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On Jan. 3, the U.S. Surgeon General issued a sobering report about the cancer risks linked to something that most Americans enjoy frequently: an alcoholic beverage. In the advisory, Dr. Vivek Murthy outlined the substantial evidence behind the increased risk of developing seven types of cancers among people who consumed as little as one daily … Read more

A 13-year-old girl in Canada became so sick with H5N1, or bird flu, in late 2024 that she had to be put on a ventilator. Around the same time, a senior in Louisiana was diagnosed with the first “severe” case in the U.S. As bird flu continues to ramp up, many are wondering what tools—namely, … Read more

Years ago, stress kept Hannah Eden up at night before her CrossFit events. Beating her competitors “meant everything,” she says. But having a baby changed her mindset. Training for a half-Ironman in Hawaii, she focused less on the competition, and more on her own performance. “I was so grateful just that my body could do … Read more

The last of 2024 is in the rearview mirror. But before forgetting it ever existed, consider reflecting on everything good and bad and weird and inspiring that happened to you over the past 12 months. “When we stop and stand and look back at where we’ve been, and how we felt when we were there, … Read more

As Dry January begins, there’s one generation that has already begun cutting back on alcohol: Gen Z. Data from the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism indicates that alcohol consumption in the U.S. has risen overall. But research from the National Institute on Drug Abuse shows that lifetime drinking, past month drinking, and past … Read more

Cases of a wretched stomach bug are surging in parts of the United States this winter, according to government data. The most recent numbers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show there were 91 outbreaks of norovirus reported during the week of Dec. 5, up from 69 outbreaks the last week of November. [time-brightcove … Read more

If you want to boost your well-being in 2025, skip the New Year’s resolutions and set some boundaries instead. That means being clear about your wants, needs, and deal-breakers—and in the process, improving every aspect of your life. There are a few types of boundaries, says Juliane Taylor Shore, a therapist in Austin and author … Read more

Your heart is a muscle. As Dr. Noah Moss, an advanced heart failure and transplant cardiologist at the Mount Sinai Fuster Hospital in New York City, puts it, “a very special muscle, but a muscle.” Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, or HCM, is a genetic disease in which the heart muscle grows thicker than normal. You might think … Read more

Progress in addressing mental health is notoriously slow and mostly incremental. Breakthrough treatments tend to be rare, and trained professionals too few to meet the demand for services, which is increasing. But 2024 was a pivotal year—thanks to the culmination of decades of research and post-pandemic attention to mental-health issues. In March, the U.S. Food … Read more

Lily Brown hears the same thing over and over again from her patients. They’ll say, “‘All day, I’m so busy. I’ve got deadline after deadline, responsibility after responsibility. And finally, I’m exhausted, I’m so excited to get to bed—and I lie down, and that’s when my brain turns on,’” says Brown, director of the University … Read more