If Congress cuts Medicaid funding, health policy researcher Ari Ne’eman says people with disabilities face a “unique threat.” zeljkosantrac/Getty Images/E+ hide caption toggle caption zeljkosantrac/Getty Images/E+ When Ari Ne’eman heard Robert F. Kennedy Jr. call autism an “epidemic” that “destroys families,” Ne’eman felt like he had stepped into a time machine — heading in the wrong direction. It was during an April 16 press conference where Kennedy, the nation’s top health official, went on to claim that autistic children will “never pay taxes” or “hold a job” and that their condition is preventable. “This is a throwback to how people…

If you could get 98%+ implementation and change success 5x faster, how many changes would you make to your network? Cisco Services as Code can help you expedite network automation – and get you ready for the AI era. Here’s what you need to know – in short. *This blog is based on a Cisco Live session delivered by Jesse Reed, VP of Customer Experience Product Management, and Michael Kaemper, CTO of Customer Experience EMEA. You can watch the full session here. #1 What is the state of networks today? Roughly 80% of network problems are due to improper…

The study found that more people who start psychotherapy stick with it than in previous years. simplehappyart/iStockphoto/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption simplehappyart/iStockphoto/Getty Images More American adults with mental health needs have been getting talk therapy in recent years, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Psychiatry. The study also found that the number of people using only psychiatric medications for treatment declined for the first time in years. “We’re seeing that during this time, this increase represents a period where psychotherapy is assuming a more important role in outpatient mental health care,” says Dr. Mark…

1 How can you check your iron stores to ensure they’re at a brain-healthy level? Get a serum ferritin blood test to measure iron stores A serum ferritin blood test is a simple way to measure your iron stores. Keeping levels between 20 and 40 ng/mL (or at least below 100 ng/mL) supports brain health and reduces stroke risk. Learn more. Track your daily energy levels with a journal Monitor your diet for iron-rich foods Use a home blood pressure monitor weekly 2 Why do you think chronic diseases like heart disease and cancer are more common today? Because people…

The Safe to Sleep campaign has greatly reduced cases of sudden infant death syndrome and other sleep-related deaths. Daniela Jovanovska-Hristovska/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Daniela Jovanovska-Hristovska/Getty Images I still remember how, as a new parent, I would often tiptoe into my sleeping son’s room multiple times a day — and night — to make sure he was still breathing. Thanks to Safe to Sleep, a public awareness campaign launched three decades ago, I knew that sleep-related infant deaths were a leading cause of deaths for babies in the U.S. The federal government launched the campaign as ‘Back to Sleep’…

For most of history, humans lived in alignment with their biological design. They ate whole foods, moved naturally throughout the day and followed the rhythms of the sun. But today’s world is completely different. While technology has made life more convenient, it has also introduced new health problems that never existed on this scale. Diabetes, heart disease, obesity and autoimmune disorders have become so common that people now see them as unavoidable consequences of aging. Instead of questioning what changed, society has accepted disease as the norm, forgetting that these conditions were once rare. So what went wrong? The answer…

Editor’s Note: This article is a reprint. It was originally published December 31, 2023. The interview above features Ashley Armstrong, who’s an expert in two areas. One is producing some of the healthiest food in the United States, and the second is understanding how your body uses it and how to select the right types of food to optimize your biology, based on the late biologist and thyroid expert, Ray Peat’s, principles of bioenergetic medicine. She also is a certified personal trainer with a Ph.D., MS and BS in engineering. Like many others who are trying to improve their health,…

Joe Rogan recently sat down with Dr. Suzanne Humphries, co-author of “Dissolving Illusions: Disease, Vaccines, and the Forgotten History,” one of my favorite books on vaccines.1 I previously interviewed Humphries about how vaccine science has been misrepresented to portray them as safe and effective, when in reality they’re neither. She absolutely crushed it in this Rogan interview! I honestly don’t think anyone in history has laid out such a clear, convincing, and downright compelling case about the vaccine downsides. After decades of grinding away, her hard work’s finally getting the spotlight it deserves, and I’m beyond thrilled to have written…

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., talks to reporters just after House Republicans narrowly approved their budget framework, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, April 10. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP As Speaker Mike Johnson and his slim GOP House majority work to pass President Trump’s budget, they’ll have to work around the fact that cuts to Medicaid are unpopular with the public and enough members of their own party to upend the process. An April poll from KFF found that both Republicans and Democrats say they broadly oppose funding cuts to Social Security,…

Brazilian nun Inah Canabarro Lucas died at 116. LongeviQuest hide caption toggle caption LongeviQuest The world’s oldest person, Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas, died this week aged 116 years old. The Brazilian nun was born on June 8, 1908, in São Francisco de Assis, Rio Grande do Sul. According to the human longevity database LongeviQuest, Lucas was so frail in her childhood, that many in her community assumed she would die young. But she defied those expectations, living 116 years, 326 days. Colégio Santa Teresa, where Lucas lived out her final days, described the sister as a symbol of unconditional love…