Author: Jawdah Hannad Basara

On a quiet Tuesday morning in Bakewell’s main street, you’ll see tourists leaning against the window of a small shop and staring at a basket of flat, golden pastries that, let’s be honest, don’t look very impressive. No sugar. Not a cherry. Not a clear appeal. Still, the line inside goes all the way to the door. These are Bakewell puddings, the older and, some might say, less clear of Derbyshire’s two famous baked goods. They have been a source of mild disagreement for more than two hundred years. A lot of British people think they know what a Bakewell…

Social media has the ability to uninvitedly turn a person’s body into a group project. As soon as Sol Mỹa, the 24-year-old bombshell who debuted in Love Island USA Season 8 during Episode 6, began to appear on fans’ feeds, someone pointed to her figure in a comment section and initiated a conversation that she never participated in. Questions about whether Sol had put on weight surfaced in discussion threads. Screenshots were shared. As usual, opinions developed quickly. The problem is that Sol was already having a much more open discussion about her body than any of those threads could…

The story most people have in their heads about type 2 diabetes is about someone who is overweight, maybe even a lot, and who slowly develops insulin resistance. They are then diagnosed and told to lose weight. It’s not really wrong. There are some gaps in it, though, and a new study from Finland is making it harder to ignore. The University of Eastern Finland kept track of 3,539 adults in North Karelia who were diagnosed with type 2 diabetes for the first time between 2011 and 2014. They used electronic health records to keep track of BMI for a…

In a recent interview with CNBC, Brian Moynihan casually revealed that Bank of America spends over $250 million annually on GLP-1 medications for its employees. At first, this was hardly shocking. Large corporations invest large sums of money in healthcare. That is not new. However, when the bigger picture became apparent, that figure felt like a defiant act. Employers are quietly pulling out of GLP-1 coverage for obesity throughout corporate America. In 2025, 72% of large employers offered these weight-loss drugs; by 2026, that number had dropped to 60%. According to a recent Business Group on Health survey, 14% of…

Xylitol is silently present in every grocery aisle. It can be found in the low-calorie yogurt that bills itself as the healthy option, the sugar-free gum by the register, and the “natural” toothpaste at the drugstore. It had an almost unquestionable reputation for years—it was approved by regulators on both sides of the Atlantic, it was kinder than sugar, and it was better for your teeth. Last week in Munich, that reputation suffered a severe blow. Researchers presented results from what seems to be the largest study of its kind to examine xylitol and cardiovascular outcomes at the annual congress…

Opening your freezer and wondering if what’s inside is what it claims to be is a bit unsettling. This week, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency extended an ongoing recall of Compliments brand Smashed 100% Chicken Burgers, citing an undeclared egg as the cause. This is precisely the situation that many Canadian households found themselves in. August 2026 saw the removal of the same product twice. Packages with particular lot numbers, best-before dates, and universal product codes were the focus of the initial recall, which was released on August 7. It appeared to be contained. The kind of thing that a…

A mango’s emergence as a public health issue seems almost paradoxical. It’s a fruit. It is placed in a bowl. People don’t hesitate to grab it. However, a recall notice issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration late last week should cause any Walmart customer in the northeastern United States to reconsider. The importer responsible for the fruit recall, Panorama Produce, voluntarily removed 302 boxes of Martina-brand mangoes from a few Walmart locations in Pennsylvania, Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York. Mangoes that had already been sold and distributed between August 10 and August 21 of this year were…

A food recall that involves something as commonplace as printing ink rather than bacteria or allergens causes a certain level of anxiety. Listeria and Salmonella are terms that evoke a familiar fear. Ink sounds almost innocuous, more like a printer issue than a food safety issue. And yet here we are, with Hodo Inc. removing over 10,000 cases of its Chili Crisp Lightly Fried Tofu from stores in 29 states due to the possibility that the product itself contained ink from the packaging. The 8-ounce package with UPC 850565007842 is the subject of the recall, which was started by the…

When you walk into a Sam’s Club on a Saturday morning, you will witness the same routine at every register: a member using the Scan & Go app to scan items, avoiding the line, and believing that the fifteen dollars a month is already worth it. The entire business model revolves around that sense of receiving something in return for the membership fee. The rest is commentary. Therefore, it’s important to pay attention if Walmart decides to alter the way that emotion is created. The company announced on August 20 that starting in 2027, Sam’s Club will use Scintilla, its…

The Mainstays nine-drawer fabric dresser appears to be a good purchase when you walk into practically any Walmart store. About $80, a black metal frame with brown or black fabric drawers that is light enough to assemble in an afternoon. Realistic. Reasonably priced. It’s the kind of item that a parent would buy for their child’s room without much thought. The issue is that it topples over so easily and dangerously that the Consumer Product Safety Commission has now issued two recalls, the most recent of which covered 165,250 units and was announced on August 27. May 2026 saw the…