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Does Text Therapy Really Work?
More than a decade ago, Thomas Derrick Hull, a clinical psychologist who researches digital health, had what felt like a...
What to Know About Mpox in 2024
For the second time in two years, the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared mpox a public health emergency of...
What to Know About Parvovirus B19, a Respiratory Virus on the Rise
Parvovirus B19, a respiratory virus that causes a telltale “slapped-cheek” rash, is on the rise in the U.S., according to...
COVID-19 Can Leave a Lasting Mark on the Brain—Especially for Older People
COVID-19 no longer poses the urgent public-health threat it once did. But recent research points to a good reason to...
Paxlovid Might Not Be the Long COVID Cure We Hoped For
Taking the COVID-19 antiviral Paxlovid does not appear to improve Long COVID symptoms in a meaningful way, a new study...
What It’s Really Like to Have a 4-Day Workweek
To many people in corporate America, working five days a week—Monday to Friday, 9 to 5—feels as habitual as brushing...
Why Are So Many Young People Getting Cancer? It’s Complicated
Just this month, two young, high-profile public figures announced that they have cancer. First, Olivia Munn, 43, disclosed that she...
Experts Can’t Agree If We’re Still in a Pandemic
As a health journalist, I've written the phrase “the COVID-19 pandemic” more times than I care to count in the...
How to Use Apps to Actually Make Friends
With loneliness at epidemic levels in the U.S., many people could use a few more friends to lean on. Survey...
To Live Longer, Women Need Half as Much Exercise as Men
February 19, 2024 2:00 PM ESTWomen need to exercise only half as much as men to reap the same longevity...
How Long Should You Isolate With COVID-19? Experts Are Split
Since 2021, people with COVID-19 have been told to isolate themselves for at least five days to avoid spreading the...
COVID-19 Antiviral Drugs Promise Speedier Recoveries. But They’re Not Available in the U.S.
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Are GMOs Safe? Breaking Down the Science of Science-ified Foods
Thirty years after tomatoes became the first genetically modified produce sold in the U.S., lots of people remain skeptical of...
You’ve Heard of Long COVID. Long Flu Is a Health Risk, Too
Statistically, there’s a good chance you know somebody who has experienced Long COVID, the name for chronic symptoms including fatigue,...
Exclusive: Conversion Therapy Is Still Happening in Almost Every U.S. State
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Getting Sick All the Time? Don’t (Necessarily) Blame COVID-19
Respiratory disease season is in full swing, with influenza, RSV, and COVID-19 case counts rising in various parts of the...
Why ‘Healthspan’ May Be More Important Than Lifespan
In 2014, then-57-year-old bioethicist Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel wrote an infamous essay titled, “Why I Hope to Die at 75” for...
Why U.S. Women Now Live Almost 6 Years Longer Than Men
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The World’s First Whole-Eye Transplant Is Helping an Arkansas Man Recover From a Catastrophic Injury
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