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Posted on January 28, 2026January 27, 2026 by John C. Goodman

More than half of all Americans take vitamin supplements. (Bloomberg)

41 percent of Gen Z and 47 percent of millennials who are engaged or have been married said they entered a prenup.

The “prescribing cascade”: one drug causes side effects that doctors mistake for a new disease, triggering another prescription that creates its own problems, leaving people trapped in a sea of unnecessary and potentially harmful medications.

A growing body of quantitative research indicates that some school-based mental health interventions actually create mental health problems.

Why is the government under Trump investing so much money in so many private companies?

Hospital expenses per adjusted inpatient day vary widely across states and ownership types, with costs ranging from under $700 to more than $6,000.

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