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A handful of pro players are choosing scrubs after leaving the football field.
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Doctors have long recommended that infants avoid peanuts. But in 2017, experts officially reversed that guidance, and food allergies decreased sharply.
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Improve your balance and mobility with these simple moves.
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Dear Pet Sitter: Please Lock Up the Knives and Watch Out for Blimps
The feeding and care instructions we leave say as much about us as they do about our furry companions.
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How America Got Hooked on Ultraprocessed Foods
They promised convenience and cheap nutrition. But they became one of the greatest health threats of our time.
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Does Joy Feel Out of Reach? There’s a Word for That.
Struggling to feel pleasure is a key marker of depression. But this distressing symptom can also occur on its own.
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What Your Hair Can Tell You About Your Health
More than just dead matter, hair is an archive of your body’s secrets.
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A Beginner’s Guide to Indoor Cycling
When it’s too cold to go outside, you can still get a good cardio workout on a stationary bike. But you need to do it correctly.
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Can Pilates Really Make My Muscles ‘Long and Lean’?
Here’s what the workout can and can’t do for your fitness.
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Can This Tape Really Improve Your Workout?
The stretchy strips, known as kinesiology tape, may help you move better. But not for the reasons sports medicine experts once thought.
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Find Your Next Favorite Workout
Whether you’re starting from scratch or just looking to try something new, we can help you build an exercise routine that sticks.
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8 Exercises to Improve Your Grip Strength
This simple routine can help make everyday tasks easier — and you can do it while sitting at your desk.
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7 Exercises for Stronger Glutes
Strengthening these muscles can help your whole body move more easily.
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A Weekly Workout to Protect Your Knees
The key to healthy joints is often strengthening the muscles on either side of them.
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More older adults have turned to cochlear implants after Medicare expanded eligibility for the devices.
By Paula Span

Older players of pickleball, the fastest-growing sport in the United States, are more vulnerable to eye injuries, some of which could lead to vision loss, researchers reported.
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The results of a large study in France are consistent with previous research indicating that Covid vaccination is safe and effective in pregnancy.
By Maggie Astor

The global activist gets candid in her new memoir. She spoke with us about struggling with panic attacks, finding her personal style and changing her mind about what marriage could be.
By Anna Martin, Reva Goldberg, Emily Lang, Davis Land, Christina Djossa, Amy Pearl, Sara Curtis, Elisa Gutierrez, Jen Poyant, Lynn Levy, Daniel Ramirez, Dan Powell, Rowan Niemisto and Elisheba Ittoop

Experts said the levels were not high enough to cause immediate harm, but raised the risk of long-term health effects.
By Maggie Astor

‘Gray divorce’ is becoming more common. We want to hear about yours.
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The Trump administration’s embrace of unproven or debunked theories about vaccines and Tylenol has left doctors fielding questions from worried parents.
By Gina Kolata and Azeen Ghorayshi

Hundreds of infectious disease specialists have been let go by the Trump administration. Here are four who focused on keeping pandemics at bay.
By Apoorva Mandavilli

Some experts call them a superfood. Here’s why they deserve a spot in your pantry.
By Alexandra Pattillo

Friday’s layoffs swept up scientists involved in responding to disease outbreaks and running an influential journal. Officials said the mistaken dismissals were being rescinded.
By Apoorva Mandavilli and Sheryl Gay Stolberg

A New York Times health reporter explains what makes a good study, and how she knows which papers merit an article.
By Dani Blum

Master this full-body move to build strength and power.
By Alyssa Ages

They aren’t all sudden or intense, experts says.
By Jancee Dunn

Why a start-up brand is associating its boxers and briefs with wellness. Plus, Sandy Liang designs for Gap and new clothes from an old Gucci designer.
By Yola Mzizi
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Our Ask the Therapist columnist, Lori Gottlieb, advises a reader who is fed up with a longtime pal’s two-faced behavior.
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You don’t have to be the life of every party to reap the health benefits.
By Dana G. Smith

A new state law creates the first legal definition of the foods, and may prompt changes in other states.
By Alice Callahan

College students are meeting with “embedded” counselors in residence halls and academic buildings, with promising results.
By Christina Caron

In Thompson’s latest film, she plays an unhappy housewife who blows up her life. In reality, the actor and producer has left relationships with much less fallout.
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Don’t let this common injury derail your fall running plans.
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Children under 12 need different versions of Covid vaccines, but many pharmacies and pediatricians’ offices aren’t stocking them.
By Maggie Astor

As Americans take more gummies, pills and powders than ever, some physicians are trying to convince patients to be a bit more careful.
By Ashwin Rodrigues

Acetaminophen’s link to autism is unproven. But hundreds of Americans accidentally overdose on the drug each year, suffering liver damage that can require a transplant or even be fatal.
By Rebecca Robbins

For some single women in their 30s and 40s, the desire to have babies adds unwelcome stress to the already fraught process of finding a mate.
By Catherine Pearson
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By Caroline Hopkins Legaspi and Hoi Chan

Costco members will pay $499 a month out of pocket, the same price offered at CVS and Walmart, and on the manufacturer’s direct-to-consumer website.
By Adeel Hassan

When a fitness reporter traveled to a village in France to meet centenarian yoga teacher Charlotte Chopin, she was reminded that movement didn’t have to be complicated.
By Danielle Friedman

Sam Terblanche was just 20 years old. Can a busy E.R. handle the hardest cases?
By Lisa Miller

More men are now living long enough to develop osteoporosis. But few are aware of the risk, and fewer still are screened and treated.
By Paula Span

You probably don’t need more time.
By Jancee Dunn
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