Sumathi Reddy

New York

Reporter and Columnist at The Wall Street Journal

Wall Street Journal weekly "Your Health" columnist and Rosalynn Carter mental health fellow. Story tips or column ideas? Write me at [email protected].

Articles

People Are Microdosing Weight-Loss Drugs Such as Ozempic and Wegovy. Here’s Why.

1 week ago | wsj.com | Sumathi Reddy

Some consumers take tiny doses of Ozempic and other GLP-1 drugs or stretch out doses to cut costs and side effectsMicrodosing isn’t just popular for psychedelics. Some consumers are taking smaller than standard doses of GLP-1s—the popular class of weight-loss and diabetes drugs that include Ozempic, Wegovy, and Zepbound—or spacing out doses longer than indicated. Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
Why Some People Are Microdosing Popular Weight-Loss Drugs

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Sumathi Reddy

2 hours agoPeople have been mouthing off on social media about the different things that Ozempic and other glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists can supposedly do to, well, the inside of your mouth. There’s what’s been dubbed “Ozempic teeth,” which encompasses dental problems like gum disease, tooth decay …
大家都在补肌酸，你应该服用吗？

2 weeks ago | cn.wsj.com | Sumathi Reddy

肌酸是健身人士爱用的营养补充剂，可能有助于增进骨骼、大脑和肌肉健康。它适合普通人使用吗？有副作用吗？肌酸是一种十分热门的营养补充剂，而且它的拥趸不仅限于健身人士。科学家说，这种人气营养补充剂不仅能够提升运动表现，增加肌肉质量，还能发挥其他功效。科学家正在开展一系列研究，考察肌酸能否改善骨骼健康、认知能力和睡眠质量，并减轻抑郁和焦虑症状，这些研究得出了积极的初步结果。Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8立即订阅热门文章热门视频
Creatine Is All the Rage. Should You Take It?

3 weeks ago | wsj.com | Sumathi Reddy

The popular workout supplement could be good for bone, brain and muscle healthCreatine: It’s what’s hot and not just among the bodybuilder set. The popular supplement may do more than boost athletic performance and muscle mass, scientists say. It is being studied—with good preliminary results—to improve bone health, cognition and sleep and reduce depression and anxiety symptoms. Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
新冠正在改写衰老规律？脑功能衰退引起医生警觉

3 weeks ago | cn.wsj.com | Sumathi Reddy

很多长新冠患者被诊断出患有轻度认知功能障碍，而研究发现，这些患者中，至少一部分人日后患上痴呆症或阿尔茨海默症的风险更大。在新冠疫情暴发五年后，数百万美国人仍在与新冠病毒引发的长期症状作斗争。无论对年轻人还是老年人来说，认知障碍都是最令人困扰和最常见的症状之一。这些慢性病症可能发展到非常严重的地步，以至于像肯·托德(Ken Todd)这类曾经的专业人士都无法工作，甚至被诊断出患有轻度认知功能障碍。Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8订阅热门文章热门视频
You Can Drink Your Weed Now. What to Know About THC Beverages

1 month ago | wsj.com | Sumathi Reddy

The effects of THC drinks hit sooner than edibles but later than joints. They all have risks. Walk into a beverage store in many states and there is a newer product jockeying for space with the beer, wine and hard liquor: Meet the cannabis drink. Yes, you can drink your weed now. And a growing wariness of the health effects of alcohol is driving more consumers to try these newfangled libations. The drinks typically contain THC. Others contain CBD, or a mix of the two.
Is Covid Rewriting the Rules of Aging? Brain Decline Alarms Doctors

1 month ago | wsj.com | Sumathi Reddy

Five years after the pandemic’s start, millions of Americans are still struggling with long-lasting symptoms of Covid-19. Cognitive difficulties are among the most troubling and common symptoms in people both old and young. These ailments can be severe enough to leave former professionals like Ken Todd unable to work and even diagnosed with a form of mild cognitive impairment.
Essay | My Daughter Is Ready For Her First Smartphone. I’m Not Ready to Give It to Her.

1 month ago | wsj.com | Sumathi Reddy

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If Vaccines Don’t Cause Autism, What Does?

1 month ago | tovima.com | Sumathi Reddy

The risk of autism develops before we are even bornThe idea that vaccines cause autism was debunked by scientists some time ago. Yet it won’t go away. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ’s agency, for example, is reportedly launching a new study to look at potential links between vaccines and autism. And vaccine hesitancy is again rearing its head, even as measles outbreaks proliferate across the country.
If Vaccines Don’t Cause Autism, What Does?

2 months ago | wsj.com | Sumathi Reddy

The idea that vaccines cause autism was debunked by scientists some time ago. Yet it won’t go away. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s agency, for example, is reportedly launching a new study to look at potential links between vaccines and autism. And vaccine hesitancy is again rearing its head, even as measles outbreaks proliferate across the country.