How to Not Die in America

How to Not Die in America
I am lucky not for surviving a lethal bacterial infection, but for being a member of a shrinking class of Americans whose lives can absorb a trauma of this magnitude.

January 31, 2018 at 09:19PM
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The Healthiest And Least Healthy States, According To Life Insurance Companies

The Healthiest And Least Healthy States, According To Life Insurance Companies
Insurance platform PolicyGenius found that overall, life insurance applicants are healthier than the average American.

January 31, 2018 at 08:06PM
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What to Do When Your Brain Insists You’re Always on a Boat

What to Do When Your Brain Insists You’re Always on a Boat
For most people, the "sea legs" feeling vanishes within minutes or hours. But in rare cases, and for mysterious reasons, the illusion persists for months or even years.

January 31, 2018 at 05:39PM
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A Pharmaceutical Treatment For The Terminal Illness Known As 'Parenting'

A Pharmaceutical Treatment For The Terminal Illness Known As 'Parenting'
Kids: you can't live with 'em... but legally you have to. In the mean time, take one of these per day — every day for the rest of your life — and hopefully you won't go clinically insane.

January 31, 2018 at 04:39PM
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Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald, C.D.C. Director, Resigns Over Tobacco and Other Investments

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The world’s most nutritious foods

The world’s most nutritious foods
After analysing more than 1,000 raw foods, researchers ranked the ingredients that provide the best balance of your daily nutritional requirements – and they found a few surprises.

January 30, 2018 at 09:49PM
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Scientists Saved a Bear With Fish Skin—And Stumbled on a Game-Changing Idea

Scientists Saved a Bear With Fish Skin—And Stumbled on a Game-Changing Idea
The story of California's rescued bears isn't just heartwarming. It's the beginning of a new way to think about burn treatment.

January 30, 2018 at 06:09PM
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Pushing the Limits of Extreme Breath-Holding

Pushing the Limits of Extreme Breath-Holding
The brain can make the body do remarkable things, but at what cost?

January 30, 2018 at 06:09PM
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Why The Flu Kills Young, Otherwise Healthy People

Why The Flu Kills Young, Otherwise Healthy People
As one of the worst flu seasons in years continues to sicken people across the U.S., one of its most striking aspects are the untimely deaths it’s caused: A 21-year-old bodybuilder; a 12-year-old boy; a 40-year-old marathoner.

January 30, 2018 at 04:54PM
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Amazon, JPMorgan, Berkshire Creating New Health Care Company

Amazon, JPMorgan, Berkshire Creating New Health Care Company
Amazon is diving into health care, teaming up with Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway and the New York bank JPMorgan Chase, to create a company that helps their US employees find quality care "at a reasonable cost."

January 30, 2018 at 02:56PM
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Astronauts lose weight in space, and it might be because their food is literally floating around inside them

Astronauts lose weight in space, and it might be because their food is literally floating around inside them
Stomachs weren't built for space.

January 30, 2018 at 02:56PM
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A prisoner in my own body: This is what it’s like to have sleep paralysis.

A prisoner in my own body: This is what it’s like to have sleep paralysis.
I went to pull the blankets up and realized I couldn't move. I tried to scream, but no words came out.

January 30, 2018 at 12:17AM
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Preventive Care Saves Money? Sorry, It’s Too Good to Be True

Preventive Care Saves Money? Sorry, It’s Too Good to Be True
Contrary to conventional wisdom, it tends to cost money, but it improves quality of life at a very reasonable price.

January 29, 2018 at 11:13PM
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A Harrowing Tale Of What The Tide Pod Challenge Could Do To Your Lungs

A Harrowing Tale Of What The Tide Pod Challenge Could Do To Your Lungs
In case you haven't already gotten the message: don't put laundry pods anywhere near your mouth. Seriously.

January 29, 2018 at 10:50PM
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A Workout-Tracking App Accidentally Revealed The Location Of A Bunch Of Secret Military Bases

A Workout-Tracking App Accidentally Revealed The Location Of A Bunch Of Secret Military Bases
Observers noticed that Strava's global workout heatmap apparently revealed the location of secret military bases around the world and the exercise habits of individual troops on those bases.

January 29, 2018 at 08:01PM
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An ER visit, a $12,000 bill — and a health insurer that wouldn’t pay

An ER visit, a $12,000 bill — and a health insurer that wouldn’t pay
A new insurance policy expects patients to diagnose themselves.

January 29, 2018 at 07:29PM
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Scientists Discover a Bone-Deep Risk for Heart Disease

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The Startling Link Between Sugar And Alzheimer's

The Startling Link Between Sugar And Alzheimer's
A high-carb diet, and the attendant high blood sugar, are now associated with cognitive decline.

January 29, 2018 at 03:34PM
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10 Days of Eating Fat, for My Mental Health

10 Days of Eating Fat, for My Mental Health
The ketogenic diet is showing scientific promise as a treatment for some psychiatric disorders.

January 29, 2018 at 05:06AM
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Searching for an Alzheimer’s cure while my father slips away

Searching for an Alzheimer’s cure while my father slips away
At the beginning, we searched frantically for any medical breakthrough that might hint at a cure. Then hope gave way to the unbearable truth.

January 29, 2018 at 03:03AM
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What If Parasitic Worms Are Actually... Good For You?

What If Parasitic Worms Are Actually... Good For You?
We know, we know. Worms are gross. But this video actually makes a pretty persuasive case for some types of parasitic worms.

January 29, 2018 at 12:17AM
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Sorry, Kid, I Spent All My Money On Your Existence

Sorry, Kid, I Spent All My Money On Your Existence
I've spent thousands of dollars trying to get pregnant, and will spend many thousands more on my surrogate. And there's still no guarantee of a baby.

January 28, 2018 at 03:30PM
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My Pacemaker Is Tracking Me From Inside My Body

My Pacemaker Is Tracking Me From Inside My Body
Cloud-connected medical devices save lives, but also raise questions about privacy, security, and oversight.

January 27, 2018 at 08:02PM
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Workplace Wellness Programs Really Don't Work

Workplace Wellness Programs Really Don't Work
They don't save money or make employees healthier, a new study finds.

January 27, 2018 at 03:42PM
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Great, Now In Addition To Air Pollution We Also Have To Worry About Noise Pollution

Great, Now In Addition To Air Pollution We Also Have To Worry About Noise Pollution
Incessant noise isn't just annoying — it's also a serious public health problem.

January 27, 2018 at 05:54AM
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Citing Deaths of Lab Monkeys, F.D.A. Ends an Addiction Study

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More Than 150 Women Described Sexual Abuse By Lawrence Nassar. Will Their Testimony Help Them Heal?

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This Flu Season Is the Worst in Nearly a Decade

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The female price of male pleasure

The female price of male pleasure
The world is disturbingly comfortable with the fact that women sometimes leave a sexual encounter in tears.

January 26, 2018 at 01:30PM
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What Would Happen If You Never Took Off Your Hat?

What Would Happen If You Never Took Off Your Hat?
Hats are fun. They make you look nice and they can keep you warm. So what's the harm in always wearing one?

January 26, 2018 at 12:04AM
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F.D.A. Panel Rejects Philip Morris’ Claim That Tobacco Stick Is Safer Than Cigarettes

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Do Prisoners With a Life-Threatening Disease Deserve an Expensive Cure?

Do Prisoners With a Life-Threatening Disease Deserve an Expensive Cure?
The disease is common in prison populations but states face a catch-22: spend their entire medical budgets on newer drugs or use cheaper treatments that are less effective.

January 25, 2018 at 08:38PM
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I Am Worried About My Ears

I Am Worried About My Ears
If the wellness boom of the past several years has suggested anything, it's that there is no human deficiency that cannot be fixed. Except for hearing loss, which is crushingly final.

January 25, 2018 at 02:36PM
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Air Pollution Is Killing Millions Around The Globe Each Year

Air Pollution Is Killing Millions Around The Globe Each Year
It's not listed on death certificates, but it's still considered "one of the great killers of our age."

January 25, 2018 at 10:45AM
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New Findings Could Save Lives of More Stroke Patients

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Know Your Citrus: A Field Guide to Oranges, Lemons, Limes, and Beyond

Know Your Citrus: A Field Guide to Oranges, Lemons, Limes, and Beyond
Oranges, kumquats, ugli fruit, and Buddha’s hands may not cure the common cold, but they sure are edible sunshine, packed with the remarkable power to brighten, cure, preserve, acidulate, aromatize, enrich, and utterly transform every food they touch.

January 24, 2018 at 01:24PM
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New Index Rates Drug Companies in Fight Against ‘Superbugs’

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Getting down and medieval: the sex lives of the Middle Ages

Getting down and medieval: the sex lives of the Middle Ages
Medieval people feared death by celibacy as much as venereal disease, and practiced complex sexual health regimens.

January 23, 2018 at 11:13PM
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Science Group Ranks Evidence on E-Cigarette Safety

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Vaping Can Be Addictive and May Lure Teenagers to Smoking, Science Panel Concludes

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Everything You Could Want To Know About Ketogenic Diets (And Then Some)

Everything You Could Want To Know About Ketogenic Diets (And Then Some)
Do ketogenic diets, which force your body to use fat instead of carbs for energy, actually work? PBS's Reactions cuts through the lipids to find out.

January 23, 2018 at 04:51PM
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Staying Awake Is A Surprisingly Effective Way To Treat Depression

Staying Awake Is A Surprisingly Effective Way To Treat Depression
Using sleep deprivation to lift people out of severe depression may seem counterintuitive, but for some people, it's the only thing that works.

January 23, 2018 at 01:43PM
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Food Deserts Exist. But Do They Matter?

Food Deserts Exist. But Do They Matter?
America's healthy-eating disparities might have more to do with income and class than with geography.

January 23, 2018 at 01:43PM
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Social Media Is Killing Athletes

Social Media Is Killing Athletes
Increasingly, what we do outside is less about enjoying the activity itself as an intrinsic good, and more about planning ways to go bigger, faster and farther, often for our selfie-stick mounted cameras. And so it went that once healthy outdoor pursuits devolved into suicide clubs.

January 23, 2018 at 02:35AM
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If You Feel Bad Now, Know That You'd Feel So Much Worse If You Never Ate Fruits And Vegetables

If You Feel Bad Now, Know That You'd Feel So Much Worse If You Never Ate Fruits And Vegetables
Turns out, fruits and veggies are absolutely necessary if you want to avoid things like hair loss and heart irregularities.

January 23, 2018 at 01:44AM
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Killing of Mother-Daughter Team Shakes Polio Eradication Drive in Pakistan

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We've All Heard Commuting Is Bad For Us, But Just How Awful Is It?

We've All Heard Commuting Is Bad For Us, But Just How Awful Is It?
Long commutes, whether by car or transit, can have a big negative impact on our lives. Then again, what other time of day do you have to just think?

January 22, 2018 at 03:06PM
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Big Beauty Is Buying Into Natural Deodorants

Big Beauty Is Buying Into Natural Deodorants
The companies that own Dove, Secret and Degree are all getting in on the action.

January 22, 2018 at 04:15AM
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The Bike That Saved My Life

The Bike That Saved My Life
Saddled with a run-down house, a faltering marriage and a vanishing bank account, a woman takes to her two-wheeler.

January 21, 2018 at 09:12PM
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Being Denied An Abortion May Push More People Into Poverty

Being Denied An Abortion May Push More People Into Poverty
Women who didn’t manage to have an abortion and gave birth were less likely to have full-time employment and more likely to be completely out of a job.

January 21, 2018 at 01:36AM
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