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Get an insight into what’s really going on in medicine and healthcare with the latest thoughts and opinions from our editorial team

Lynne McTaggart
September 14, 2026
The starving brain
We are currently experiencing a tsunami of confusion, forgetfulness, amnesia and memory impairment. America alone records some 28,800 new cases…

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Bryan
September 14, 2026
Is this drug safe, doc?
People often assume a drug is safe—but it usually isn’t, says Bryan Hubbard   When we’re prescribed a drug, how…

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Lynne McTaggart
September 14, 2026
The smart spiderweb in your body
Doctors have a long history of dismissing and literally discarding many parts of the body as “extraneous,” only to discover…

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Bryan
September 14, 2026
Hush, nobody goes to prison
A US Senate hearing discovers the rich and powerful are above the law “And the wicked witch was caught, and…

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Lynne McTaggart
May 27, 2026
More than skin deep
The internet was abuzz with a shock-horror story a few weeks ago when Cameron Diaz showed up in public to…

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Bryan
May 27, 2026
Land of soft soap and glory
The vaccine response to Covid is hailed a great success The UK is enduring a Jarndyce v. Jarndyce moment (if…

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Lynne McTaggart
April 24, 2026
Not just one for the boys
When it comes to hormones and the need to supplement with them, all we tend to hear about is estrogen.…

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Bryan
April 21, 2026
The 10 books every doctor should read
Doctors are being encouraged to learn empathy skills by reading books, says Bryan Hubbard   Medical students at one UK…

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Bryan
March 18, 2026
All in the mind
Big Pharma is driving the mental health crisis, says Bryan Hubbard Steve Jobs, the founder of Apple, was a marketing…

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Lynne McTaggart
February 20, 2026
Cook your greens
For more than 30 years, WDDTY has been advocating a diet rich in fruits and vegetables—the best approach for most…

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Bryan
February 20, 2026
Why Brazilians live forever
Never seeing a doctor could be why some Brazilians live past 100, says Bryan Hubbard   A small group of…

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Bryan
December 19, 2025
Hey, statins—leave those fats alone
The drugs are the stars of Big Pharma despite risk of memory loss, says Bryan Hubbard   AI is one…

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Bryan
October 23, 2025
The disease merry-go-round
Is anyone really teaching our kids nutrition?   The other day I decided to change the world, but the world…

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Lynne McTaggart
October 23, 2025
Seeing the light
After a torrid summer, with renewed warnings about sunlight and cancer, and the need for suncream to block out ultraviolet…

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Lynne McTaggart
September 22, 2025
When a good drug turns bad
Big Pharma loves an all-purpose drug: statins for cholesterol but also for heart disease, HRT for menopause but also for…

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Bryan
September 22, 2025
First, do harm (and make money)
Big Pharma breaks all the rules of capitalism—and still makes the biggest profits, says Bryan Hubbard Just in case you’ve…

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Bryan
August 19, 2025
Anti-vax? It’s the heebie-jeebies
The vaccine-hesitant has butterflies in their stomach Are you “vaccine-hesitant” or even an “anti-vaxxer” (gasp)? If you are, you probably…

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Bryan
August 19, 2025
Nix to DEXA
During a retreat that we were running in converted monasteries in Spain in 2019, I had a conversation with two…

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Lynne McTaggart
June 30, 2025
A humdinger of a healer
A very basic molecule, made up of just two simple atoms in the body—oxygen and nitrogen—could well be the key…

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Bryan
June 19, 2025
Just stop it
The weight-loss jabs are not a long-term solution to the obesity epidemic, says Bryan Hubbard In a sketch by American…

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Lynne McTaggart
May 23, 2025
The holy grail of modern medicine
Modern medicine has knocked in a hole in one. It hasn’t conquered obesity, but it has made doing so effortless.…

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Bryan
May 22, 2025
Three’s a crowd
Nobody’s buying the super Polypill, says Bryan Hubbard If one pill can make you well, what can three pills do?…

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Lynne McTaggart
April 24, 2025
All by myself
Hands up, anyone who wants to take a guess. What is the biggest risk factor for illness in modern times?…

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Bryan
April 16, 2025
Double-blind fraud
Fraud is endemic in medical research, says Bryan Hubbard Every so often, we get accosted by a self-proclaimed skeptic who…

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