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Surgery before or after the weekend? Here’s what science says.

Surgery before or after the weekend? Here’s what science says.


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The author John Green on how Trump cuts to aid will kill TB patients — and what we can do about it.


The troubling ripple effects of more measles outbreaks, explained.
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From mRNA vaccines to remote work, the technologies that blunted the worst of the pandemic.


The confusing guidance about alcohol, simplified.




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Here’s why you should never, ever drink the rain.


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Why you should make your phone boring.


The rising popularity of this major healthcare program, briefly explained.


The unregulated morass of vitamins and supplements makes it hard to know what’s legitimate. We can help.


The anti-vax movement has gone mainstream, but before these shots, grief and loss marked the lives of children.


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The new Health and Human Services secretary is facing one of his first public health crises. Will he blow up the typical protocol?


Some vaccinated people got measles in Texas. Here’s how to check your immunity.


Winter lovers share their tips for making the most of the season.


The neglected ways climate change is affecting our health, explained by Valley fever.






DOGE, please go to sleep. For your health.


Here’s what Trump gets right — and wrong — about the WHO.


There’s more to bird flu than expensive eggs.


All of us will be collateral damage in MAGA’s war on “DEI.”


Exclusive: California has a new plan to put chatbots in their place.


Egg donation is common. How well do we understand the risks?


Writing down your thoughts can be good for your mental health. Here’s how to start — and keep at it.


Nasal vaccines are more effective and easier to get to the people who need it most.


Are we really 89 seconds away from annihilation?


And four other burning bird flu questions, answered.


RFK Jr. wants to get ultra-processed foods out of school lunch. It’s harder than it sounds.


The global fight against HIV is at a perilous tipping point.


Ozempic is changing the way we think about diet and exercise.


The science behind why we think the past was better than the present.


And other practical meditation questions, answered.

Want to learn how to meditate? Scientists have a new theory that might change how you practice.


This year’s no good, very bad norovirus season.


How to decode your mental heath benefits.


Why we won’t cause a mirror bacteria apocalypse — thanks to science.


It turns out cleaning your hands is more complicated than killing germs.

A “suicide pod” in Switzerland roils the right-to-die debate.


An intervention to reduce child mortality may accelerate drug resistance.
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