73K members. The best post we have captured here reached 4.2K upvotes, which works out to 58 per 1,000 members.
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A researcher who spent decades believing moderate drinking was safe reviewed 107 studies and reversed his position entirely, finding even one daily d…
Missing scientist found dead 11 months after vanishing with gunshot wound to head as family insists gun was not hers
Scientists found that people born after 1965 are biologically aging faster than previous generations and it explains why cancer rates in young adults…
Vaping increases risk of heart failure by almost 20%. Even nicotine-free vapes showed measurable cardiovascular damage in separate research.
A 30,000-person study found fewer than 1 in 5 people get enough flavanols, heart-protective compounds found in blackberries, plums, and green tea, ev…
A new study reviewing 7,200 papers found no level of alcohol consumption protects health, with the current "safe" limit of 2 daily drinks linked to a…
Scientists found that e-cigarettes, marketed for years as the safe exit from smoking, are linked to significantly higher lung cancer risk in people w…
KFF polling finds 36% of U.S. adults skipped needed care last year due to cost, and shockingly, 37% of those who skipped care already had health insu…
Seven years of data from Utah's Price River beaver translocation project: water levels at historic highs, fish populations recovered, wildfire risk r…
A new study found that the well-known link between impulsivity and violent behavior was 62% weaker in current Ozempic and Wegovy users compared to pe…
Within four times the member count either way, so the comparison is fair. Sorted by upside.
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