Browsing: Health

Between laptops, cell phones and tablets, many people spend hundreds of hours each month hunched over and staring down at…

The day before her double mastectomy surgery six years ago, the author and cultural sociologist Sarah Thornton let her breasts…

Scientists are proposing a new way of understanding the genetics of Alzheimer’s that would mean that up to a fifth…

With everything there is to juggle in life, it’s easy to assume that everyone experiences that sinking-in-quicksand feeling as they…

My son’s favorite song is “Vampire” by Olivia Rodrigo. It plays on a continuous loop in our home. I wonder…

Since her marriage of more than 20 years ended in divorce, Amy, a 62-year-old Texan, has had a couple of…

Prairie voles are stocky rodents and Olympian tunnellers that surface in grassy areas to feast on grass, roots and seeds…

The wellness world has always been rife with questionable-sounding trends, and the rise of TikTok has only added fuel to…

Citing rising breast cancer rates in young women, an expert panel on Tuesday recommended starting regular mammography screening at age…

As diabetes and weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy took off in the last few years, many people turned away…

You’ve likely heard that a good night of sleep starts in the morning, and sleep experts agree with this statement…

At every social gathering of middle-aged people I’ve been to recently, almost everyone has an “I tried a THC gummy…

At least three women were infected with H.I.V. during cosmetic “vampire facial” procedures at an unlicensed spa in Albuquerque, federal…

Penny Simkin, a childbirth educator and author who was often described as the “mother of the doula movement,” died on…