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ExerciseSunny Choi, Team USA Olympic Breakdancer, on Defining Happiness for Yourself The 35-year-old one-time corporate professional is inspiring generations by “breaking” from tradition in a powerful way.
High Blood PressureDoes Losing Weight Lower Blood Pressure? A Doctor of Obesity Medicine Responds Experts discuss whether shedding a few extra pounds can allow you to stop taking blood pressure medication—and if certain weight loss strategies are more powerful for your heart health than others.
PeriodsNew Study: 5 Toxic Metals Found in 14 Tampon Brands Top-selling products and leading retailers’ store brands showed metalloids “which could be absorbed by the vagina’s highly absorptive tissue,” researchers found.
AcneSweat Pimples: How To Treat and Prevent Them, from a Board-Certified Dermatologist Sweat pimples occur when we need to let the skin breathe most. A skin doctor shares how to prevent and eliminate these hot-weather blemishes.
Weight LossHow Much Weight Can You Lose on Semaglutides? Board-Certified Obesity Doctors Explain Experts, including a Cleveland Clinic obesity doctor, weigh in on whether certain popular weight loss medications are more effective—or safer—than others.
BodiesIf Your Sweat Smells Like Vinegar, a Doctor Reveals What It Can Mean Experts share eight reasons your perspiration might seem extra pungent—some of which you can influence with simple choices.
Smoking and VapingCan Vaping Cause Weight Loss? Here’s What Current Research Says Vaping often makes headlines for its impact on the lungs, but does it also vaporize pounds? Here’s what experts and researchers have to say.
FoodDo ‘Forever Chemicals’ Leak Into Your Frozen Foods in the Microwave? Experts Respond These particular chemicals are raising growing concerns. Here’s what experts caution when zapping your frozen foods in the microwave.
ExerciseNastia Liukin Reflects on Olympic Success 16 Years Later: ‘It’s Something I Did, Not Who I Am’ The Olympian shares the nightly self-care routine she can’t skip, and the new sport that’s giving her joy.
FertilityHere’s How COVID-19 Impacts Male Fertility, Says New Study Prior research focused on Covid’s impact on female reproduction. A recent study in Japan found an effect the virus had on sperm quantity.
Cancer10 Moments Shannen Doherty Taught Us About Strength A ’90s icon whose courage, resilience and openness—along with that gorgeous, glossy hair—millions of us admired for more than four decades.
Weight LossI Took the “Ozempic Probiotic”—Here’s What Happened For anyone abstaining from weight loss injectables for ethical or other reasons, our team may have discovered a holistic alternative.
Weight LossCan Anxiety Cause Weight Loss? Experts Explain Mental health experts weigh in on whether the emotional turbulence you experience can tip the scales on your physical health.
Alzheimer's DiseaseNew Study: Blood Pressure, Combined with This, Seriously Influences Dementia Risk A leading professor of geriatric medicine finds “high-level evidence” for two things to add to your life—plus two to avoid—to maintain a healthy memory.
Sexually Transmitted Diseases“Here’s How I Knew I Had HIV”: One Patient’s Story After a Single Intimate Encounter A gentleman’s honest and courageous account of contracting the virus after he’d served in a touching capacity for dying AIDS patients.