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Why ‘Exercise Beats Drugs’ Misses the Point on Cancer Care
[ Review Article ] Professor Devi Sridhar’s opinion piece in The Guardian offers a measured and insightful response to the recent wave of headlines suggesting that exercise is “better than drugs” for preventing cancer recurrence. Rather than feeding into this misleading narrative, Sridhar methodically unpacks the study in question and reframes the conversation around a…
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The Four Pillars of a Healthy Lifestyle
[ by Natalie Morales ] In today’s fast-paced world, where convenience often takes precedence over well-being, the pursuit of a healthy lifestyle has never been more critical. While the term “healthy lifestyle” might conjure images of kale salads and marathon runs, it encompasses far more than just physical fitness. A truly healthy lifestyle is a…
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Beyond Silence: Transforming the Conversation around Mental Health
[ by Natalie Morales ] In today’s fast-paced world, mental health is becoming increasingly recognized as a fundamental aspect of overall well-being, yet the conversation around it remains fraught with complexity and stigma. Historically, mental health issues were often brushed aside or misunderstood, but we are now in a period of unprecedented awareness and, hopefully,…
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Loneliness Epidemic: Public Health Crisis No One Sees
[ by Natalie Morales ] In a world more connected than ever, we are quietly facing an epidemic that cannot be cured by a vaccine or reversed by surgery. Loneliness, often dismissed as a private emotional experience, has emerged as a profound public health threat, one that rivals smoking, obesity and chronic disease in its…
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Reasons behind Governments’ Failure to Contain Spread of COVID-19
[ by Bahauddin Foizee ] While it is true that vaccine is necessary to completely win over COVID-19, it is also true that it could have been contained to a large extent within the span of a month. All that the governments across the world — in particular the ones in China, Italy, Spain and…
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