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What Mental Health Funding Cuts will do to Parents and Their Children

Creating Open Roads: Leadership That Builds Confidence and Community

Sustaining the achievements of global health organisations amid declining traditional aid requires urgent, collective action.

This breakthrough could change how we treat one of the world’s deadliest killers.

I believed them too—until the science (and my patients) proved otherwise.

Free, science-backed habits from a cancer doctor who’s seen what really works  By Michael Hunter, MD

What a patient taught me about silence, healing, and presence.

In a landmark study, 71% of patients experienced improvement or stabilization of their condition simply by modifying their lifestyle.

AI flagged cancers that radiologists missed. A real study shows what it means for your next mammogram.

Italian brainrot, dopamine loops, and the strange comfort of chaos in the digital age.

How a simple daily walk lowers risk of disease, boosts brainpower, and protects what matters most.

Most heart attack survivors didn’t see it coming. These science-backed habits help make sure you don’t become one of them.

Science shows water isn’t #1. Here’s what I now drink instead — and why it matters more than you think.

By Christi Taylor-Jones, MA, MFT

Dementia. Diabetes. Cancer. Stroke. As a doctor, I’ve come to believe they share one root cause — and that we can fight it.

It’s not your mindset. It’s not a lack of motivation. It’s a system that runs counter to your biology.

Daily shifts to boost focus, calm anxiety, and reclaim your brain — backed by neuroscience.

A patient delayed treatment after watching a video. By the time he came to me, it was almost too late.

“Imperfect Action Is Better Than Perfect Inaction”

Real moments from the exam room — clinic jokes, insurance woes, and one little girl who runs a tighter ship than most doctors.

When fight, flight, or freeze aren’t options, some people learn to appease

A stressed-out reader asked me if antioxidant-rich foods could undo chaos. Here’s my honest answer.

Inside the scans: When the brain unhooks, the self softens — and suffering, sometimes, dissolves.

Doctors now treat walking speed like a vital sign. But it’s not the only silent signal of your true biological age.

A cancer doctor explores how memory, novelty, and mortality distort time — and how to reclaim every fleeting moment.

If sustained, this could mean a loss comparable to the impact of a high crime rate or heavy pollution. The moves appear permanent.

By Michael Hunter, MD