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Weight loss is a multi-billion dollar industry with no shortage of options, from diets and exercises to surgeries and pills. Some of these options include off-label prescriptions and supplements. While the efficacy and safety of these off-label weight loss medications is not fully established, many people opt for them as a potential solution to shedding [...]

Netflix has released a new limited series drama (based on real events) “Painkiller” that peels back the curtain on Purdue Pharma, its infamous drug, OxyContin, and the company’s role in the opioid crisis. The cast includes Uzo Aduba as federal investigator Edie Flowers, and Matthew Broderick as Purdue Pharma executive Richard Sackler. This provocative series [...]

When I first went to see the “Barbie” movie, I planned to go all out. Our group got our tickets a month before and awaited our “Come on Barbie let’s go watch party!” When our day finally arrived and we set foot in the IMAX theater, something was off. The lobby was quite warm, and [...]

“Existentialism thrives in that gap between what is and what ought to be.” —Varaya Srivastava On the opening night of the “Barbie” movie, I threw on my collared romper. I’d ordered it from a men’s catalog along with a hot pink ascot that unfortunately didn’t ship in time. Still, strutting around in my tropical patterned [...]

Expect the unexpected when watching the “Barbie” movie. It’s a laugh out loud trip down memory lane, with a plot of surprising depth. Here are the top five life lessons I am taking with me after watching this standout film. 1. Own Your Weird  “Weird Barbie” (played by SNL alum Kate McKinnon) was crucial to [...]

In all the apocalyptic movies made on climate change, one thing is clear — global warming is survival concern. We’ve seen glaciers melting, floods wiping out towns, mega-storms, people running from lava and wildfire, and an ice-age of sorts, but never any plot line on what happens to human health in the days leading up [...]

NewIf you’re a trauma survivor and obsessive foodie, “The Bear” season one last year probably shocked and delighted you, followed by the agonizing belief that you couldn’t possibly get another season, another show that touches on it all so viscerally and accurately. But somehow, we not only got a season two, it blew us away [...]

America boasts the best health care in the world. Often we hear stories of people coming to America for life-saving treatments. Yet every day people needlessly die in the good ol’ US of A. Compared to other nations, it’s disgusting how much death and suffering we accept. Every day, people living right next door to [...]

NewVivek Murthy, the U.S. Surgeon General, just released an advisory on the dangers to teen mental health that social media poses. CBS reports, “While noting some benefits of the online platforms, the report warns of increasing concern and ‘ample indicators’ that social media can have ‘a profound risk of harm to the mental health and [...]

When Hank Green shared his Hodgkin’s lymphoma diagnosis last week (in the most Hank Green way, to boot), I got a twinge of sadness in my cold, black heart. And after watching his announcement video, I also felt a bit of hope. Not hope for him, but hope for the chronic illness community at large. [...]