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For centuries, folklore and popular wisdom have linked poor eating habits and indigestion to nightmares and restless sleep. In A Christmas Carol, Ebenezer Scrooge at first dismisses the ghosts that torment him as mere dietary disturbances: “You may be an undigested bit of beef, a blot of mustard, a crumb of cheese, a fragment of … Read more

Medicaid, the health insurance program for low-income Americans that provides coverage for more than 70 million people, faces its biggest overhaul in decades under President Donald Trump’s “One, Big, Beautiful Bill,” a massive tax and spending package now being considered by the Senate that would slash its funding.  [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Both the House and Senate … Read more

TIME reporter Andrew Chow discussed the findings of a new study about how ChatGPT affects critical thinking with Nataliya Kosymyna. Kosymyna was part of a team of researchers at MIT’s Media Lab who set out to determine whether ChatGPT and large language models (LLMs) are eroding critical thinking, and the study returned some concerning results. … Read more

On this season of And Just Like That…, Harry Goldenblatt couldn’t help but wonder if his health had taken a turn. On the June 26 episode of the show, Charlotte’s affable husband goes from wetting his pants in a nightclub to joining a club he’d rather not be part of—even though, as he points out, … Read more

You’re feeling on edge, your sleep is off, and your thoughts are racing. Is it just a stressful week, or something deeper? Stress and anxiety share many symptoms, but they’re not the same thing—and coping with anxiety requires a slightly different approach than dealing with stress. Here’s what to know.  The differences “Many people use … Read more

The fraction of people who got an abortion in their second trimester more than doubled in states that enforced near-total abortion bans after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, new research has found. The study, published in the American Journal of Public Health on Thursday, found that the proportion of abortions that took place … Read more

Tempers often soar sky-high on airplanes—and that’s not just because of the cramped quarters, lack of an escape route, and frequent delays. In the same way that travelers are geographically and culturally diverse, they come from a hodgepodge of etiquette backgrounds, too. “The rules in Manhattan, Kansas, are different than in Manhattan, New York,” says … Read more

A coalition of health insurance companies is vowing to make changes to the prior authorization process, after years of patients and providers’ complaints over a system they say delays care and endangers people’s health. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] On Monday, federal health officials met with representatives from some of the country’s major insurance companies, including Aetna, Blue … Read more

If you want to protect yourself from mosquitoes and ticks—which seem to be everywhere this year—you might need to enlist a heavy-hitter. Insect experts reach for one thing: permethrin. Here’s what to know about the synthetic insecticide, plus how and when to use it. How permethrin works Permethrin, which is derived from the chrysanthemum flower, … Read more

Run-of-the-mill fatigue can be hard to distinguish from true burnout. But while both can leave you drained and unfocused, burnout runs deeper. Here’s how to know whether you simply need to catch up on rest—or a more serious reset. What’s the difference, really? Being tired is a normal part of life, especially when you’ve had … Read more