plastic lid. The next person opens a clear box: two slices of whole-wheat bread, lettuce, chicken breast, cheese, a small cup of yogurt-garlic sauce. No steam. No oily smell. It takes three minutes to eat. One fork sits in the sink.
By Jinabout a month ago in Longevity
CHAGEE Is Selling 5-Yuan Tea Eggs. The Real Story Is What It’s Testing.
One Tea Egg, and CHAGEE's War Over Time 1 On September 7, 2026, seven CHAGEE stores in Shanghai launched a new item: the Baiwu Hongchen tea egg. It is slow-cooked in the brand's signature Da Hong Pao tea base. One egg costs 5 yuan. Add it to any full-price drink for 2.5 yuan. Before 10:30, the breakfast combo gets another 20% off.
By Jinabout a month ago in Longevity