List: Health | Curated by Joe Duncan | Medium

Sep 27, 2024

18 stories

Health

In

Wise & Well

by

John Kruse MD, PhD

Some Patients Really Need High-Dose Stimulants (and Other Medications)

Doctors should pay more attention to patients and less to the number of milligrams

Sep 25, 2024

Giant “X” shape made of 32 bright red, round pills.

Sep 25, 2024

In

Globetrotters

by

Michele Maize

The Food and Environment in Costa Rica Healed My Gut and My Soul

I didn’t know I was in for a week of wellness

Sep 22, 2023

The Food and Environment in Costa Rica Healed My Gut and My Soul

Sep 22, 2023

In

Black Bear

by

Michele Maize

Going Sober is the New Trend in 2024

Thanks, sober influencers

Apr 1, 2024

Going Sober is the New Trend in 2024

Apr 1, 2024

In

My Menopause Brain

by

Debra G. Harman

Menopause Delivered Me a Surprise

I harnessed my crone-status to get through challenges

Sep 3, 2024

watercolor rendition of a woman’s face

Sep 3, 2024

In

Wise & Well

by

John Kruse MD, PhD

Overwhelmed by the News?

Treat your media like medication, and get the right dose.

Aug 29, 2024

Overwhelmed by the News?

Aug 29, 2024

In

The Mom Experience

by

Gaby Rogut

The Hidden Inequality in Mexico’s Reproductive Healthcare System

It’s easy to get it if you were born in the right demographic

Aug 27, 2024

Woman knits while sitting in a chair.

Aug 27, 2024

In

Publishous

by

George J. Ziogas

The Two Ages When You’ll Start Feeling Older, According to Science

How your body’s aging shifts dramatically in your 40s and 60s

Aug 25, 2024

The Two Ages When You’ll Start Feeling Older, According to Science

Aug 25, 2024

In

Sharing Science

by

Sam Westreich, PhD

A Study (Tenuously) Links Omega-3s and Depression

One flaw: the study didn’t measure what people ate.

Aug 26, 2024

A Study (Tenuously) Links Omega-3s and Depression

Aug 26, 2024

In

Microbial Instincts

by

Shin Jie Yong, MSc (Res)

The Miraculous Origin of Brain Intelligence in Land Animals (Like Us)

When aquatic animals first transitioned to land, a virus-like element probably hijacked their neurons.

Jul 29, 2024

The Miraculous Origin of Brain Intelligence in Land Animals (Like Us)

Jul 29, 2024

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The Narrative Arc

by

Debra G. Harman

IVF Was My Only Hope

I couldn’t have a baby the ‘natural way’

Jul 27, 2024

young woman with a worried look on face

Jul 27, 2024

Joe Duncan

I Learned Firsthand How Insane the American Healthcare System Is

The way we pay for healthcare in this country is thoroughly absurd

Dec 15, 2022

I Learned Firsthand How Insane the American Healthcare System Is

Dec 15, 2022

In

Microbial Instincts

by

Ricky Lanusse

Bird Flu: Get Your Shoes Ready

Lurking in plain sight, the next pandemic could be in the making

Jul 19, 2024

Bird Flu: Get Your Shoes Ready

Jul 19, 2024

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Invisible Illness

by

Jewels Magadan

I Finally Found the Treatment that Works for Me

It was designed to treat a condition that I was never diagnosed with.

May 28, 2024

I Finally Found the Treatment that Works for Me

May 28, 2024

Markham Heid

Can Gaming Strengthen Your Brain?

Commercial video games are increasingly linked to cognitive and mental health improvements.

Jul 12, 2022

Can Gaming Strengthen Your Brain?

Jul 12, 2022

In

Science & Meaning

by

Hermes Solenzol

The Neuroscience of Flow

Flow is a mental state of focused attention in which we become productive and creative without apparent effort

Nov 18, 2023

Climber on overhanging rock

Nov 18, 2023

In

Wise & Well

by

Robert Roy Britt

I’m 62. I Feel 42. Here’s How.

Simple science stuff that can help you feel physically younger, more energetic, and happier, too

May 20, 2024

I’m 62. I Feel 42. Here’s How.

May 20, 2024

Joe Duncan

Joe Duncan

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I’ve worked in politics for fourteen years and counting. Editor for Sexography: Medium.com/Sexography | The Science of Sex: http://thescienceofsex.substack.com

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