Relationships & Family
The 'Ozempic Babies' Phenomenon: Why GLP-1s Trigger Pregnancies
GLP-1 weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro are triggering an unexpected wave of 'Ozempic babies', often in women who had stopped expecting to ovulate. The drug is not a fertility treatment. The weight loss it produces is.
Relationships & FamilyThe Friendship Recession: Why Adults Have Fewer Close Friends
A fourfold rise in Americans with no close friends since 1990 is the headline. We dig into the data, the cultural forces, and the slow-friendship response.
Relationships & FamilyThe Bacteria Your Probiotic Doesn't Contain
A global meta-analysis of 11,115 gut microbiomes identified CAG-170, an uncultured bacterial group consistently linked to health and depleted in chronic disease.
Relationships & FamilyAI Companions and Mental Health: The Rise of ChatGPT, Replika, and Character.AI as Confidantes
Two teenagers are dead. A crossbow plotter is in a secure hospital. A state medical board has filed suit. Behind the headline cases, 900 million people talk to ChatGPT every week and 40 million have built relationships with Replika bots. The mental-health infrastructure is being built in plain sight, and it has no clinicians attached.
Relationships & FamilyWhy Gen Z and Millennials Are Using Credit Scores as a New Dating Dealbreaker
More Gen Z and millennials are checking credit scores before first dates. Here's why financial responsibility became a modern dating dealbreaker.
Relationships & FamilyThe Anti-Inflammatory Food Pyramid: What to Eat to Fight Chronic Inflammation in 2026
Fight chronic inflammation with the anti-inflammatory food pyramid—built on berries, leafy greens, fatty fish, and healing spices like turmeric and ginger.
Relationships & FamilyCouvade Syndrome: The Baffling Condition Where Non-Pregnant Partners Actually Feel Pregnancy Symptoms
Couvade syndrome causes expectant fathers to actually feel pregnancy symptoms—from nausea to weight gain. Science is finally revealing why this happens.
Relationships & FamilySleep Divorce: Why More Couples Are Choosing Separate Beds
Nearly one-third of Americans have tried sleeping separately from their partner. The research says it can actually improve your relationship—here's how to decide if it's right for you.