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A $99 Glucose Sensor Won't Save You From Skipping the Gym

The OTC glucose monitor market hit $370 million in 2024, and healthy people are now strapping biosensors to their arms in the name of wellness. But the research on behavior change in non-diabetics is thin, short-term, and full of caveats. Here is what the evidence actually says, and what to do instead.

By Maya Okafor · 4 min read

Culture

Stop Taping Your Mouth Shut and Start Paying Attention to Why It's Open

Mouth tape has become a billion-dollar wellness trend, but the largest systematic review to date found just 213 total patients across all existing studies and warned of 'potentially serious risk of harm.' Meanwhile, 80% of sleep apnea cases in America go undiagnosed.

By Jules Fontaine · 5 min read