#Health

An analysis of major mistakes when boiling wild mushrooms: why prolonged boiling does not save from toxins, when to drain water, and how to avoid poisoning.

Scientists have developed a method to protect muscles during weight loss by combining GLP-1 drugs with a new RNA therapy that halves muscle loss.

A temporary deterioration in air quality has been recorded in Boyarka, Kyiv region, due to high concentrations of fine particulate dust. Residents are urged to keep windows closed and limit time spent outdoors. In the rest of the region, environmental conditions are normal.

Ukrainian comedian Anastasia Tkachenko published 'before' and 'after' frames of her gastric reduction surgery performed in March 2026 and revealed her maximum weight of 130 kg.

Ukrainian singer Roman Skorpion spoke in an interview about his bout of Bell's palsy: after a car ride with the air conditioner directed at his face, one side of his face stopped working. The artist described the therapy and the process of recovering his facial expressions.

Pilates trainer Susanna Revtye-Ivanova explained how women’s fitness goals have changed over 18 years: from a race for thinness to functionality, posture, and quality of life.

Comedian Vladimir Zhoglo said that for the sake of his health and family he agreed to bariatric surgery, for which he had to borrow $4,000. He described sleep apnea, blood pressure problems, and the fear of leaving his wife with a special child.

Somnologist Anastasiia Shkodina explained why nighttime air-raid alerts turn eight hours in bed into exhausting sleep deprivation and what actually helps you recover after a sleepless night.

Folk signs link burning cheeks to other people's thoughts: the right cheek means a kind word, the left — gossip. We examine the origin of the belief about the "black mark from gold" and why medicine does not confirm the mystical interpretations.

Chef Andriy Matsiuta explained in an interview with Wave RBC.UA why guests may feel unwell after a tasting menu at a fine-dining restaurant. The cause is not the quality of the ingredients, but the complexity of the techniques and the incompatibility of the dishes within the body.

In an interview with RBC-Ukraine, geneticist Dmytro Mykytenko clarified that genetic tests reveal polygenic predispositions, not a sentence, and that 'biohacking' actually means adjusting one's lifestyle to individual characteristics, not rewriting DNA.

Dietitian and endocrinologist Ekaterina Tolstikova explained that the rapid weight loss of Hollywood stars may be linked not only to GLP-1 drugs but also to eating disorders or bariatric surgery.

In three settlements of Kyiv Oblast, a temporary deterioration in air quality due to fine particulate dust was recorded after the Russian night attack. The Kyiv OVA advises closing windows.

Cardiologist Nataliya Stolyar-Kapshitar explained how regular sleep deprivation due to nighttime alerts increases the risk of hypertension, arrhythmias, and heart attack, and described how to recover safely: a short 15–20 minute nap, daylight, moderate activity, and no more than 400 mg of caffeine per day, while energy drinks after a sleepless night are dangerous for the heart.

TV presenter Aleksey Sukhanov spoke for the first time about his diagnosis — diabetes, which he only learned about years after it appeared. The presenter linked the disease to stress, not just to sweets.

Geneticist Mykytenko explained that genes account for only 20–25% of health, while 50% depends on lifestyle. The expert warned against unlicensed DNA diet tests and spoke about the role of habits in fertility and risks.

NOAA forecasts several periods of elevated magnetic activity in September 2026. The most tense days will be September 10–12, while pediatricians warn of the heightened vulnerability of children under five.

People's Artist of Ukraine Nina Naboka showed the contents of her backpack to a Wave RBC.UA journalist: a first-aid kit, a pulse oximeter, spare glasses, a fan, and other items the actress carries with her every day.