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Maiya Focht

Health, Wellness and Science Reporter at Daily Mail US

Maiya Focht is a Health, Wellness and Science Reporter at the DailyMail.com.

She has a soft spot for writing stories about extremes — from animals living in the deepest parts of the sea to humans exploring deep space. She's also passionate about topics that affect life for us normal people on Earth, like water desalination, climate change, and green energy.

From her background studying Neuroscience at Syracuse University, she got her start covering Health and Wellness at WAER 88.3, Syracuse's local NPR station. There, she covered hyperlocal topics like dietary supplements and telehealth in the early days of the pandemic. After, she earned her masters from NYU's Science, Health, and Environmental Reporting Program while interning at WebMD, Medscape, and Scholastic.

Previously, she covered science at Business Insider and Scholastic Science World and health at Medscape and WebMD.

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  • Fitness experts reveal how to make your New Year's exercise resolutions last past January
    24 Dec 2024—Daily Mail
    At the start of the every year, countless people flock to the gym, filled with fitness ambitions. Yet it's difficult for many people to make lasting changes to their wellness routine - and as quickly as they start, they may fall off their resolutions in the new year. Fitness experts told DailyMail.com their best tips for how to make science-backed changes to your exercise regimen that will last beyond just the month of January. The physical therapist and sports medicine doctor highlighted the...
  • Urgent Christmas sex toy warning about 'nasty' devices and chastity cage risks
    23 Dec 2024—Daily Mail US
    This Christmas, you might be looking to spice up your sex life with adult toys. However, sexologists and doctors warn users should proceed with caution - because even if a sex toy is advertised as safe online there may be dangerous reasons you should reconsider using it. Sweden-based licensed sexologist Sofie Roos told DailyMail.com some of these potentially harmful toys include silicon objects that can get stuck in the rectum, long metal tubes that can harm the urethra and rigid metal...
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  • Doctors left furious after learning how much lifesaving US drugs cost in other countries
    2 Dec 2024—Daily Mail US
    Drug prices in the US are nearly five times higher than in similarly developed countries, according to a new study. Researchers looked at 10 drugs that were just negotiated by US government officials to bring down the cost for older Americans with arthritis, psoriasis, leukemia, heart failure and diabetes. Aside from insulin, all the drugs studied remained more expensive in the US than in the UK, Germany, Australia, Switzerland, Canada and France. For example Jardiance, a diabetes drug made...

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