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BrainWeighve Eating Addiction Telehealth App Expands UCLA Trial

Telehealth provider, eHealth International, expands their UCLA trial of weight loss app, BrainWeighve.

Tyranny of Unpaid Labor, Missing Data Wrapped in the Flag

Boston-area Adult & Teen Challenge recovery centers are charged with forcing recovery patients into unpaid labor. Removal of federal data collection of addiction across America reflects a similar attitude of looking the other way.

TOFA Boosts GLP-1 Effectiveness

TOFA, short for 5-tetradecyloxy-2-furoic acid, is a compound recently shown to cause weight loss without the muscle loss associated with GLP-1s, at least in mice.

Prediction Markets Placing Big Bets on Midterm Elections

Prediction markets such as Kalshi and Polymarket are funding a midterm election gold rush aimed at heading off restrictions.

Comedian Replaces Substance Addiction

Scottish writer and performer Frankie Boyle started drinking vodka at age 15. Here is his story.

A New Approach to Homelessness?

A series of articles exposes the “treatment-first” approach to homelessness as one billionaire’s bizarre fixation.

The Real Screen Addicts Are Aged 65 and Up

People ages 65 and older consume just as much screen time as younger people, and for the same reasons.