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Standing Desks Are Better for Your Health—but Still Not Enough

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Standing Desks Are Better for Your Health—but Still Not Enough

Beth Mole, Ars Technica

Bone Marrow Donors Can Be Hard to Find. One Company Is Turning to Cadavers

Afterlife

Bone Marrow Donors Can Be Hard to Find. One Company Is Turning to Cadavers

Emily Mullin

The Real Problem With Banning Masks at Protests

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The Real Problem With Banning Masks at Protests

Ilica Mahajan

A Popular Decongestant Doesn’t Work. The FDA Is Finally Doing Something About It

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A Popular Decongestant Doesn’t Work. The FDA Is Finally Doing Something About It

Beth Mole, Ars Technica

States’ Abortion Rights Wins May Be Short-Lived Under a Second Trump Term

Reproductive Rights

States’ Abortion Rights Wins May Be Short-Lived Under a Second Trump Term

Emily Mullin

The Maker of Ozempic Is Trying to Block Compounded Versions of Its Blockbuster Drug

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The Maker of Ozempic Is Trying to Block Compounded Versions of Its Blockbuster Drug

Kate Knibbs and Emily Mullin

How to Close the Gender Health Gap

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How to Close the Gender Health Gap

Anna Byrne

UK Considers New Smartphone Bans for Children

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UK Considers New Smartphone Bans for Children

Matt Reynolds

How a 12-Ounce Layer of Foam Changed the NFL

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How a 12-Ounce Layer of Foam Changed the NFL

Alex Prewitt

After Hurricane Milton, Get Ready for Mold

Water Hazard

After Hurricane Milton, Get Ready for Mold

Emily Mullin

The Doctor Behind the ‘Suicide Pod’ Wants AI to Assist at the End of Life

Life and Death

The Doctor Behind the ‘Suicide Pod’ Wants AI to Assist at the End of Life

Morgan Meaker

TikTokkers Say Cinnamon Helps Burn Fat. Here's What the Science Says

Spicy Take

TikTokkers Say Cinnamon Helps Burn Fat. Here's What the Science Says

Evangeline Mantzioris

The Crackdown on Compounded GLP-1 Meds Has Begun

Cease and desist

The Crackdown on Compounded GLP-1 Meds Has Begun

Kate Knibbs

A Major GLP-1 Drug Shortage Is Over. Some Patients Aren’t Celebrating

Supply and demand

A Major GLP-1 Drug Shortage Is Over. Some Patients Aren’t Celebrating

Kate Knibbs

Florida Hospitals and Nursing Homes Are Bracing for Hurricane Milton

Disaster prep

Florida Hospitals and Nursing Homes Are Bracing for Hurricane Milton

Emily Mullin

To Be a Good Pregnancy Surrogate, It Helps to Be a Dominatrix First

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To Be a Good Pregnancy Surrogate, It Helps to Be a Dominatrix First

Emi Nietfeld

Alcohol Plays a Major Role in New Cancer Cases

Sobering Truths

Alcohol Plays a Major Role in New Cancer Cases

Justin Stebbing

What You Need to Know Before You Freeze Your Eggs

Ice, Ice Baby

What You Need to Know Before You Freeze Your Eggs

Marina Gerner

The US Is Loading Up on Bird Flu Vaccine

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The US Is Loading Up on Bird Flu Vaccine

Emily Mullin

So You Can 3D Print a Steak Now—but Why on Earth Would You?

Faker Maker

So You Can 3D Print a Steak Now—but Why on Earth Would You?

Matt Reynolds