Scientists know our bodies are full of microplastics. What are they doing to us?

Scientists are working hard to understand the impact of microplastic pollution in the environment and in human bodies. The research requires identifying and analyzing types of microplastics particles, which can range from 1 nanometer to 5 millimeters in size. Leonard Ortiz/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register/Getty Images Leonard Ortiz/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register/GettyContinue Reading

How RFK Jr’s Longtime Friend Mark Hyman Built a Wellness Empire

Dr. Mark Hyman didn’t hesitate before accepting an invitation, 14 years ago, to a weeklong white-water rafting trip with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Mr. Kennedy, the environmental lawyer, conspiracy theorist and political scion, was bringing like-minded souls to the wild, undammed Futaleufú River in southern Chile to raise awareness aboutContinue Reading

A transplanted pig kidney offers a grandmother hope for life without dialysis

A surgical team at NYU Langone Health hospital, including Dr. Robert Montgomery (right), transplants a kidney from a genetically modified pig into patient Towana Looney, who’s been on dialysis since 2016. Joe Carrotta for NYU Langone Health Joe Carrotta for NYU Langone Health NEW YORK – Towana Looney can hardlyContinue Reading