This message is cause for concern, according to ADHD specialists who spoke to WIRED. “Stimulant medications have been around for almost 100 years and have been approved for use in children since the 1960s,” says Kristen Leinung, a mental health nurse practitioner and director of psychiatric services at the Northwest ADHD Treatment Center in Portland,
The Clinton Foundation on Monday unveiled a new initiative to help state and local governments develop and enact nonpartisan policy solutions to improve health outcomes, especially for women and children, economic security and democracy. The Clinton Policy Institute, the foundation’s first new initiative in more than a decade, has already begun convening political leaders from
Peptides advance little by little closer to the mainstream. On Thursday, a panel of experts narrowly recommended that the Food and Drug Administration reclassify four popular peptides, including one backed by podcaster Joe Rogan, to allow certain pharmacies to legally dispense them. In a sometimes emotionally charged meeting that lasted more than 11 hours, members
At the beginning of this year, I picked up a rather unfortunate habit: vaping. More specifically, I started smoking flavored vaporizers made in the so-called “Vape Valley” of China and sold throughout the United States. Flavored nicotine vaporizers are largely illegal in the United States, yet convenience stores and tobacconists across the country have generated
Electrolyte powders, soluble. Trendy ready-to-drink tablets and waters have moved from the pockets of athletes to one of the most popular wellness categories. And it’s a crowded market, worth an estimated $39 billion globally in 2025 and expected to double over the next decade. Much of the growth has been fueled by wellness trends and
Michigan has been the hardest hit state, and health officials said Friday that the number of infected has risen to more than 8,100. Residents affected by the parasite told the BBC it was “the most painful thing I have ever been through in my life.” In its update on Friday, the CDC warned people not