2 ideas for a SIPP or ISA in 2026
With markets up significantly, 2025 has likely been a great year for most SIPP and Stocks and Shares ISA investors. But what about next year? Here are two shares that I think deserve closer attention. FTSE 100 stock After a massive multiyear rally, the BAE Systems (LSE:BA.) share price peaked above 2,000p in early October. […]
This week’s new Audiobooks
Here are this week’s new releases for the category ‘Audiobooks’. ★ Our Staff Pick ★ Weightless: A Doctor’s Guide to GLP-1 Medications, Sustainable Weight Loss, and the Health You Deserve By Rocio Salas-Whalen MD (Narrator), Rocio Salas-Whalen MD (Author), Mary Claire Haver – introduction MD (Author) Publisher: Random House Audio Publication date: December 30, 2025 […]
This week’s new General books
Here are this week’s new releases for the category ‘General’. ★ Our Staff Pick ★ What’s Your Dream?: Find Your Passion. Love Your Work. Build a Richer Life. By Simon Squibb Publisher: Crown Currency Publication date: December 30, 2025 ISBN: 9798217086580 Format: Paperback Share this book on Twitter | Facebook The Amazing Generation: Your Guide […]
This week’s new Kindle ebooks
Here are this week’s new releases for the category ‘Kindle’. ★ Our Staff Pick ★ The Rest of Our Lives: A Novel By Ben Markovits Publisher: S&S/Summit Books Publication date: December 30, 2025 Share this book on Twitter | Facebook A Crown of Ruin: A Blood and Ash Special Edition Novella By Jennifer L. Armentrout […]
This week’s books in Medicine
Here are this week’s new releases for the category ‘Medicine’. ★ Our Staff Pick ★ Cases in Simulated Disaster Medicine By Andrew Milsten (Editor), John Broach (Editor) Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publication date: December 31, 2025 ISBN: 9781009279017 Format: Paperback Share this book on Twitter | Facebook The Dead Still Breathing (A Medical Horror Thriller): […]
Humans Have Grown a ‘Second Stomach’ Just for Desserts, Scientist Says
Logic dictates that we load up our one stomach with one meal, and we’re done. For a few hours, at least. But as many of us know, it doesn’t quite work out that way. When it comes to dessert, it’s almost as if we develop a second stomach. You might think it’s a lack of […]
GLP-1 psychological side effects: a psychiatrist’s view
As a physician-psychiatrist, I have watched the rise of GLP-1 medications (Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, Zepbound) with genuine admiration. They are transforming metabolic health, reducing cardiovascular risk, and offering hope to patients who have struggled for decades. For many, these medications are lifesaving. But alongside the excitement, I’m witnessing something rarely discussed: a change in personality […]
Oprah Winfrey Says She Briefly Stopped Taking GLP-1 for Weight Loss, Until She Realized It’s a ‘Lifetime Thing’
Oprah Winfrey is opening up about her health. The 71-year-old mogul got candid in a new interview about using a GLP-1 weight loss medication, and where she is with that today. Keep reading to find out more… Oprah started the drug two and a half years ago. “I thought it was about discipline and willpower. […]
‘Give me a name of one of your biggest customers so I can call them’: Optum CEO, Mark Cuban square off
Mark Cuban, co-founder of Cost Plus Drugs Co., and Optum CEO Patrick Conway, MD, sparred over drug prices, pharmacy benefit managers and a range of other healthcare issues during a Dec. 16 conversation in Washington, D.C. hosted by Johns Hopkins University. There was very little common ground to be found among arguably two of the […]
For Oprah Winfrey, a croissant is now just a croissant — not a struggle
Oprah Winfrey says the disappearance of so-called food noise is one of the most amazing effects of her GLP-1 drug. Plus now she can take or leave alcohol too.