Commentary

3D bar chart comparing 2023/24 healthcare spending per capita: US $14,885 (red) towers over UK, Germany, Norway, and Switzerland.

Nine countries figured out health care. One didn’t even try.

June 27, 2026

A man in bed surrounded by glowing holographic screens displaying data dashboards and a food delivery app.

The Delivered life

June 13, 2026

Split-screen image with a chaotic neon-lit supermarket aisle full of sale signs on the left and a calm wooden table with fresh vegetables and whole grains on the right.

Capitalism, choice and health

May 10, 2026

Faceless figure leaning over a US dollar bill filled with crushed fast food arranged like a line, suggesting food addiction and compulsion.

Our most celebrated addiction

April 14, 2026

Vintage television with rabbit-ear antennas representing the sanitized broadcast of mainstream nutrition news.

Sanitizing the slaughter

February 12, 2026

A massive, freakishly large fried chicken wing towering over a tiny miniature city,

Why the hell would I want a jumbo wing?

February 2, 2026

Laptop computer shooting out pages of information.

A peek behind the pages of Verywell Health

November 16, 2025

6 purple raccoons reading a scientific study.

10 key terms in scientific research every reader should know

October 13, 2025

Person thoughtfully contemplating scientific articles.

How reliable is the phrase, “current research indicates”?

October 11, 2025