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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Dr TikTok: patients diagnose chronic illnesses with anonymous commenters' help

I hate to say it, but I would not have gone to the doctor unless I had seen that comment. The process was accelerated by someone called PickleFart, what can I say?
Cancer
fromInsideHook
3 days ago

Bill Maher Covered Fitness Wearables and Longevity

"For people who have an illness, there should be no deductible," he said, and brought up his own experience as an oncologist to bolster his point.
Wellness
Healthcare
fromFortune
3 days ago

'It's really slapdash': Trump administration coughs up to egregious errors to justify New York health fraud probe | Fortune

The Trump administration admitted to a significant error in Medicaid fraud probe figures, undermining its anti-fraud campaign in Democratic states.
fromCity & State NY
1 week ago

PR pro George Arzt can finally enjoy the fresh air

Arzt recalls his early days in politics, stating, 'Did you know that he started parking meters?' This highlights the historical significance of the mayors he worked with and their contributions to the city.
NYC politics
fromwww.nytimes.com
2 weeks ago

Why Young People Are Embracing Kennedy's Make America Healthy Again' Lifestyle

I had really bad gut issues when I was younger. I was crying every day, and it felt like all the foods I ate were destroying my body. Doctors diagnosed me with I.B.S. but told me there wasn't much they could do.
Mental health
Exercise
fromElite Traveler
2 weeks ago

The Personal Trainers Trusted by Olympians and Hollywood Stars

Experienced personal trainers help clients achieve fitness goals through individualized training programs that address both physical and mental aspects of performance.
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
3 weeks ago

Judges advance LGBTQ+ rights in two major decisions while Dr. Oz was busted pressuring doctors - LGBTQ Nation

A judge blocked rules that would have restricted Medicare and Medicaid funding for gender-affirming care for trans minors, ensuring access remains safe for now.
US politics
fromHoodline
4 weeks ago

Epstein Ties Cloud Peter Attia's Manhattan Rise

Unsealed Justice Department records reveal Jeffrey Epstein facilitated business opportunities for longevity doctor Peter Attia through referrals, staffing assistance, and social introductions while Attia built his Manhattan medical practice.
fromThe New Yorker
4 weeks ago

Doctor Mike's Internet Medicine

If it continues to spread past the demarcation that we usually draw using a skin marker-we say Sharpie, but it's a skin marker-we say that this is spreading. Diagnosis: possible sepsis. Varshavski was not talking to the patient or to nursing staff. He was not even in a hospital. He was speaking into a camera in a two-bedroom apartment on the fifty-sixth floor of a building in Hell's Kitchen, in a makeshift studio where he records videos and his popular podcast.
Medicine
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
3 weeks ago

Dr. Oz pressured medical orgs to abandon support for youth gender-affirming care - LGBTQ Nation

Dr. Mehmet Oz, head of CMS, met with major medical organizations during winter to discourage endorsement of gender-affirming care for transgender youth, influencing the AMA and ASPS to reverse their previous support.
Washington DC
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

WATCH: Trump Pauses Rally Speech as Attendee Faints Dr. Oz Jumps In to Assist

Trump paused his rally speech in Kentucky when an attendee fainted, and Dr. Mehmet Oz assisted first responders in helping the woman recover.
Wellness
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

Oprah, Ozempic, and Our Obsession With Weight

Oprah Winfrey's public weight scrutiny reflects broader cultural obsession with women's bodies, diet culture, and weight stigma that normalizes harmful commentary affecting mental health and self-esteem.
fromThe Verge
1 month ago

Trump's surgeon general nominee is running the wellness grifter playbook perfectly

Means is President Trump's controversial nominee for surgeon general, a role often described as the "nation's doctor." It entails being America's foremost spokesperson on public health, as well as educating the public using the best scientific information available. You're probably most familiar with the surgeon general's warning on cigarette packs and alcohol labels.
Gadgets
Public health
fromIntelligencer
1 month ago

The Myth of the Root Cause

Trump's surgeon-general nominee Dr. Casey Means promotes a 'root cause' approach to medicine attributing chronic disease to individual lifestyle choices, but lacks active medical licensure and board certification.
Wellness
fromFortune
1 month ago

From thyroid cancer to 40hour fasts: Inside Daymond John's obsession with biohacking and living longer | Fortune

Daymond John adopted biohacking practices including fasting, red-light therapy, and cold plunges after cancer diagnosis, prioritizing longevity and family legacy over vanity.
Healthcare
fromFox News
1 month ago

Dr Oz alleges widespread fraud in New York's $100B Medicaid program, demands Hochul respond

CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz is investigating New York's Medicaid program for widespread fraud, citing spending that far exceeds national averages and requesting detailed information within 30 days.
Miscellaneous
fromElite Traveler
1 month ago

Is the Tracy Anderson Method Actually Worth the Hype? A-Listers Think So

The Tracy Anderson Method uses small, repetitive movements and high-repetition exercises with light weights to build lean physiques through training stabilizing muscles rather than heavy strength training.
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

You Look Like a Gazelle': Dr. Oz Makes Shocking Comment to CNN's Pamela Brown

Oz was on Friday's episode of The Situation Room with Brown and her co-anchor Wolf Blitzer to talk about TrumpRx, a website operated by the Department of Health and Human Services that launched this week, delayed from a planned rollout in January over anti-kickback worries and other concerns about its legality. Among the medicines listed on the site for direct sale are drugs to treat diabetes, asthma, high blood pressure as well as weight-loss drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound (prescribed for diabetes patients as the brand names Ozempic and Mounjaro, respectively).
US politics
#measles
Public health
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Take the vaccine, please,' Dr Oz urges amid rising measles cases in US

Measles outbreaks are rising across multiple US states, prompting urgent vaccination appeals amid concern the country could lose its measles elimination status.
fromFortune
2 months ago
Public health

Dr. Oz begs Americans to get inoculated against measles as outbreaks spiral. 'Take the vaccine, please' | Fortune

fromFortune
2 months ago
Public health

Dr. Oz pleads with America: 'take the vaccine, please' as measles soar on RFK-led revival | Fortune

Public health
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Take the vaccine, please,' Dr Oz urges amid rising measles cases in US

Measles outbreaks are rising across multiple US states, prompting urgent vaccination appeals amid concern the country could lose its measles elimination status.
fromFortune
2 months ago
Public health

Dr. Oz begs Americans to get inoculated against measles as outbreaks spiral. 'Take the vaccine, please' | Fortune

fromFortune
2 months ago
Public health

Dr. Oz pleads with America: 'take the vaccine, please' as measles soar on RFK-led revival | Fortune

fromSlate Magazine
1 month ago

Peter Attia May Be the Most Sensible Longevity Influencer. But Is His Advice Any Good?

Peter Attia seems, in contrast, rather sensible. There's the fact that he went to medical school and practices as a doctor. His work has popularized the term healthspan-the years of one's life when physical and mental abilities are still sharp, before disability or disease settles in-and the goal to maximize this period.
Health
Medicine
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

My doctor keeps focusing on my weight. What other health metrics matter more?

BMI is an inadequate health metric; doctors should assess patients using evidence-based measures like blood pressure, glucose tolerance, mobility, and mood instead of focusing on weight.
fromIntelligencer
2 months ago

Can Longevity Guru Peter Attia 'Outlive' His Epstein Friendship?

Last Tuesday, CBS editor-in-chief Bari Weiss announced that the longevity guru Dr. Peter Attia would be a contributor to the network, one of several high-profile hires to mark her takeover. Last Friday, in the latest congressional release of material related to the convicted sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein, Attia's name appeared over 1,700 times, including in emails discussing Epstein's sex life. In the most widely shared email between the two, from 2016, Attia joked to Epstein that "pussy is, indeed, low carb."
Media industry
Marketing
fromForbes
2 months ago

New Ozempic Ads Feature 'Get A Mac' Duo Justin Long And John Hodgman

Novo Nordisk cast Justin Long and John Hodgman in humorous 'Only One Ozempic' commercials to contrast Ozempic with other GLP-1 diabetes medications.
fromJezebel
1 month ago

MAHA Wellness Influencer Shows Off How Well She Can Dodge Questions During Surgeon General Hearing

"Do you believe that the abortion pill mifepristone is safe and should be prescribed without an in-person visit with a physician?" Sen. Bill Cassidy asked. "I think that every medication has risks and benefits," Means replied. "I think that all patients need to have a thorough conversation with their doctor and have true informed consent before taking any medication."
US politics
Exercise
fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago

Kevin Hart works out like a pro athlete. His trainer says heavy lifting isn't the key to staying shredded.

Kevin Hart trains six days weekly with weightlifting, high-intensity workouts, and sprinting to maintain muscle, fitness, and longevity into his 40s.
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

Dems Drag Dr. Oz For Calling Robot Ultrasounds Cool' Amid Dearth of Doctors

Screenshot/White House Dr. Mehmet Oz was loudly condemned for referring to robot ultrasounds as pretty cool on Friday, with many Democrats highlighting a lack of doctors that forced the use of machines in healthcare. Oz, who runs the nation's Medicare and Medicaid programs, joined the visibly bored President Donald Trump and other healthcare advisers for a roundtable discussion about health care in rural America.
US politics
fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago

How to lose fat while maintaining muscle, according to the personal trainers of celebrities and business execs

When we say we want to lose weight, we typically mean shedding fat but not muscle. Muscle helps us to look "toned" and supports our metabolism. To lose fat without losing muscle, eat enough protein and strength train regularly, two top trainers said. If you want to lose fat without losing muscle, there are three things you need to know.
Health
fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago

I'm a trauma surgeon turned longevity CEO. I get up at 5 a.m., avoid snacks, and keep my phone out of my bedroom.

I've been a physician for 30 years. For the first three quarters of my career, I did all sorts of surgeries, from trauma and emergency surgery, to general and reconstructive cancer surgery. I loved surgery, and I still miss being in the operating room, but I was totally burnt out. I was not happy. I did not want to go to work, and I thought, who wants to live this way?
Health
#measles-outbreak
US politics
fromLos Angeles Times
2 months ago

Dr. Oz accused L.A. Armenians of fraud in a viral video. Newsom files civil rights complaint

California Governor Gavin Newsom filed a civil rights complaint against CMS administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz for alleging Armenian crime groups ran widespread Medicare fraud in Los Angeles.
US politics
fromBuzzFeed
2 months ago

The Internet Is Absolutely DRAGGING Dr. Oz After He Said Kids Should Work "Right Out Of High School"

Enabling Americans to work one year earlier or later through better health could generate about $3 trillion, reducing debt and strengthening Medicare and Social Security.
US politics
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

Gov. Newsom files a civil rights complaint against Dr. Oz in latest feud with the Trump administration

California filed a civil rights complaint accusing CMS chief Dr. Mehmet Oz of racially charged allegations linking the Armenian community to large-scale hospice fraud.
fromThe Atlantic
2 months ago

Casey Means Is Manifesting a Healthy America

Means is a Stanford Medicine graduate who dropped out of her surgical residency and has since made a career infusing spiritual beliefs into her wellness company, social-media accounts, and best-selling book. The exact nature of her spirituality is hard to parse: Means adopts an anti-institutionalist, salad-bar approach. She might share Kabbalah or Buddhist teachings, or quote Rumi or the movie Moana. She has written about speaking to trees and participating in full-moon ceremonies.
Public health
Public health
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

WATCH: Fox's Peter Doocy Quizzes RFK Jr. On Making Mike Tyson the Face of MAHA's Real Food' Campaign By Snarking About Boxer's Most Infamous Bite

Mike Tyson fronts RealFood.gov's campaign to spotlight obesity and processed-food harms, linking his personal weight struggle to national public-health concerns.
Public health
from24/7 Wall St.
1 month ago

Dr. Oz Urges Seniors to Delay Retirement For Both Personal and National Benefit. Pros and Cons.

Dr. Mehmet Oz shifted from medical innovation and celebrity to CMS Administrator and advocated delaying retirement one year to help fund Medicare and Medicaid reforms.
Public health
fromSilicon Canals
2 months ago

The 10-minute morning habit cardiologists say matters more than any supplement - Silicon Canals

Ten minutes of gentle morning movement can halve heart disease risk for sedentary individuals and jump-start circulation and metabolic health for the day.
Public health
fromNature
2 months ago

Are health influencers making us sick?

Internet and social-media platforms are reshaping health information, often prioritizing engagement and commerce over reliable, evidence-based medical guidance.
Public health
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

Dr. Oz pushes AI avatars as a fix for rural health care. Not so fast, critics say

AI-based avatars, remote diagnostics, and drone delivery are proposed to extend medical services and address rural health care shortages.
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