Here in the northern hemisphere, winter famously contributes to widespread vitamin D deficiency as sunlight exposure decreases. The trend is “very marked in clinical practice," Mary Gover, MD, an internal medicine doctor at Montefiore Einstein Advanced Care in New York City, tells SELF. What you might not know, however, is that vitamin D isn’t the
3 min read I WALK A LOT. Not just from my New York City apartment to the subway and then the office, but across town for meetings, errands that pile up on the same day, and the occasional detour to grab a coffee or check out a new shop. By the time winter hits, my
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Why was it too early in August?“The flu shot offers protection against the flu for at least six months,” says Jennifer May-Ortiz, a family physician in Summit. “Healthcare professionals typically aim to vaccinate patients beginning in September through the end of October so patients are protected through the…
An Eastern Cape man was killed in a hit-and-run incident. A man was killed in a hit-and-run incident while he was pushing a car that had run out of fuel in the Eastern Cape.The driver of the car that hit him allegedly promised to return to the accident scene once he had fetched his cellphone.He then allegedly…
Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma. Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has detailed the country's new Covid-19 rules under Level 2 lockdown.During a media briefing on Monday, she likened the government's "risk-adjusted strategy" to the pandemic as walking a tightrope while also saving lives and livelihoods.This means the government has decided to "alleviate hardships" by…
An outbreak of Salmonella in Belgium traced to eggs has sickened more than 230 people. The Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC) confirmed to Food Safety News that 236 people are ill in the Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak. Patients range in age from less than 1 to 96 years old. They fell
8 min read Below is the real, full chat transcript of an exchange between a Men's Health reader with dating anxiety — we'll call him "William” — and ChatGPT. We showed this back-and-forth to Rufus Spann, PhD , sex therapist and founder of Libido Health, and asked him for his thoughts on the quality and
Today we revisit some of the topics we’ve covered in the past months. Published: May 24, 2026, 8:00 am Quick bites from around the food safety arena this week The World Health Organization (WHO) said this week that more countries need to improve their ability to monitor populations for foodborne diseases. Although gradual progress is evident