I wasn’t always a sunscreen devotee. I thought I looked better with a tan, and even the best sunscreens felt gross and made me break out. Like so many millennials, I didn’t understand the risks of turning into a lobster at the beach when I was in high school, or …
Read More »Does Your City Use Chlorine or Chloramine to Treat Its Water?
There’s chlorine in your drinking water, America. Or maybe there’s a different chlorine compound called chloramine. This isn’t meant to alarm you, though of course it’s alarming to many. An entire industry of faucet and countertop and shower filters has sprung up specifically to remove chlorine compounds from the water …
Read More »Shark CryoGlow Review: Chill Out
Youth is wasted on the young, as the saying goes, and certainly my collagen reserves were wasted on me in my twenties. With no skin care routine in sight and a (now-alien) belief that sunscreen was merely optional, I just assumed that plump, glowy, fine-line-free skin would always stick around. …
Read More »A Baby Received a Custom Crispr Treatment in Record Time
Last August, KJ Muldoon was born with a potentially fatal genetic disorder. Just six months later, he received a Crispr treatment designed just for him. Muldoon has a rare disorder known as CPS1 deficiency, which causes a dangerous amount of ammonia to build up in the blood. About half of …
Read More »The Best Hearing Aids of 2025, Tested and Reviewed
Other Hearing Aids to Consider We’ve reviewed dozens of hearing aids, and many of them are good but not great. Here are alternatives to consider: GN ReSound Vivia for $5,000+: ReSound’s new Vivia line of prescription hearing aids are on par in both design (at a svelte 2.56 grams) and …
Read More »Blocked From Selling Off-Brand Ozempic, Telehealth Startups Embrace a Less Effective Drug
After telehealth startups recently lost the ability to sell exact copies of patented GLP-1 weight-loss drugs, some firms have begun turning to a different, less effective medication that has been on the market in the United States since 2010. Often considered a precursor to blockbuster products like Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic …
Read More »Patients Are Left With Few Options as GLP-1 Copycats Disappear
Futter’s provider, Henry Meds, no longer offers compounded tirzepatide injections, but allowed patients to place bulk orders before phasing it out. He went ahead and ordered several months’ worth of vials but doesn’t know what he’s going to do when he runs out. “I’m extremely nervous about what’s going to …
Read More »Diabetes Is Rising in Africa. Could It Lead to New Breakthroughs?
Chikowore says there are many possible explanations for this, ranging from as yet undiscovered genetic variants to the physiological structure of the pancreas. The latter theory arises from research carried out in East Africa, which found that some men develop type 2 diabetes despite having a healthy weight. An ongoing study …
Read More »6 Best Massage Guns of 2025, Tested and Reviewed by WIRED
Grip and ergonomics: The best massage guns are designed to be wielded one-handed without wrist strain. Some models—like the Theragun Pro Plus—go beyond the standard pistol grip, featuring multi-grip designs to reach trickier spots. Weight: Lighter massage guns are easier to hold, aim, and travel with. Heavier models are generally …
Read More »US Customs and Border Protection Quietly Revokes Protections for Pregnant Women and Infants
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has quietly rescinded several internal policies that were designed to protect some of the most vulnerable people in its custody—including pregnant women, infants, the elderly, and people with serious medical conditions. The decision, outlined in a memo dated May 5 and signed by Acting …
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