The Conversation

Mental Health Affirmation

Do positive affirmations work? A psychologist unpacks the evidence

Exercise can be as effective as medication for depression and anxiety, new study shows

Depression Treatment Exercise

All foods can fit in a balanced diet – here's how flexibility can be healthier than dieting

All Foods Diet

'Shared decision-making' for childhood vaccines sounds empowering – but it may mean less access for some families

Shared Decision Making

CPR on TV is often inaccurate — but watching characters jump to the rescue can still save real lives

The Office CPR

Wearing a weighted vest can promote bone health and weight loss, but it's not a cure-all

Weighted Vests Benefits

Midlife weight gain can start long before menopause, but these steps can help your body weather the hormonal shift

Menopause Weight Gain

Deepfakes leveled up in 2025. Here's what's coming next

Deepfakes

RFK Jr. wants to scrutinize the vaccine schedule – but its safety record is already decades long

Childhood Vaccine Schedule

'Are you married?' Why doctors ask invasive questions during treatment

Demographic Info Doctors

Why do people get headaches and migraines? A neurologist explains the science of head pain and how to treat it

Headache Causes

Vaccine committee votes to scrap universal hepatitis B shots for newborns despite outcry from health experts

Hep B Vaccines

Sugar starts corroding your teeth within seconds – here's how to protect your pearly whites from decay

Doughnuts Sugar Teeth

The ChatGPT effect: In 3 years the AI chatbot has changed the way people look things up

Chat GPT Search

Making GLP-1 weight-loss drugs cheaper isn't enough to address America's obesity problem – here's why

Writing builds resilience by changing your brain, helping you face everyday challenges

Writing Resilience

Don't stress out about overeating during the holidays – a day of indulgence won't harm your overall health

Holiday Meal Overeating

Don't let food poisoning crash your Thanksgiving dinner

Thanksgiving Food Poisoning

As vaccination rates fall, the U.S. soon will lose its 'measles-free' status — like Canada just did

U.S. Measles Elimination

Back pain during pregnancy is often dismissed as a passing discomfort, but it should be taken seriously

Back Pain Pregnancy

Atorvastatin recall may affect hundreds of thousands of patients and reflects FDA's inspection troubles

Atorvastatin Recall

Why your late teens and early 20s are crucial times for lifelong heart health

Heart Health Teens

Can you really be addicted to food? Researchers are uncovering convincing similarities to drug addiction

Food Addiction Doughnuts

The mental toll of menopause – what women really feel

Menopause Depression HRT

Wings, booze and heartbreak – what research says about the hidden costs of sports fandom

Breastfeeding is ideal for child and parent health but challenging for most families – here's how to find support

Mindfulness won't burn calories, but it might help you stick with your health goals

Mindfulness Meditation Motivation

Hepatitis B shot for newborns has nearly eliminated childhood infections with this virus in the U.S.

Hepatitis B Shot Baby

What causes muscle cramps during exercise? Athletes and coaches may want to look at the playing surface

Parents can help teens navigate online racism, and research shows one strategy works best

Online Racism Parenting

Parenting strategies are shifting as neuroscience brings the developing brain into clearer focus

Parenting Neuroscience Strategies

How stripping diversity, equity and inclusion from health care may make Americans sicker

Medical Research Cuts

Grief feels unbearable, disorienting and chaotic — here are evidence-based ways to face the early days of loss

Grief Management

A red meat allergy from tick bites is spreading – and the lone star tick isn’t the only alpha-gal carrier to worry about

Are you really allergic to penicillin? A pharmacist explains why there's a good chance you're not

Children's Health

Youth athletes, not just professionals, may face mental health risks from repeated traumatic brain injuries

Parents don't need to try harder — to ease stress, forget self-reliance and look for ways to share the care

Parenting stress

About a third of pregnant women in the U.S. lack sufficient vitamin D to support healthy pregnancies

Vitamin D pregnancy

'I just couldn't stop crying': How prison affects Black men's mental health long after they've been released

Black Men Mental health

Most Pennsylvania voters ignore judicial elections, but a political scientist explains why they matter

AI in health care could save lives and money − but change won't happen overnight

Misinformation lends itself to social contagion — here's how to recognize it and combat it

A preservative removed from childhood vaccines 20 years ago is still causing controversy today − here's why

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