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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
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Ten Thousand Steps Was a Marketing Number. The Evidence Says the Benefit Flattens Around Seven Thousand
Two large pooled analyses now agree: the drop in mortality with more walking is steep up to about seven thousand steps a day and shallow after that. What the studies found, what they could not show, and what to do with a phone that counts.
Sep 6, 2026
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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
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Metformin as an Anti-Aging Drug: The Claims Versus the Trial Data
Biohackers take metformin to slow aging, but the trial designed to actually prove that, TAME, still has not finished enrolling.
May 6, 2024
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Saudi Healthcare’s Transformation Is Becoming Visible in Everyday Life
Better prevention, faster access and digitally connected care show how Vision 2030 can translate national reform into a healthier daily future.
Jul 28, 2026
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What GLP-1 Drugs Actually Do Inside Your Body
GLP-1 receptor agonists did not start as weight loss drugs. Here is the biology behind Ozempic, Mounjaro and the hormone they mimic.
Jan 25, 2024
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Surviving a Gulf August: What Actually Works Against Extreme Heat
Heat illness is one of the most preventable medical emergencies there is, and most of the popular advice about it is either useless or actively wrong. The humidity is what changes the arithmetic.
Aug 8, 2026
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Talking to Children About a War They Can Already See
Children absorb far more than parents realise, and silence does not protect them. What helps is honest, age-appropriate information, predictable routine, and adults who manage their own distress in front of them.
Aug 13, 2026
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Menopause Brain Fog Is Real, but It Is Not a Personal Failure
A new WHO discussion brings cognition and mental health into menopause care, where sleep, mood, symptoms and individual medical history all matter.
Jul 31, 2026
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High Blood Sugar Damages You Over Decades. Low Blood Sugar Can Do It Before Lunch
Diabetes care is organised around bringing numbers down, which makes it easy to forget that the acute danger points the other way. The ADA defines three levels of hypoglycaemia, and the third one requires another person.
Aug 6, 2026
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What Short Sleep Actually Does to Metabolic Health, According to Research
Trials now show insufficient sleep impairs insulin sensitivity directly, independent of weight gain, reshaping how doctors talk about diabetes risk.
Nov 2, 2024
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Zone 2 Cardio Versus VO2 Max: Sorting the Training Trend From the Evidence
VO2 max strongly predicts longevity, but the evidence that slow, low-intensity Zone 2 training is the best way to raise it is weaker than the trend suggests.
Jan 15, 2025
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How to Hold Yourself Together When the Region Is on Fire
One in five people who live through conflict develops a mental health condition. Most of the useful advice is unglamorous: fix sleep, ration news, keep routine, and treat connection as a necessity rather than a nicety.
Aug 13, 2026
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Berberine and the 'Nature's Ozempic' Claim: What Evidence Shows
Berberine lowers cholesterol and blood sugar in small trials, but comparing it to semaglutide misreads both the data and the biology.
Feb 14, 2024
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Continuous Glucose Monitors Without Diabetes: Useful Data or Noise?
Over-the-counter glucose monitors reached healthy consumers in 2024, but research suggests their readings may not mean what wearers assume.
Jul 22, 2025
