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How Much Plastic Surgery Does a Woman Really Need?
Here’s the thing about being an older woman: You’re damned if you do and damned if you don’t. So you might as well please yourself.
Mimi Swartz
Suzy Weiss: Can Men Make Friends?
Plus: We made the straight men of The Free Press review ‘Sex and the City.’
Suzy Weiss
Lionel Shriver: I Lost Control of My Body
What happens when a freakish bout of medical misfortune stops a writer from writing?
Lionel Shriver
I Warned My Party About Biden’s Health. Will They Listen Now?
If a relatively little-known congressman like me knew that Biden was incapable of leading the country in a second term, what does that say about the…
Dean Phillips
The Leftists Celebrating Joe Biden’s Cancer
‘He ought to seek out treatment in a cancer ward in Gaza,’ one person told The Free Press.
Olivia Reingold
How Elon Musk Unleashed Chaos Inside the NIH
A frenzy of changes by DOGE underlings is colliding with resistance from the agency’s scientists and top officials.
Gabe Kaminsky
WATCH: The Top-Secret Tragedy of Area 52
Veterans claim they got sick from working near weapons-testing sites in southern Nevada. Because their jobs were top secret, they haven’t been able to…
Austyn Jeffs
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Exclusive: FDA Stops Recommending Covid Vaccine Boosters for Most Americans
‘This is a restoration of trust,’ said vaccine czar Vinay Prasad. ‘It’s bringing us back to evidence.’
Olivia Reingold
When Did Biden Know He Had Cancer? Five Doctors Weigh In.
Is this a story about incompetence? Deception? Or just bad luck? The Free Press called the experts.
Joe Nocera
Why Joe Biden’s Cancer News Has Prompted So Many Questions
The former president’s cancer diagnosis has been met with sadness—and understandable skepticism.
Matthew Continetti
Letters to the Editor: Three Reactions to Our Ode to Ozempic
Plus: a defense of good cops who see too much of what’s bad in the world, and more.
The Free Press
My Son Died of a Fentanyl OD. Congress Can Prevent It from Happening to Others.
Cutting Narcan distribution from the budget would be unconscionable.
Peter Richmond
The Hidden Cruelty of Capping Drug Prices
Let me explain why pharmaceutical prices are higher in America—and why forcing them down is a fool’s errand.
Tyler Cowen
A Ragtag Group of Covid Truth-Tellers Go to Washington
During the pandemic, they were ostracized. Now, they’re influencing public policy.
Carrie McKean
How Can You Be a Cop in a City That Hates You? Plus. . .
Biden’s media resurrection. Mississippi schools are better than yours. Is a pogrom brewing in Canada? India strikes Pakistan. And much more.
The Free Press
I Don’t Need Ozempic. But I Want It.
GLP-1s are looking more and more like a miracle drug. Are we ready for miracles?
Suzy Weiss
I Had Two Kidney Transplants. I Want Donors to Get Paid.
We can’t rely on the small number of earthbound saints willing to save a life. Not with almost 91,000 people awaiting a kidney.
Sally Satel
Dr. Mark Hyman: How to Live Your Healthiest Life
The physician talks about weight loss, chronic illness, sleep, stress management, MAHA, and so much more.
Bari Weiss
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WATCH: Jay Bhattacharya Was ‘Dangerous.’ Now He Leads the NIH.
The health economist on his Christianity, RFK Jr., Fauci, and earning back America’s trust. ‘We have to treat people like intelligent human beings.’
Bari Weiss
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Jay Bhattacharya: ‘Fauci’s Pardon Is a Good Thing’
The new National Institutes of Health director tells The Free Press that he forgives the very people who nearly destroyed his career.
Maya Sulkin
Letters to the Editor: Two Personal Perspectives on Shaken Baby Syndrome
Plus: A tip from the great Thomas Mallon on filing expenses in the glory days of magazines.
The Free Press
The World Happiness Report Is a Sham
The media loves hyping the annual study, but its methodology doesn’t hold up to scrutiny.
Yascha Mounk
The Junk Science That Gets Parents Convicted of Murder
A Texas man is awaiting execution for shaking his child to death. But even the detective on the case now thinks he’s innocent.
Jennifer Block
How to Keep Chickens in the City
As egg prices rise, the agricultural secretary told Americans: Get some hens! It’s not a bad idea.
Larissa Phillips
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