Hilary B. Kern, M.D.

04/22/2026

These signs and behaviors are often visible in someone whose past trauma has led to their hyperindependence.

04/20/2026

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04/16/2026

More medical schools are teaching students how to cook and use food as a tool for treating patients. It's part of a growing movement called Food Is Medicine. Think of it as a modern, research-backed version of “an apple a day keeps the doctor away.” https://nyti.ms/4mEPpth

04/15/2026

My field, PMR, is all about Function. Great job in trying to do whatever it is yourself..unless or until you can’t (& there are modifications to further help you do it yourself;))

Christina Applegate isn't holding back.

The "Married... with Children" alum has taken a hiatus from Hollywood, making few public appearances to focus on her health and family. Now, she's opening up in a revealing new memoir, "You With the Sad Eyes."

The star sat down with us to discuss the reality of living with multiple sclerosis, her new book and her thoughts on aging away from the spotlight.

Read our interview with the actress at the link in the comments.

04/10/2026

Once a week, patients in an Argentine hospital with Parkinson’s disease use the movements of tango to help address issues of balance, stiffness and coordination.

04/09/2026

Since Ozempic came on the scene, it has become routine to see celebrities drop a few dress sizes out of nowhere. But more recently, celebrities don’t just look thinner than their former selves. They look emaciated.

Even outside of Hollywood, the trend of sickly-thin bodies feels inescapable. Scroll through Instagram and it doesn’t take long to see a micro-influencer peddling her wellness hacks despite looking noticeably unwell, or stumble on an old friend or colleague who has suddenly become unrecognizable.

This is a hard moment to talk about. It feels wrong to criticize another woman’s body. And since none of these celebrities have admitted to actively struggling with eating disorders, it’s impossible to know what’s really going on. Their silence creates a pressure to pretend their weight loss is normal and brush aside any shock and worry. But recently, we’ve reached a tipping point where more and more people are deciding it’s better to name the problem than ignore it entirely.

As fights erupt in the comment sections of celebrities’ Instagram feeds over what is and isn’t okay to say about someone else’s body, many people are really trying to navigate this moment in good faith. Laura, a nurse, recently recorded a series of videos about public figures who look dangerously thin. “I will be damned if my kids, who are all in elementary school right now, grow up in 2.0 skinny culture of the 2000s,” she says.

Angelina Chapin reports on how more and more people are speaking out over celebrities and influencers who have become worryingly thin: https://nymag.visitlink.me/t33Qxj

04/09/2026

In the era of Make America Healthy Again, the popularity of peptides—short chains of amino acids that often act as signalling molecules in the body—has risen sharply. Many compounding pharmacies, which produce custom medications, are experiencing soaring demand; the Times reported that U.S. imports of gray-market peptides and hormones from China roughly doubled last year. The podcaster Joe Rogan has credited BPC-157 with healing a case of elbow tendonitis in two weeks. In February, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., said, on Rogan’s podcast, that he had taken peptides himself and that, under his leadership, the F.D.A. would stop restricting many of them. Kennedy, who has railed against the agency’s “aggressive suppression” of unproven treatments, has vowed to “end the war.” With health and wellness influencers hawking unapproved treatments on the gray market, the future of the F.D.A.—and the health of consumers—is at stake, Dhruv Khullar writes. Read the full report: https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/0sNqgS

04/07/2026

Norton Museum of Art, 12/2025

04/06/2026

New research shows one genetic marker links 8 major psychiatric disorders — including autism, ADHD, schizophrenia, and depression.

A groundbreaking study has identified 683 common genetic variants that link eight major psychiatric conditions, including autism, ADHD, schizophrenia, and major depressive disorder. These shared genetic factors appear to regulate critical stages of brain development and influence complex protein interactions, providing a biological explanation for why these conditions frequently co-occur within individuals and families. This discovery suggests that rather than being entirely distinct ailments, many mental health disorders share a foundational genetic architecture that shapes the brain's growth from its earliest stages.

By shifting the focus from individual diagnoses to shared biological pathways, this research challenges traditional psychiatric classifications and opens the door for innovative, broad-spectrum therapies. With nearly one billion people worldwide living with mental health disorders, the ability to target these underlying genetic drivers could revolutionize treatment protocols. Scientists believe that understanding these shared variants will lead to more effective, genetically-informed interventions that could simultaneously address multiple conditions, offering new hope for personalized and comprehensive mental healthcare.

source: Psychiatric Genomics Consortium. Shared genetic architectures across psychiatric disorders and brain development. Cell.

04/04/2026