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World news this month appropriately focuses on containing the COVID-19 pandemic, as the first vaccines become available. Yet we can also cel...

Imagine trying to find a single match from a book of matches in a large room. Not an easy task, right? But if the lights were dimmed and the...

Feeling good may be in short supply these days. The pandemic is on the upswing again, and many of us anticipate spending the colder months a...

Executive function refers to skills that help us focus, plan, prioritize, work toward goals, self-regulate behaviors and emotions, adapt to...

This holiday season, many of us are discussing topics with loved ones that may have seemed unimaginable just a year ago. “What do you mean,...

If you’re like 95% of American adults, you had chickenpox as a kid. Before the United States started its widespread vaccination program in 1...

One of many lessons from the pandemic is that grandparents can be remarkably creative and tenacious about staying connected to their grandch...

The holidays feel more important than usual this year as the pandemic rages around us; we all are looking for something to enjoy. And a big...

I have to admit it: it can be hard to take news about the latest healthy diet too seriously. There seems to be an endless list of recommenda...

The very first vaccines for COVID-19 to complete Phase 3 testing are an entirely new type: mRNA vaccines. Vaccines of this type have never b...

Anyone familiar with hay fever understands that weather impacts respiratory symptoms. However, many of weather’s effects on respiratory func...

Some days I feel incredibly ancient. Not in age or my knowledge of modern music (although my millennial daughter may disagree), but in how m...

The holiday season is one of the hardest times of the year to resist salty, fatty, sugary foods. Who doesn’t want to enjoy the special dishe...

Be kind to yourself. Give others the benefit of the doubt. Few would disagree that this advice would lead to a life filled with less fightin...

Take a moment — yes, right now — to consider your gender. Do you identify as a woman, man, or another gender: essentially, how would you des...

Hypertension (high blood pressure) is a leading cause of death and disability worldwide. It is a primary risk factor for numerous medical co...

Imagine experiencing burning, tingling, and numbness in your legs day in and day out, getting worse over time — and your doctors can’t find...

To keep us safe from COVID-19, health experts tell us that we need to stay home and away from other people. This is particularly hard for te...

There is no one who would deny that this has been a stressful year. As the Grateful Dead said, “If the thunder don’t get you, the lightning...

Plant-based diets have taken root in American culture in recent years, mostly thanks to the growing realization about the health benefits of...

A common treatment for men with intermediate-risk prostate cancer is to combine radiation with drugs that block testosterone — a hormone tha...

Age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) is the leading cause of blindness in adults over the age of 60. As its name implies, the condition p...

Editor’s note: Third in a series on the impact of COVID-19 on communities of color, and responses aimed at improving health equity. Click he...

Many women suffer through years of painful menstrual periods before they are able to get an answer about what’s causing them: a common and o...

Surging COVID-19 rates throughout the country and in many parts of the world make our efforts to protect ourselves and others more important...