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People’s Pharmacy: Will your brain do better on brie?

Are we finally revising our ideas on the role of fat in the diet? We’ve complained before that demonizing saturated fat is not supported by sound science. According to a recent analysis, avoiding saturated fat might help only people at the highest risk (Annals of Internal Medicine, Dec. 16, 2025).
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New science points to four distinct types of autism

When Marc and Cristina Easton’s son was diagnosed with autism at 20 months, the Baltimore couple left the doctor’s appointment in confusion. Their toddler – who was very social – did not resemble the picture of the condition they thought they knew. And the specialists could offer little clarity about why or what lay ahead.
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‘Truly an amazing act’: Idaho doctor donates year’s salary to cure blindness

One Treasure Valley doctor is putting off his retirement and doing something “profound” with his last year in the emergency room. Stuart Clive, who was a longtime St. Luke’s Medical Center emergency room physician, is donating an entire year’s salary in an effort to cure blindness for thousands of people. Clive works at Weiser Memorial Hospital, and starting in November, with each 24-hour ...
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People’s Pharmacy: Does testosterone fuel heart attacks?

Q. I would like to know more about the use of testosterone replacement in men. My understanding is that a recent large-scale study showed that men using testosterone replacement therapy did not have more cardiovascular risks. That’s been a long-running concern of the medical community. Am I correct?
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People’s Pharmacy: Flu or COVID-19? A test will tell

Q. Last weekend, I was at a party in an apartment packed with people, and two days later, symptoms of the flu came on hard and fast. Now on the fourth day, my fever, which hovered around 100.6 the whole time, has come down to 99.6. My body aches, and the coughing has made my rib cage sore.