Mie Hermansen

Mie holds a master's degree in journalism and has spent many years in the fitness industry. As a writer for MGDK, Mie cover topics on health and fitness, combining journalistic expertise with extensive hands-on experience. In addition to writing, Mie create training videos and has a deep passion for helping others improve their fitness through evidence-based methods.

One in six people reversed their early memory decline after getting hearing aids

The hearing-aid trial actually missed its main goal, but a second finding turned heads.

Walk fewer than 5,000 steps a day? Your risk of dementia and stroke may nearly double

A year of fitness-tracker data from thousands of US adults suggests the number on your watch may matter more for your brain than you think.

Daily vitamin C cut deaths nearly in half in a randomized blood cancer trial

Researchers tested a cheap, everyday vitamin in people with a quiet blood disorder, and the survival numbers caught them off guard.

Half a million heart deaths a year come down to one number most people never check

Researchers put a figure on what the world's leading preventable cardiovascular risk is quietly costing, and the fix is already on most pharmacy shelves.

FDA clears a drug that lets some rectal cancer patients skip surgery entirely

The approval only covers a narrow group of rectal cancer patients, but for them it may rewrite what treatment looks like.

One reading during your sleep study could flag your heart failure risk a decade early

A single wire taped to your chest overnight at the sleep lab may already be reading more than anyone had thought.