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Can special lightbulbs end the next pandemic before it starts?
Suicides are up among Black adolescents. Sherry Molock, a clinical psychologist and ordained minister, believes Black churches could be their salvation.
Covid politicized public health. Now, the US might give up on saving millions of lives.
PEPFAR saved millions of people from AIDS. Don’t let it die.
What a plant-based diet can and cannot do for you, explained by Netflix’s You Are What You Eat.
A monthlong break from drinking was just the beginning for me.
Despite big changes to the migraine playbook, many people aren’t getting adequate treatment.
It sounds too good to be true, but there’s serious science behind the hypothesis.
How to prevent and treat colds, the flu, Covid-19, and more.
Timing light exposure right helps combat seasonal depression.
Solving the congenital syphilis crisis means investing in rural maternity care.
Here’s how to interpret your own feelings.
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.
4 big takeaways from the CDC’s new report.
Jones expanded the United States’ global development reach. Now she’s fighting for a healthier climate.
The World Mosquito Fund aims to end many mosquito-borne illnesses.
Named after her daughter, the Zuri Nzilani Foundation hopes to end maternal mortality.
Dolen hopes “critical periods” created by psychedelics can help stroke patients.
As editor of BMJ Global Health, Abimbola aims to decentralize global health research.
Carhart-Harris shows how psychedelics can shed light on the nature of consciousness, and treat mental illness.
The pair’s nonprofit, Suvita, is boosting child vaccination rates in India.
Teran worries the government isn’t doing enough to address biosecurity risks. She’s pushing to change that.
Matsheng and Angrist founded the nonprofit Youth Impact, which turns education research into action.
Ten states have uninsured rates below 5 percent. What are they doing right?
Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter have drawn attention to the benefits of hospice care. But it’s not serving everyone well.
Compassionate ways to let a friend or family member know you’re looking out for them.