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Will AI-driven doctors help you live healthier for longer?

Dr Gil Blander Dr Gil Blander is a leading expert in health and longevity, and founder and Chief Scientific Officer of Inside Tracker, a groundbreaking health assessment service based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He holds a PhD in biology from the Weizman Institute of Science and completed his post doctoral fellowship at MIT. He hosts the…

ByDr Jonny ReesJuly 22, 20240Comments

HEALTH Investigation

The Fertility-Fitness Paradox: are steroids making men infertile?

Across the animal kingdom, amorous males make a valiant effort to catch the eyes of females. Dashing peacocks shake their handsome iridescent feathers at peahens. Male blackbirds serenade mates with their exquisite flute-like songs. Red stags unleash loud guttural roars to display their virility. And in the world of homo sapiens, where Tinder, Instagram and…

ByMark BaileyJuly 22, 20240Comments

HEALTH Opinion

Male Infertility Roundtable: Men must take control of their sexual health

With headline-making studies suggesting men’s sperm counts are in freefall, male infertility is a vital but neglected men’s health issue. What might be causing this apparent rise in infertility? How can the problem be addressed? What treatments are available for men who are struggling to have children? And what technological breakthroughs are on the horizon?…

ByJoe WarnerJuly 18, 20240Comments

HEALTH Upgrade

Don’t let jet lag ruin your next adventure

Andrew Herr Andrew Herr is the founder and CEO of performance concierge service Fount and a leader in human performance optimisation. He has worked with elite athletes and the US military, where he spearheaded groundbreaking biotech and human performance studies. Follow him on X. Visit fount.bio. Never suffer jet lag again! Jet lag, that unwelcome…

ByJoe WarnerJuly 15, 20240Comments

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HEALTH Opinion

Is social media helping or hurting women with PCOS?

Drew Baird Drew Baird is the PCOS Mentor, an online social media influencer and expert in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), offering lifestyle interventions and dietary advice to improve symptoms of the condition. He is a qualified personal trainer and founder of Health and Balance Vitamins. Follow him on Instagram. Visit handbvitamins.co.uk. Do you have PCOS?…

ByJoe WarnerJuly 15, 20240Comments

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HEALTH Upgrade

10 simple ways men can boost their fertility

It’s enough to make your testicles shrink. Global research has shown that men’s mean sperm concentrations have dropped by 51.6% since the 1970s - and this decline is accelerating at an astonishing rate, from 1.16% per year to 2.64% per year since the year 2000 (read our exclusive investigation, “Sperm counts in freefall: is the…

ByMark BaileyJuly 14, 20240Comments

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Dr Max Pemberton: Never get your medical advice from ignorant influencers!

Dr Max Pemberton Dr Max Pemberton is medical doctor, journalist and author. He works full-time as a psychiatrist in the National Health Service, specialising in eating disorders and addiction. He has written multiple best-selling books, including Trust me, I’m A (Junior) Doctor; Where Does it Hurt?; and The Marvellous Adventure of Being Human. He lives…

ByJoe WarnerJuly 12, 20240Comments

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HEALTH Vanguard

How men can master their midlife crisis

Mike Bates Mike Bates is a former covert counter-terrorism operations leader, endurance athlete, entrepreneur and motivational speaker. He left a distinguished career in the UK’s Ministry of Defence after 20 years of service, then became the fastest Briton to complete a solo row of the Talker Whisky Atlantic Challenge, raising significant funds for charity. He…

ByJoe WarnerJuly 9, 20240Comments

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Dr Stephen Lawrence: The truth about Ozempic and weight-loss drugs

Dr Stephen Lawrence Dr Stephen Lawrence is a GP and an Associate Clinical Professor at the University of Warwick. He is director of the largest Masters diabetes course in the world and has served as Clinical Diabetes Lead for the Royal College of General Practitioners. A new generation of weight-loss drugs, like Wegovy from Danish…

ByMark BaileyJuly 9, 20240Comments

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HEALTH Investigation

Sperm counts in freefall: is the male infertility crisis an existential threat to humanity?

For men’s testicles, it is the best of times, it is the worst of times. The population of the earth has swollen to 8 billion, and is forecast to hit 9.7 billion by 2050, which suggests male powers of procreation are in bullish good health. But disturbing global research has shown that men’s mean sperm…

ByMark BaileyJuly 9, 20240Comments

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