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Olympic champions challenge myth that motherhood ends a career
04 Feb 2026 18:32 GMT
Feb. 4, 2026, 12:43 p.m. ET
Several U.S. Olympians are challenging the perception that motherhood ends an athletic career.
Athletes such as Kaillie Humphries have faced financial and physical challenges with IVF, which is not covered by USOPC insurance.
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<![CDATA[Expert: Debunking Cholesterol Myths and the Rise of Oral PCSK9 Inhibitors]]>
04 Feb 2026 15:34 GMT
Key Takeaways
Persistent misinformation about cholesterol and statins remains a major barrier to cardiovascular risk reduction, reinforcing the need for pharmacist-led education.
Statins continue to offer a strong benefit-risk profile for most patients, …
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PSNI Challenges Sexual Crime Myths To Support Minority Communities
04 Feb 2026 13:43 GMT
… ;One of the most damaging myths around sexual crime is that … Referral Centre. The Rowan offers medical care, emotional support and forensic … Brennan added. "By challenging myths, listening without judgement and encouraging …
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Is perimenopause a myth?
04 Feb 2026 11:35 GMT
I was born in London in 1982 and my parents were neither hippies nor part of the Women’s Liberation Movement. As a result, frank talk about body parts, functions and sexual development was generally non-existent. The arrival of my period was not something …
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The myths surrounding Spain's mass regularisation of migrants
04 Feb 2026 11:21 GMT
… are some of the main myths fact-checked.
Newly regularised migrants … ancestry in Spain.
READ ALSO: Myth buster - Most undocumented migrants … percent of medical consultations carried out in the national health system correspond …
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How W.E.B. DuBois and James McCune Smith Helped Combat Medical Racism in America
04 Feb 2026 10:17 GMT
… the spread of these toxic myths. In 1787, a decade … century, spearheaded the social-medicine movement.
Virchow already had … his nation’s modern public health system.
Article continues after … emerging that perpetuated toxic myths about race under the …
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Protein obsession is a weight-loss myth: Nutritionist
04 Feb 2026 10:03 GMT
… a weight-loss myth that mainly benefits the health and wellness industry … interests more than long-term health.
#With inputs from NDTV
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Who Shapes India’s Health Policy—Elected Governments or Billionaire Foundations?
04 Feb 2026 07:45 GMT
… support across areas like maternal health, nutrition, disease surveillance, … the Money, Not the Myths.
Covishield received over $150 … the Indian Council of Medical Research. There was no … , education reforms, and health metrics, democratic oversight struggles …
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Thinking About Marijuana After 65? Doctors Warn of Overlooked Health Risks
04 Feb 2026 05:09 GMT
… health risks.
Eloise Theisen had no plans to become a medical … about how marijuana affects health. One reason is that … many aspects of cannabis’s health effects remain understudied, recent … medications’ effects.
The notion that it’s ‘not addictive’ is a myth …
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Health ministry joins partners to mark World Cancer Day
04 Feb 2026 03:27 GMT
… cancer control, including Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC), Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC … ), Sidra Medicine, and the Qatar Cancer … —from diagnosis to recovery—challenge myths and stigma associated with the …