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1 week ago | webmd.com | Ed Ergenzinger

During my most severe manic episode, I became fixated on questions of spirituality and religion. I was a frequent visitor to a Buddhist temple near our house, and I began to revisit the Catholic faith of my youth. I even started entertaining thoughts that I might be a prophet or messiah. Interesting, given that I’ve been an atheist and a skeptic of all things spiritual my entire adult life.

1 week ago | webmd.com | Lisa O'Mary

May 28, 2025 — Planning a pregnancy? Go ahead, envision it: the birth, the name, the color scheme of the nursery. But have you thought about squeezing in your cardiologist appointments between school pickups and soccer practice? Probably not, but maybe you should: More moms than ever are at risk of heart problems around the time their child turns 10.

1 week ago | webmd.com | Lisa O'Mary

May 27, 2025 – The Trump administration announced today that the CDC will no longer recommend COVID-19 vaccines for many children and pregnant people. No details were immediately published on the CDC website, but Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.

2 weeks ago | webmd.com | Debbie Koenig

May 21, 2025 — Until recently, you probably hadn’t thought much about fluoride. It’s been added to public water supplies since the 1940s to help prevent cavities. The CDC named water fluoridation one of the “10 Great Public Health Achievements” of the 20th century. Now headlines are calling its safety into question. In January, a large study review linked high doses to lower IQs in children. This spring, Utah and Florida banned fluoride in drinking water.

2 weeks ago | webmd.com | Jen Ator

May 20, 2025 — Too often muscle is a show. “Muscle” and “strength” and “lifting” as it all happens in your average local gym is what makes strength training intimidating for some. “Instatrainers” and showoffs and pseudoscientists on social media only make it noisier with conflicting research, elaborate workout protocols, and stunt exercise videos to get eyeballs. But strength training is critical for health. We all need it.