Vaccines Significantly Reduce the Risk of Long Covid, Study Finds
In the first two years of the pandemic, the rate of long Covid was starkly lower among people who were…
Moving In Childhood Contributes to Depression, Study Finds
A study of more than a million Danes found that frequent moves in childhood had a bigger effect than poverty…
Readers Remember Dr. Ruth and Her Legacy
When our parents were silent, unsure or sexually repressed, there was always Dr. Ruth.Jason Heuer was 12 years old when…
Crisis Hotline Has Answered 10 Million Calls, Texts and Chats
Mental health experts have said that the 988 hotline for mental health emergencies is still a work in progress, in…
Are Artificial Sweeteners Safer Than Sugar?
Health concerns have been mounting for decades. Here’s what the research suggests.When artificial sweeteners entered the U.S. market in the…
What Are ‘Macros’ and Should You Track Them?
Q: I hear a lot online about eating, tracking and managing “macros” for better health. What does that mean, and…
8 Books to Help Improve Your Sex Life
Sex educators, counselors and coaches recommend their favorites.When Joan Price published her first book in 2006, she didn’t expect hundreds…
‘You Think, So You Can Dance?’ Science Is on It.
How does an art of the body affect the mind?“Epiphany Machine,” a performance that’s also a scientific study, paints a…
What Parents Should Know About Cord Blood Banking
Millions of parents have paid to bank blood from their infants’ umbilical cords. But storage companies have misled them about…
How Sleep Affects Your Risk of Dementia
For older adults, too much or too little sleep has been tied to cognitive issues.Getting too little sleep later in…