Four companies control about 80 percent of the U.S. beef market, and there is no reason to believe that any of them are satisfied with their share. Published: April 05, 2026, 8:00 am The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) reported that Listeria monocytogenes was the most frequent cause of outbreaks it investigated during fiscal year…
Just before the holidays in 2025, Julie Hart felt stuck. A nagging problem she had struggled with for years left her ruminating all day and questioning nearly everything she had ever said, done or could do. She was considering traditional therapy but decided instead to try single-session counseling. Rather than committing to weekly therapy sessions,…
Exposure response prevention may help her to cope with her anxiety and learn that she doesn’t need to respond to intrusive thoughts My daughter is 15 and has lived with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) for some time. Her compulsions change – counting, repetitive actions such as flicking light switches a certain number of times, showering/brushing…
The 24-hour news cycle is just as important to medicine as it is to politics, finance, or sports. At MedPage Today, new information is posted daily, but keeping up can be a challenge. As an aid for our readers, and for a little amusement, here is a 10-question quiz based on the news of the…
Scientists created virtual replicas of patients’ diseased hearts so precise that blocking a dangerous irregular heartbeat in these digital “twins” showed doctors how to better treat the real thing. One of the first clinical trials of these custom models suggests it might improve care for ventricular tachycardia, a notoriously difficult-to-treat arrhythmia that is a major…
When it comes to nail art, some might argue that there are too many options to choose from. But sometimes it pays to revisit a classic—like striped nail designs. While other motifs, like cat-eye and florals, are all great choices for your spring manicure, we’re pinning striped nails as the print that everyone will be…
The benefits of kinesiology tape, the colorful tape stretched across the limbs of seemingly every athlete these days, may be more in the mind than in the muscles. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. In a new, large analysis, published Tuesday in BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine, Chinese…
BA.3.2, an Omicron variant of Covid-19 with dozens of new spike mutations, has been detected in 29 US states and Puerto Rico, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but experts say there is not yet evidence it is more severe than other recent variants. “The right response to BA.3.2 is serious attention,…
Trade unions have privately expressed qualms about the forthcoming doctors’ strikes, expressing frustration at the conduct of the talks and the demands of the British Medical Association. The BMA is pushing for a pay rise higher than the 3.5% offered to doctors by the government, with strikes planned for next week. However, more than a…
Nyjee Rivers bought groceries at Aldi for years before she ever considered venturing into its wine section. The appeal of the grocery chain’s bargains on food didn’t extend to its generic-sounding bottles. “I thought it was all going to be synthetic, or the stuff they squeegee off the floor of a winery and put into…
