Health Archive
Archives for December 2023

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

We shouldn’t give up on others so easily.


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

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




Americans embraced meditation. So did corporations.

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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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