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Please don’t “scoop out” your period
Updates on cancer treatment, the 3-2-8 workout, and a weird potential perimenopause symptom.
Meal prep, meet the “BESTT method”
How to actually get a doctor’s appointment, why listening is a wellness practice, and cold-busting recipes.
Skip this "stupid" sleep trend
New research on “forever chemicals,” hobby ideas for wellness, and exercise you can actually fit in your day.
“Digital dementia” enters the group chat
How to optimize brain health, when AI plays doctor, and what to know about the new food pyramid.
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Ask an Expert: How Do You Know If Your Dry, Itchy Skin Is Actually Something More Serious?
A Long Road to Diagnosis: One Woman’s Journey With Sjögren’s Disease
Drinking Baking Soda in Water Can Combat Constipation and Acid Reflux—Here’s How Gut Experts Say To Try It Safely
This Test Kit Makes It Easy to Screen for Colon Cancer Without Leaving Home
Asking for a Friend: What I Wish People Knew About Fertility Treatments
When It Comes to Your Health, How Hot is *Too* Hot to Be Outside?
It's Not Just You — Climbing Stairs Leaves Us All Breathless
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Exactly What to Do and Say to Appeal an Insurance Claim Denial
Why Does it Sometimes Sound Like a Foghorn When I Blow My Nose, But a Delicate Whisper Other Times?
Does Canned Oxygen Really Help With Altitude Sickness?
We Tried LetsGetChecked’s Hormone Health Test and Here’s Why You Should Too
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