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Health Archive

Archives for December 2023

The best advice we got in 2023
Even Better

Expert-approved tips — both big and small — to take you into 2024 and beyond.

By Allie Volpe
Relationships aren’t always going to be totally balanced. That isn’t a bad thing.
Even Better

We shouldn’t give up on others so easily.

By Allie Volpe
Mental Health
Why treatment for severe mental illness looks radically different for rich and poor peopleWhy treatment for severe mental illness looks radically different for rich and poor people
Mental Health

And a new way to understand cities’ response to tent encampments.

By Rachel Cohen Booth
10 actually good things that happened in 2023
Future Perfect

This was a hard year. But these 10 news stories remind us a better future is possible.

By Kenny Torrella, Oshan Jarow and 1 more
Housing
The best ways to help homeless peopleThe best ways to help homeless people
Housing

And not just at the holidays.

By Rachel Cohen Booth
The Gray Area
How mindfulness went mainstreamHow mindfulness went mainstream
Podcast
The Gray Area

Americans embraced meditation. So did corporations.

By Sean Illing
How a fight over data made South Dakota’s bad syphilis outbreak worse
Public Health

A decades-long digital turf war’s consequences for Indigenous communities, explained.

By Keren Landman, MD
Future Perfect
A new approach to measuring what’s going on in our mindsA new approach to measuring what’s going on in our minds
Future Perfect

Quantifying the “complexity” of consciousness can tell us how rich our experiences are.

By Oshan Jarow
Technology
Chatbot therapy is risky. It’s also not useless.Chatbot therapy is risky. It’s also not useless.
Technology

Getting AI to improve mental health outcomes is not as simple as firing up ChatGPT.

By A.W. Ohlheiser
Health
The weird, bad history of tampon testingThe weird, bad history of tampon testing
Health

From blue liquid to glass vaginas, period stigma shapes our products — and hurts our health.

By Anna North
Future Perfect
Bird flu is surging again on poultry farms. The US is normalizing the cruelest mass killing method to stop it.Bird flu is surging again on poultry farms. The US is normalizing the cruelest mass killing method to stop it.
Future Perfect

We failed to prepare, and now animals are paying the price.

By Marina Bolotnikova
Abortion
What is misoprostol? Crucial questions about the other abortion drug.What is misoprostol? Crucial questions about the other abortion drug.
Abortion

Legal challenges are aiming to take mifepristone off the market. An alternative, however, exists.

By Anna North
Future Perfect
Tuberculosis kills more people than malaria or HIV. Why haven’t we found a vaccine?Tuberculosis kills more people than malaria or HIV. Why haven’t we found a vaccine?
Future Perfect

Volunteers could speed up the race for a cure that works for adults as well as children.

By Dylan Matthews
Even Better
Resilience is invaluable in tough times. Here’s how to build it.Resilience is invaluable in tough times. Here’s how to build it.
Even Better

Adapting to change is never easy, but you can shift how you respond to stress.

By Elise Craig
Future Perfect
Why psychedelics produce some of the most meaningful experiences in people’s livesWhy psychedelics produce some of the most meaningful experiences in people’s lives
Future Perfect

Everything seems profound on psychedelics. Scientists are starting to ask why.

By Oshan Jarow