Make Something With Your Hands (Even if It’s Hideous)
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Creating stuff is good for your brain.
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Try these tests to evaluate your strength and cardiovascular fitness.
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Is Fish Oil Helpful or Harmful for the Heart?
Despite decades of research, the evidence for omega-3 supplements is murky.
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The Vexing Problem of the ‘Medium Friend’
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I Have Incontinence. How Can I Avoid Accidents When I Leave Home?
Effective treatments and products can help manage this stressful condition.
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Spray Sunscreen Is Convenient. But Does It Work?
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Should You Delay Your Morning Caffeine?
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Are Ingrown Hairs Preventable?
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3 Simple Ways to Test Your Fitness
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A 20-Minute Core Workout for Strength and Stability
This series of exercises focuses on important muscles in the legs and torso we use every day. No equipment (and very little space) necessary.
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How to Strengthen Your Bones With Exercise
Women are at higher risk of bone loss than men. But a few simple workouts can help to keep your skeleton strong and resilient.
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A 20-Minute Intense Workout That’s Easy on Your Joints
HIIT routines are typically both high intensity and high impact. But you can still get the hard work while being easy on your body.
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How to Swim for Fitness, and 5 More Water Workouts
Beach and pool season are starting. Why not get a little exercise while you’re in the sun?
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Pets were once dismissed as trivial scientific subjects. Today, companion animal science is hot.
By Emily Anthes
A Texas hospital is experimenting with hologram technology for doctors to see patients. Some health care experts wonder if it’s beneficial.
By Hank Sanders
Mine is the first generation that has corporate benefits for a technology with the potential to slow the biological clock. Is it feminist dream or Silicon Valley fantasy?
By Emma Goldberg
Dr. Alex Arroyo, a director of pediatric medicine in Brooklyn, gets to live out his “Star Wars” dreams, practice jujitsu and make a big mess while cooking for his family.
By Sarah Bahr
The statement followed a report in The Times that a federal health official had urged the removal of age minimums from treatment guidelines for transgender minors.
By Roni Caryn Rabin, Teddy Rosenbluth and Noah Weiland
We asked fitness experts what wearable weights, which are popular on TikTok, can really do for your health.
By Danielle Friedman
The case, involving a supplement intended to reduce cholesterol, has put attention on how companies are allowed to self-report claims about their products.
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Stress, ovarian cancer, buoyancy disorders: Every pet has its troubles, and needs a good doctor who makes house calls.
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As the virus continues to mutate, the C.D.C. urged Americans to roll up their sleeves again for annual vaccinations.
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