Health
American Heart Association Says Moderate Coffee Consumption Is Safe For Adults
A new scientific statement from the American Heart Association published in the journal Circulation concludes that up to 400 milligrams of caffeine…
Health Editor
Nora Chen
Nora Chen is the editorial identity for TellingPointy's Health desk, covering medicine, public health, biotechnology, wellbeing, and health policy with reader safety in mind. Chen's desk distinguishes association from causation, early findings from clinical guidance, and population-level evidence from individual advice. It reports benefits alongside risks, avoids miracle language, and makes uncertainty visible so readers can understand the evidence without mistaking journalism for personal medical care.
Latest work
Health
Invasive Mosquitoes Spread Across Europe, Asia, the Americas and Australia
Disease-carrying mosquitoes have spread to previously unaffected regions across Europe, Asia, the Americas and Australia, prompting warnings for travelers and highlighting a…
Health
Artificial Sweeteners Linked to Faster Cognitive Decline, Study Finds
A new long-term study published in Neurology reveals that adults who consume the highest amounts of low- and no-calorie sweeteners experience a…
Health
Global Cancer Statistics Show 9.6 Million Deaths in 2018
Cancer ranks as the second leading cause of death globally, responsible for approximately 9.6 million deaths, or 1 in every 6 deaths,…
Health
Limiting Early Sugar Intake May Lower Dementia Risk Later in Life
New research published in Euronews suggests that reducing sugar intake during pregnancy and the first years of life is associated with a…
Health
WHO Warns Measles Elimination Threatened Despite Declining Global Deaths
Global measles deaths dropped to an estimated 95,000 in 2024 from 780,000 in 2000, yet the World Health Organization warns that elimination…
Health
Ancient DNA From Chilean Mummies Proves Smallpox Brought by Colonizers
Ancient mummy DNA recovered from northern Chile has yielded the firmest genetic evidence yet that European colonization brought smallpox to the Americas,…
Health
Researchers Find How Protein Folding Failures Damage Pancreatic Beta Cells
Disruptions to this cellular folding process lead to the accumulation of unfolded proinsulin, paving the way for new therapies to protect the…
Health
Researchers Find Rare Contagious Skin Cancer in Brown Bullhead Catfish
Researchers have identified a rare transmissible skin cancer among brown bullhead catfish in Lake Memphremagog and other New England and Canadian waters.…
Health
NHS Pharmacies Supply Thousands of Morning-After Pills
Hundreds of thousands of women in England have accessed emergency contraception free of charge through high street pharmacies in the first five…
Health
Researchers Discover First Transmissible Cancer in Brown Bullhead Catfish
Researchers have discovered the first known transmissible cancer in a freshwater fish species, identifying clonal skin tumors spreading among brown bullhead catfish…
Health
Walnut Consumption May Support Mental Health and Improve Sleep Quality
Recent findings as of July 2026 indicate that regular walnut consumption may support mental health by improving mood and stress management. Walnuts…