Imagine an older man goes in to see his doctor. He’s 72 years old and moderately overweight: 5-foot-10, 190 pounds. His blood tests show high levels of triglycerides.…
Read more Older Americans Are About to Lose a Lot of WeightAbout four years ago, a new patient came to see me for a psychiatric consultation because he felt stuck. He’d been in therapy for 15 years, despite the…
Read more Plenty of People Could Quit Therapy Right NowThe struggle over the sweeping red-state drive to roll back civil rights and liberties has primarily moved to the courts. Since 2021, Republican-controlled states have passed a swarm…
Read more Red States Are Rolling Back the Rights RevolutionEarlier this year, my colleague Yasmin Tayag wrote that Ozempic—the diabetes drug that has become a cultural phenomenon in its off-label use for weight-loss—was about to be old…
Read more Goodbye OzempicLast month, at a dining table in a sunny New York City hotel suite, I found myself thrown completely off guard by a strip of fake bacon. I…
Read more A Slice of ‘Bacon’ Made Me Believe in Fake MeatFor decades now, gay men have been barred from giving blood. In 2015, what had been a lifetime ban was loosened, such that gay men could be donors…
Read more The FDA’s New ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Policy for Blood DonationThese days, strolling through downtown New York, where I live, is like picking your way through the aftermath of a party. In many ways, it is exactly that:…
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