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Prediabetes Is Not a Disease. It Is a Warning With Unusually Good Evidence Behind It

The label is contested, the thresholds differ between guidelines, and most people who have it never progress. It is also the one point in this whole condition where a trial showed you can change the outcome by more than half.

Jul 10, 2026/4 min read

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There Are Not Two Kinds of Diabetes, and Being Put in the Wrong Box Changes the Treatment

Type 1 and type 2 are the two everyone knows. LADA is regularly mistaken for type 2 in adults, and MODY is a single-gene condition that can sometimes be treated with a tablet instead of insulin. The label decides the therapy.

Jul 7, 2026/4 min read

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Muscle Loss on GLP-1s: What the Evidence Really Shows

New body composition data compares lean mass loss on tirzepatide and semaglutide. Here is what is measured, and what remains unclear.

Jun 15, 2026/4 min read

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Saudi Arabia Warned About the Tayyibat Diet. Here Is Why

A health ministry does not issue a public warning about an eating plan for the sake of it. This one followed reports of people reaching intensive care after stopping insulin.

Jun 13, 2026/3 min read

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Retatrutide: The Triple Agonist Still Proving Itself

Retatrutide just posted phase 3 weight loss data hitting three hormone receptors at once. Here is what is confirmed and what remains unproven.

May 27, 2026/4 min read

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The Insulin Advice That Turned a Diet Fad Into an Emergency

Telling people to eat differently is one thing. Telling type 1 diabetics they can stop injecting is another, and it is the claim that brought regulators down on nizam al-tayyibat.

May 25, 2026/3 min read

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The Al-Awady Death: What Is Confirmed and What Is Still Open

A UAE medical report found a natural death from sudden cardiac arrest. Egypt then exhumed the body for a second examination. Both of those facts are true, and neither cancels the other.

May 17, 2026/3 min read

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Diaa al-Awady: The Anaesthetist Who Became Egypt's Loudest Doctor

He trained in intensive care, built an audience of millions, was struck off by his own syndicate, and died in a Dubai hotel room at 47. The arguments about him did not stop there.

May 10, 2026/4 min read

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Exercise as Treatment: What Trials Show for Depression and Anxiety

Meta-analyses now put exercise's effect on depression in the same range as antidepressant trials, with real implications for regions like the Gulf.

Apr 14, 2026/4 min read

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The Perfect Hot Chocolate: Rich, Spicy, and Unapologetically Comforting

Discover how to make rich, spicy hot chocolate with cocoa, milk, chili, and salt. A cozy, flavorful recipe with calories, nutrients, and benefits.

Jan 28, 2026/3 min read

The Perfect Hot Chocolate: Rich, Spicy, and Unapologetically Comforting

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Vitamin D Supplements: A Reality Check on Who Actually Benefits

Large trials with more than 30,000 participants found vitamin D pills do little for people who are not deficient, reshaping decades of assumptions.

Jan 20, 2026/4 min read

A bottle of vitamin D softgel capsules spilled onto a table beside a glass of water in morning light