World Mental Health Day: Why Sexual Health Matters
Every year on Oct. 10, the World Health Organization (WHO) partners with international organizations to bring awareness and support to people living with mental health issues on World Mental Health…
IE Author and Educator Arjun Kumar Links Veganism, Psychology and Health to Expose Profit-Driven Food Systems
Arjun Kumar didn’t adopt a plant-based lifestyle for the reasons most people assume. There were no viral documentaries or fitness trends driving the shift. It began, he says, with a…
In Health AI, Explainability Does Not Drive Trust
You’ve heard the maxim, “Trust, but verify.” That’s a contradiction—if you need to verify something, you don’t truly trust it. And if you can verify it, you probably don’t need…
Sleep patterns linked to variation in health, cognition, lifestyle, and brain organization
image: Sleep is not one-size-fits-all: individual sleep styles are connected to distinct health, lifestyle, and psychological factors. view more Credit: Vitaly Gariev, Unsplash (CC0, Researchers led by Aurore Perrault at…
Blending Ayurveda with Biotechnology: The Future of Wellness and health
The wellness industry is entering a new era. Modern medicine offers precision and speed, yet it struggles with lifestyle diseases and side effects. Ayurveda, India’s ancient system of healing, emphasizes…
Are We Facing a New Dark Age for Public Health Data?
About a decade ago, I (Frank W. Putnam) read an editorial by the president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences lamenting the high rates of fraudulent research published in Chinese…