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The road safety revolution began when we stopped treating crashes as inevitable. Now, we have to finish the job.
The road safety revolution began when we stopped treating crashes as inevitable. Now, we have to finish the job.
Americans still have a toxic relationship with weight. It’s hurting GLP-1 users.
A new — surprisingly peaceful — way to think about information and knowledge.
These are the questions everyone should ask their doctor about AI right now.
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It’s been six years, and America is still litigating the perceived errors of the pandemic.
Americans today are dramatically less likely to die of heart disease than they were just a few generations ago.
Measles is back in part because we stopped fearing it.
America’s 250th birthday feels bleak. The numbers tell a different story.
For too long, women’s health was treated as an afterthought. We still haven’t caught up.
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But politics could derail the one thing to unlock it.
Under Trump, the global fight against HIV is running on fumes.
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The games brought us together. Now, all we’re left with is diarrhea lettuce and smoky skies.
The Pentagon’s low-T screening is the last thing most men need.
Cyclosporiasis has sickened some 4,000 Americans so far this year.
The third wave of frozen yogurt resembles the previous crazes in one key way.
We’re all wearing Apple Watches, Oura Rings, and FitBits now. Are they doing us any good?
The US death rate just hit a record low, and there’s reason to hope the trend will continue.
Three ways GLP-1s are about to change America.
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“Longevity” doesn’t need to be an elaborate science experiment.
The world seems filled with toxic substances. What do we do about it?
A coalition of wellness-conscious activists is changing course, with big implications for 2028.
How the internet and America’s broken health system gave rise to a new kind of medicine.
It’s so hot that France is restricting alcohol.
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Most of us hide stuff from our doctors. But there are things you should never lie about.
Two new breakthroughs show how hard it is to know when the world has changed.
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What Ebola and hantavirus reveal about determining the source of an outbreak — and why it matters.
Why a roomful of oncologists gave a standing ovation for a line graph.
Why one infected calf has America’s beef industry on edge.
Trump’s Ebola plan is sparking protests in Kenya.
The most ironic side effect of looksmaxxing.
RFK Jr. may have abandoned the issue, but raw milk isn’t going away.
The GOP’s Big, Beautiful Bill sought to roll back the Affordable Care Act. Now, the human costs are becoming clear.