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It’s easy to look at the intersection of fitness and technology and see only red flags: Research has linked technology, especially social media, to unrealistic […]
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It’s easy to look at the intersection of fitness and technology and see only red flags: Research has linked technology, especially social media, to unrealistic […]
Continue reading »The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that new regulations require mammographs to notify patients of their breast density . Thirty-eight states (and the […]
Continue reading »Personal hygiene standards are not universal. Personal, cultural and religious differences, socioeconomic factors and a host of other factors determine how and how often we […]
Continue reading »If you’ve been sick with a cough and runny nose for a few days, you may come to the clinic desperate for something to help […]
Continue reading »Last week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced changes to its rules for prescribing mifepristone for abortion. Before the rule change, you couldn’t get […]
Continue reading »We like to think that our hair is permanently attached to our head, but this is not entirely true. Each hair goes through its own […]
Continue reading »LASIK eye surgery is known for being a quick and convenient medical procedure, and sometimes it is. The operation takes only a few minutes and […]
Continue reading »Bodies are exhaustingly demanding to maintain. The longer you live, the more detailed the list of things you need to do to stay alive and […]
Continue reading »You may have heard of people, in particular older people, who have had a heart attack from shoveling snow. But what’s so dangerous about digging? […]
Continue reading »If you have a vagina, you’ve probably been told that it’s essential to urinate immediately after sex to prevent urinary tract infections (UTIs). But it […]
Continue reading »Imagine yourself outside in a cold winter landscape. The toes are chilly, and the cold air burns the face. The sounds are muffled by the […]
Continue reading »If you’re prone to motion sickness, road trips can be stomach hell. And if your kids are in trouble, you’ll spend most of the trip […]
Continue reading »One of the most important things to know when choosing a birth control method is how well it works. This is especially important in a […]
Continue reading »If you spend time (and a co-payment from your wallet) to visit a doctor, you need to be sure that he will do a good […]
Continue reading »Wouldn’t it be great if you could take something before your dentist appointment, something that would help you stay calm and maybe ease some of […]
Continue reading »Julie Powell, author of Julie & Julia , tweeted before her recent death at age 49 that she had “something that literally looks like a […]
Continue reading »We’ve advised you to take photos of your kids before a big outing, take screenshots of your boarding pass while traveling, and take pictures of […]
Continue reading »Whether you’ve been driving down a winding mountain road, riding a skyscraper’s high-speed elevator, or flying an airplane, you’ve probably experienced a feeling of pressure […]
Continue reading »For some people, “just use eye drops” is a simple recommendation, like “take a pill” or “use this lotion.” But some of us can’t “just” […]
Continue reading »Respiratory syncytial virus, better known as RSV, is on the rise again , to the point that healthcare workers are worried about hospitals being overwhelmed […]
Continue reading »If your only options when you are sick are to go to the office or cancel the call, then obviously if you are contagious you […]
Continue reading »If you’re on a lot of medication, you probably have some sort of system in place to make sure you don’t miss any – like […]
Continue reading »Everyone wants whiter teeth, to the point where TikTok is full of fake home whitening recipes , and there are even gummies that boast (extremely […]
Continue reading »We can get boosters and flu shots, wash our hands and wear a mask in closed public places. But the chances are high that sooner […]
Continue reading »If you think you would like to conceive in the future but are not ready to do so right now, you may consider egg freezing […]
Continue reading »Fake abortion clinics are often easier to find than real abortion clinics. They advertise online with abortion-related search terms and give themselves names and logos […]
Continue reading »Sometimes I think slowly. Even though I had occasional wheezing for many years, I only found out that I had asthma in my 30s. And […]
Continue reading »When COVID vaccines first came out, the CDC wanted to be careful. It was a new vaccine, after all, so they recommended waiting two weeks […]
Continue reading »Sometimes we get hard, painful, or tender lumps in the muscles. This is quite common and we often refer to them as muscle “knots”. Go […]
Continue reading »For people with sensitive skin, laundry can be a problem. All you’re trying to do is clean your clothes, but something seemingly simple can be […]
Continue reading »The more you walk, the lower your risk of all-cause mortality and cancer, with the benefits leveling off once you reach 10,000 steps a day, […]
Continue reading »You may have heard advice (even from us !) to bring extra medication with you when you go on vacation, or to stash a large […]
Continue reading »It’s flu season, and again, the flu vaccine is very important. As mask-wearing declines, there will likely be more of all common respiratory viruses. So […]
Continue reading »You may not have known that people with a penis can get a yeast infection, given that OTC ads are widely targeted at those who […]
Continue reading »When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) got ready to recommend the new bivalent COVID booster vaccines (which most of us should be […]
Continue reading »If you have autumn allergies, it’s time to sneeze and itch. (Depending on where you live, this may already have begun.) Here are some tips […]
Continue reading »Over the past few months, it has occurred to me that at the respectable age of 30, I lost some manual dexterity. I used to […]
Continue reading »Polio has been on the news lately and many people wonder if they were vaccinated against polio as a child. Luckily, if you grew up […]
Continue reading »Lyme, the best-known tick-borne disease, is becoming more common than before, at least according to health insurance data that includes a diagnosis of Lyme. Our […]
Continue reading »Your hearing is important and we have already advised you to bring earplugs to concerts and have them handy for watching loud movies to protect […]
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