Health & Wellness

health 4/30/2024
Actually, Mammograms Should Start When You Turn 40 As breast-cancer rates rise in younger women, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends starting mammograms earlier.
By Bindu Bansinath

health 4/29/2024
The Woman Who Got Your Best Friend Pregnant Taking Charge of Your Fertility brought cycle-tracking to the masses. Thirty years later, the author still worries about readers getting it right.
By Sara Harrison

beauty 4/26/2024
Vampire Facials Are Being Linked to Presumptive HIV Transmission The CDC opened up an investigation into the popular cosmetic treatment.
By Asia Milia Ware

advice 4/23/2024
How I Learned to Accept an Apology From a Friend Most of us just smile and say it’s okay, even when it’s not.
By Charlotte Cowles

self 4/23/2024
Why Do So Many Women Believe They’re Controlled by the Moon? For some, the answer is as much a biological given as allergies or aging.
By Emma Alpern

q&a 4/16/2024
A Memoir of Three Years in a Mental Hospital In her new book Committed, Suzanne Scanlon writes about being institutionalized in her youth and how she eventually got out.
By Emily Gould

brick and mortar 4/11/2024
Welcome to Williamsburg’s Wellness Corridor Heading north on Wythe, a person could go from red-light therapy to a Juvaderm touch-up to a cold plunge without even calling an Uber.
By Kim Velsey

celebrity 4/10/2024
How Meg Thee Stallion Gets Herself Out of Bed Hint: It isn’t a series of eight alarms.
By Emily Leibert

health 4/9/2024
Do Weight-Loss Drugs Make Birth Control Less Effective? Patients have reported getting unexpectedly pregnant while taking drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro.
By Bindu Bansinath

health 4/5/2024
What Professional Athletes Can Tell Us About Exercise and Pregnancy It’s generally safe, and medical experts agree.
By Cornelia Powers
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