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I Thought I Was Autistic. I Was Wrong.
After spending most of my life feeling different and alone, an autism diagnosis gave me the kind of relief that was impossible to resist. But it was…
Christina Buttons
Can Peptides Really Reverse Aging?
Peptide enthusiasts, including Robert F. Kennedy Jr., say these drugs can do everything from rejuvenating skin to accelerating the healing of injuries…
Faye Flam
Your Home Could Be Making You Sick
Doctors are trained to ask whether you smoke, drink, or use drugs. They almost never ask what in your home may be affecting your health.
Charlotte Grinberg, MD
Can Man-Made Eggs Be the Future of Fertility?
A hedge-fund manager and a Harvard biologist are betting that stem cell–derived eggs will transform how humans reproduce.
Maya Sulkin
They Went on Ozempic—and Gave Up on Life
Weight-loss drugs kill your desire to eat—but can they also stop you from wanting to do anything at all?
Evan Gardner
How a Billionaire Friend Changed Trump’s Mind About Pot
Credit card pioneer Howard Kessler persuaded the president to buck decades of Republican dogma on marijuana. ‘It really had to do with a personal…
Gabe Kaminsky
Flavored Vapes Can Save Lives
High schoolers have turned away from vaping and smoking, so obsessing over flavored e-cigarettes is a waste of time.
Joe Nocera
Your Back Hurts? Your Feet May Be the Problem.
Look at your bare foot. Trace it on a piece of paper. Now place your favorite shoe over that outline. Once you see how much of your own foot lives…
Charlotte Grinberg, MD
Death in One Day: Inside Canada’s Assisted-Suicide Machine
‘Hastening death becomes the path of least resistance,’ says a medical ethicist as Canada nears 110,000 MAID deaths.
Rupa Subramanya
In Defense of Processed Foods
Yes, America has a diet problem. No, it’s not because your bread comes in a bag.
Jan Dutkiewicz and Gabriel N. Rosenberg
Big Food Is Killing Our Children
Government-backed dietary guidelines and corporate influence are driving a surge in childhood obesity. The consequences are catastrophic.
Mark Hyman, MD
Why Fentanyl Deaths Are Falling
Changes in supply and demand—plus the toll of a million deaths—have disrupted the fentanyl market.
Sally Satel
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