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Health Editor
Elena edits carmannews health coverage with a clinician’s lens. She practised family medicine for nine years before moving full-time into health journalism, focusing on preventive care, mental health policy, and the gap between published guidelines and what patients actually receive. She holds an MD and an MPH.
12 stories filed at the carmannews newsroom
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Compared against polysomnography, consumer sleep trackers vary widely — some are within 8% of clinical accuracy, others are essentially random. carmannews summarises…
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Telehealth is excellent for some conditions, useless for others, and outright dangerous for a few. The evidence by condition, with a five-question…
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The labs almost always test the wrong form, the reference range is poorly calibrated, and the supplementation advice that follows is often…
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"White-coat hypertension" is well documented but rarely accounted for. The home-monitoring protocol that gives a more accurate baseline, and which devices are…
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The 150-minutes-a-week guideline is a floor, not a goal. carmannews health translates the latest exercise research into specific minutes-per-week ranges by age…
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"0.8 g/kg" is a survival baseline, not a target. carmannews summarises the recent literature on protein needs for active adults, older adults,…
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The 20-20-20 rule helps but misses ambient lighting and blink rate, which optometrists say matter more. The fuller protocol fits in about…
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Most sore throats are viral and resolve in 4–7 days. The red flags that warrant same-day evaluation are well established but not…
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Most parents pick a pediatrician by insurance network and proximity. The seven questions carmannews ranks below are the ones experienced parents and…
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The metabolic benefits of intermittent fasting are real, but the population they apply to is narrower than the influencer ecosystem suggests. carmannews…
