The Widowhood Effect: What the Evidence Shows
Death rates rise about 41% in the six months after losing a spouse. What meta-analyses show about the widowhood effect, who is most at risk, and why.
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Folate food sources and the limit set for another vitamin
Folate food sources by the spoonful, the MRC trial that cut neural tube defects by 72%, flour fortification, and why the folic acid limit protects B12.
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Vitamin B12 food sources and the gate that takes two micrograms
Clams and liver top the tablespoon table, but the gut absorbs B12 a microgram or two at a time. Who runs short, and what 1,000 mcg tablets really do.
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Escalator Injuries: What the Evidence Shows
Escalator stories are about trapped feet, but most escalator injuries are falls, and most of the injured are older adults. What the evidence shows.
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Turbulence Injuries: What the Evidence Shows
Turbulence causes more than a third of US airline accidents, and most serious injuries fall on flight attendants. Of 26 seriously injured passengers, one wore a seat belt.
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The Weekend Effect in Hospitals: What the Evidence Shows
Patients admitted to hospital at weekends die at slightly higher rates. Adjust for how ill they are on arrival and most of the gap disappears. What the evidence shows.
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Skiing and snowboarding injuries, and what the helmet cannot do
File photo: a ski lift above a snowy slope. Photo: DimiTalen, via Wikimedia Commons, CC0. In the news · September 2026 The National Ski Areas Association’s end-of-season report found that helmets were worn on 94% of U.S. skier visits in 2025-26, up from about 25% in 2002-03. Use was lowest in the Midwest (88%) and…
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Swimming injuries, shoulders, and the lesson that changes the odds
File photo: a swimming pool. Photo: Marc Ryckaert (MJJR), via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0. In the news · March 2026 Researchers followed 167 Portuguese competitive swimmers over six months, 75 of them with shoulder injuries and 92 without. Swimming-adapted questionnaires (ASES-swim, SSV-swim) distinguished injured from healthy swimmers better than generic shoulder scores, with ASES-swim…
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Hospital Delirium in Older Adults: What the Evidence Shows
About 29% of older medical inpatients develop delirium, and many cases are missed. Prevention programmes cut cases by 43%, but did not reduce deaths. What the evidence shows on detection, dementia and treatment.
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Measles: What the Evidence Shows About the Risk
US measles cases went from 285 in 2024 to 3,471 by September 2026. How contagious measles is, how well the vaccine works, what immune amnesia is, and where the famous numbers are firmer or softer than they sound.
