Cause of long COVID has finally been discovered • Earth.com

[ad_1] Ever feel like you just can’t shake off that lingering fatigue even after recovering from COVID? You’re not alone. Millions of people experience long COVID, a frustrating collection of symptoms that persist long after the initial infection. Now, research from the University of Cambridge suggests a surprising culprit: low iron levels. Sources of iron … Read more

The Story Behind the New York Times October 7 Exposé

[ad_1] Anat Schwartz had a problem. The Israeli filmmaker and former air force intelligence official had been assigned by the New York Times to work with her partner’s nephew Adam Sella and veteran Times reporter Jeffrey Gettleman on an investigation into sexual violence by Hamas on October 7 that could reshape the way the world … Read more

Habitual Short Sleep Duration, Diet, and Development of Type 2 Diabetes in Adults | Diabetes and Endocrinology | JAMA Network Open

[ad_1] Key Points Question  Is there an association between adherence to healthy diet, sleep duration, and risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D) in adults? Findings  This cohort study analyzing data from 247 867 adults in the UK Biobank found that individuals sleeping less than 6 hours daily had a notably higher risk of developing T2D … Read more

Our Pregabalin nightmare: Users of anti-anxiety drug reveal how it ‘destroyed’ their lives and side effects left them ‘losing their minds’

[ad_1] Have you been affected by pregabalin? Email emily.davies@mailonline.co.uk Users of an anti-anxiety drug linked to thousands of deaths have told MailOnline how their lives were ‘destroyed’ by the drug. Pregabalin, which is used by doctors to treat anxiety, epilepsy and nerve pain, has been described by one doctor as like ‘selling a car without … Read more

Syphilis Is Killing Babies. The U.S. Government Is Failing to Stop the Disease From Spreading. — ProPublica

[ad_1] ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Karmin Strohfus, the lead nurse at a South Dakota jail, punched numbers into a phone like lives depended on it. She had in her care a pregnant woman with syphilis, a highly … Read more