# solar activity

New studies align public health with pragmatic policy choices, from choosing permanent standard time to expanding affordable preventive care. Evidence on dental access gaps, vitamin B3 for skin cancer prevention, and unexpected solar activity underscores how design and habits can reduce risk now.

A cross-cut look at new analyses shows how grievance rhetoric can legitimize illiberal policies, while medical findings favor nuance over absolutes. Replication challenges an SSRI “super-responder” claim, adjusted data find no link between prenatal opioids and ASD/ADHD, and modeling argues GLP-1s may be cost-effective for knee osteoarthritis with obesity. Rising solar activity beyond expected cycles, alongside diet–gum health links and tumor-targeted immunotherapy, underscores the need to update models and policies quickly.