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Expert-backed answers to questions about your overall health, mental health, healthy aging, better sleep, and more.

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Here’s When to Get Your Flu Shot, According to Doctors

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Brain Health

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Cholesterol Changes Linked to Higher Dementia Risk

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Memory and Memory Loss, Explained

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Study Identifies 6 Different Types of Love

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Do Cellphones Cause Brain Cancer?

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All About Wetland Virus, a New Tick-Borne Illness

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This Blood Test for Alzheimer’s Is 90% Accurate

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Ozempic May Lower Your Risk of Cognitive Decline

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Implicit vs. Explicit Memory: How They Work

Heart Health

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My Diagnosis: I Knew My Chest Pains Weren’t Normal

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Arm Position Causes Wrong Blood Pressure Reading

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Study: COVID-19 Raises Your Risk of Heart Attack

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Coffee and Tea May Reduce Heart Disease Risk

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Mental Health

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Inside This Controversial Theory of Consciousness

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Bright Light Therapy May Help With Depression

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Joanna Gaines on Getting Older and Letting Go

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Here’s How to Cope With Election Anxiety

COVID-19 Variants, Symptoms, and News

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CDC Updates COVID-19 Vaccine Recommendations

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3 Things to Know About XEC, the New COVID Variant

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What Are the 2024 COVID Vaccine Side Effects?

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How to Choose Between COVID Vaccines

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Healthy Aging

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7 Best Neck Firming Creams, According to Derms

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Why Melissa Gilbert Embraced Aging

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‘The Substance’ Helped Demi Moore Accept Aging

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Brooke Shields on Aging and Being ‘Selfish’ at 59

Better Sleep

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Why I Love the Saatva Mattress for Great Sleep

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Shop This Travel Neck Pillow for Under $15

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This Pillow for Neck Pain Is On Sale for Under $40

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These Are the Best Labor Day Mattress Sales

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Health Conditions

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Dr. Weil's Tips for Those With Type 2 Diabetes

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18 Factors That Put You at Risk of Breast Cancer

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Why Lung Disease Gets Overlooked in Women

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New Report: No Alcohol Is Good for Your Heart

The Latest Health News

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Meghan Trainor Says She’s Getting Cosmetic Surgery

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26 Gift Ideas for People With Dementia

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Is Black Poop Normal? Here’s the Deal.

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Is Stress-Induced Diarrhea Real?

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Here’s How Magnesium Can Benefit Your Health

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The Best Time to Take Vitamins

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How to Stop a Cold Before It Even Starts

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Truth or Myth: Does Zinc Work for Colds?

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Why Princess Kate Likely Skipped This Event

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Do Posture Correctors Work?

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How to Break a Fever ASAP

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Valerie Bertinelli Opens Up About Health Scare

My Diagnosis

The stories of real-life medical struggles and journeys to wellness

I Was Misdiagnosed With An Allergy And Panic Attacks

I Was Misdiagnosed With Allergies & Panic Attacks

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Medical Mystery: Why Are My Legs Numb?

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Tia Mowry Opens up About Eczema Misdiagnosis

Finding the Right Diagnosis Took More Than a Year

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My Thyroid Issue Was Misdiagnosed as Anxiety

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Medical Mystery: Why Do I Get These Cramps?

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What It’s Like to Have Breast Cancer as a Man

jacquelin lodovico

My Diagnosis: Why Am I in So Much Pain?

lora shinn

Medical Mystery: Why Am I Distracted and Clumsy?

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My Diagnosis: Why Did I Stop Sleeping?

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How My Bipolar Diagnosis Improved My Mental Health

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‘My Skin Cancer Was Misdiagnosed for Years’