Quick Facts Chronic heartburn isn’t caused by too much acid. It’s caused by a barrier that isn’t holding — the valve at the bottom of the esophagus, how often it…
Quick Facts Toddler meltdowns are a normal part of development, and there’s real research behind what “normal” looks like. In a study of 279 preschoolers, healthy children’s tantrums lasted about…
Quick Facts Ovarian cysts are common and usually uneventful. Significant cysts are found in about 8% of premenopausal women and 14 to 18% of postmenopausal women. Watch-and-wait is right more…
Quick Facts Dark circles in children are usually not about sleep. The most common cause is nasal congestion backing up the small veins that drain the area beneath the eyes.…
Quick Facts Waking up at 3 AM every night isn’t a failure of sleep hygiene. Chronic insomnia is increasingly understood as a state of 24-hour hyperarousal — a nervous system…
Quick Facts Snoring in kids is common, and obstructive sleep apnea is much less so. Pooled estimates put habitual snoring around 7% to 8% of children, while OSA affects roughly…
Quick Facts Alcohol and your gut is a topic where the popular claims run well ahead of the data. The one study that gave healthy people an actual binge dose…
Quick Facts Blood sugar swings after 40 have been genuinely contested in the research, and the picture shifted last month. An October 2026 SWAN analysis found insulin resistance rose about…
Quick Facts Holiday baking with kids is worth doing — and worth knowing the numbers behind. The American Heart Association recommends children ages two to 18 limit added sugar to…
Quick Facts Sugar and your immune system: the claim you’ve heard — that sugar shuts down your immune system for hours — traces back to a small 1973 study. The…
Quick Facts Why am I always bloated is one of the most common questions in adult medicine. US surveys put the prevalence of bloating symptoms somewhere between 16% and 31%…
Quick Facts The link between sugar and PMS is more specific than most writing on it admits. The luteal-phase craving is real and measurable. A 2024 systematic review and meta-analysis…
