Wellness

Cold Sore recurrence

What causes cold sores to return? New research offers a deeper understanding

To relieve dry skin, dermatologists advise adopting a few daily habits this winter

Preventing Dry Skin

Diabetes drug helped obese patients lose 15% of their body weight, study shows

diabetes semaglutide weight study

Cold showers can benefit your wellness, if you can endure them

Cold Shower benefits

New Jersey spas to offer discounts on services in honor of new year

New Jersey Spa Week

Make lifestyle changes to improve your health in 2021 – the pandemic proves you can

Healthy Habits 2021

The biggest health trends of 2021 – from microgreens to redefined gym workouts

2021 trends microgreens

Well City Challenge finalists find creative solutions to millennial health issues

Well City Challenge Finalists

Optimism can be hard to conjure, but it's a powerful tool for the days ahead

Optimism Benefits

Virtual diabetes prevention programs available during COVID-19 pandemic

Diabetes prevention programs

No weights for your at-home workout? Use these household items instead

Dumbbell alternatives

Your normal body temperature can range – here's when to be concerned

Normal body temperature

Get moving during Zoom: Squeeze a core exercise into your conference call

Zoom fitness workouts

Jefferson sleep study on flies suggests vibration could be an aid for humans

Sleep Flies Jefferson

The 30-minute workout: Rethink how long your training session needs to be

30 minute workout pushups

Satisfaction with bariatric surgery often decreases over time, new study finds

Satisfaction with bariatric surgery often decreases over time, new study finds

Trying to lose weight? It may be wise to avoid racket sports

Racket sports knees

New wellness app, VetTriage, aims to boost veterans' health through resiliency

Veterans Wellness App

Is it finally time for a federal Office of Men's Health?

Office of Men's Health

A gray divorce may improve your health, but there are many factors to consider

Gray Divorce Benefits

Four Philly-area counties rank among nation's healthiest, U.S. News says

US News Healthiest Communities

Self-care, social support key to good mental health as pandemic drags along

COVID-19 mental health

Sleep experts: Abolishing daylight saving time will benefit public health

daylight saving time

Wellness event with yoga, meditation supports Pennsylvania SPCA

Franklin & Whitman wellness event

Conversations form the bedrock of relationships – and a healthy lifestyle

Communication Tips

CVS Pharmacy partners with DoorDash to deliver health and wellness essentials

CVS Partners with DoorDash

Younger Americans are having less sex, a result of growing up slower

Sexual Inactivity in Young Americans

Three techniques to help men improve their mental health

Men Mental Health tips

Workplace wellness programs have little impact on overall staff health, study finds

Workplace wellness programs

Is it safe to go to the shore this summer?

COVID-19 Beach Safety

COVID-19 transition offers men an opportunity to lead by example

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Founder of The Wellness Refinery discusses windy path she took to opening her business

wellness refinery old city

Gardening can make people just as happy as a fancy dinner, study finds

Gardening happiness study

Millennial doctors in training aren't more likely to burn out, despite perception

Generational differences in doctors

Loving relationships form a strong foundation for men seeking a healthy lifestyle

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Celebrate Philly's parks while staying home with free activities

Love Your Park Week

Do you crave coffee and chocolate? Science can explain why

Coffee changes taste

Americans' response to the coronavirus provides a model for future behavior change

Coronavirus COVID-19 Zoom

Finding your new normal through healthy behaviors during the COVID-19 outbreak

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How to practice good skin care while staying inside all day

Skin care social distancing

The coronavirus provides a wake-up call for men to adopt a healthy lifestyle

Caffeine won't turn you into Hemingway – but it can boost your problem-solving skills

Caffeine won't turn you into Hemingway -- but it can boost problem-solving

Shop wellness and beauty vendors at Mind, Body and Bubbly

Mind, Body and Bubbly event

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