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Is the higher rate of bladder cancer among hairdressers due to exposure to hair dyes? What about at-home use of hair colorants?

What is the role of cholesterol and advanced glycation end products in shoulder health?

Every year, hundreds of thousands of patients undergo unnecessary, unhelpful, and even painful procedures that may result in catastrophic complications.

Our body can make vitamin K2 from the K1 in green leafy vegetables.

The most common shoulder surgery provides no meaningful benefit over placebo sham surgery, yet it continues to put millions at risk.

How do chiropractic adjustments and physical therapy fare compared to placebo or sham interventions?

Why is it so hard to outrun a bad diet? Exercise ramps up our appetite, helping to explain why calories burned don’t necessarily equal calories lost, so how can we lose weight through physical activity?

Corticosteroid shots may offer brief shoulder relief, but studies show they can increase the risk of subsequent rotator cuff tears up to sevenfold.

Inflammation can actually protect against the development of chronic pain.

The official exercise recommendations are a “trade-off between optimizing health outcomes and minimizing requirements for individuals,” but what does the science say is best?

While psyllium is a go-to fiber for acid reflux and constipation, ground flaxseed beat it head-to-head in clinical trials—delivering superior bowel regularity, blood sugar reductions, cholesterol drops, and weight loss at a fraction of the cost.

Dietary approaches can be safer, cheaper, and work better than drugs for acid reflux symptoms like heartburn.

Laser therapy is marketed as a promising alternative to drugs and scalpels for treating hair loss, but what does the research say?

By triggering withdrawal symptoms that mimic the original condition, these risky drugs keep patients hooked for years.

A trailer for Dr. Greger’s forthcoming book on dietary approaches to pain management.

Eating licorice or drinking licorice tea can cause the loss of body fat by blocking the effects of a stress hormone, but at what cost?

One of the most extraordinary findings in all of pain medicine had been lost down the memory hole.

Iodine is essential for thyroid health. Many people rely on iodized salt or dairy for iodine—but there are healthier sources.

An enzyme in bananas can destroy some of the phytonutrients in berries and cocoa, but there is a way to reduce the effect. How can we mediate the phytonutrient-destroying enzyme in avocados, bananas, and mushrooms?

What is the evidence that plant-based dietary patterns may reduce the detrimental impacts of air pollution, including one plant in particular?

Globally, air pollution is the second leading killer of humanity. What can we do about it?

Epigenetic clocks have become established as robust measures of chronological age, surpassing telomere length as the best age predictor.

Our cravings aren’t an accident. They’re a business model.

Ultra processed food corporations didn’t just use the tobacco industry playbook—they were the tobacco industry.

Long-term plant-based eating may improve exercise capacity and endurance.

Most over-the-counter tinnitus supplements promise relief but lack solid evidence and may even carry risks.

What everyday strategies can make tinnitus easier to live with?

Randomized interventional trials are necessary to establish cause and effect.

Cognitive behavioral therapy may reduce tinnitus distress, while most drugs fall short.

Why do hundreds of millions of people hear sounds others can’t?