Why Are So Many Women Being Told Their Hormones Are Out of Whack?
At-home test kits promise clarity about users’ health and fertility. Experts say they could just lead to more confusion.
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Pay a Little Less Attention to Your Friends
Intensity might seem like a fast track to connection, but shared distraction might be more powerful.
The Pregnancy Risk That Doctors Won’t Mention
Cytomegalovirus, or CMV, is the leading infectious cause of birth defects. Why isn’t it better known?
The Growing Battle Over Infant Milk Allergies
More parents are buying anti-allergy formula. Do their babies really need it?
How Lifeguards Lost Their Luster
There’s a lifeguard shortage in America. It’s been going on for a century.
Wildfire Masking Is Just Different
The not-COVID reason to mask is here.
It’s 5 a.m. Somewhere
Why do people drink so early at airports?
The Missing Piece of the Foraging Renaissance
My attempt to harvest hyperlocal produce led me to something perhaps even better.
What the Pandemic Simulations Missed
And why it's the perfect time to role-play the next one
Fall’s COVID Shots May Be Different in One Key Way
This year’s might include XBB.1 and … perhaps no other strain.