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How to Start Strength Training If You’ve Never Done It Before
The weight room at the gym can be an intimidating place. The…
6 Tricks to Try to Calm Your Fear of Flying
Gina Moffa’s fear of flying took off early. When she was 10,…
We’re Not Testing Enough for Bird Flu
If H5N1 turns into a full-blown pandemic, we are currently in chapter…
Backward Walking Is the Best Workout You’re Not Doing
I’ve spent my whole life happily walking in one direction: forward. It…
There’s Yet Another Danger in Your Gas or Propane Stove
In a fast-food culture, there may be few things better for your…
How a Dairy Worker Got Infected With Bird Flu
Bird flu, or avian influenza, can be deadly in birds but normally…
When Should You Get a Mammogram? 10 Years Sooner Than You Think
Most women should start mammogram screenings for breast cancer at age 40,…
Why Experts Are Worried About Bird Flu in Cows
Bird flu has been hitting a little too close to home lately.…
Can Neosporin Protect You From Getting COVID-19?
For years, researchers have been working on vaccines that aim to prevent…
Frozen Chicken Will Soon Get a Lot Safer to Eat
Poultry producers will be required to bring salmonella bacteria in certain chicken…
Bird Flu Virus Is in One in Five U.S. Milk Samples
Fragments of the bird flu virus have been found in about one…
Why Is It So Bad to Pop a Pimple?
It’s tough to resist squeezing a juicy pimple. You probably want to…
What to Do About Your Bunions
April Leonard likes to blame her bunions on her husband. In 2017,…
The Science of Intuition—And How to Tune Into Your Own
It’s common to meet the idea of intuition with an eye roll.…
Why Taylor Swift’s Music Makes Us So Emotional
A suggestion for the masses: Now would be a good time to…
How Doctors Can Get Better at Recognizing Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy
Whether fictional or fact-based, Munchausen syndrome by proxy grips the public. Media…
No, You Don’t Need to Chug Olive Oil
Forget morning coffee. Across the internet, people are broadcasting a different routine:…
6 Compliments That Land Every Time
On a recent weekday afternoon, Xuan Zhao popped into the post office…
What It’s Like to Have a 4-Day Workweek
To many people in corporate America, working five days a week—Monday to…