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Ancient Wisdom: Why I’m Dancing at 80
Dancing the cha-cha is the best later-life decision I’ve ever made.
Susie Kaufman
Why Fentanyl Deaths Are Falling
Changes in supply and demand—plus the toll of a million deaths—have disrupted the fentanyl market.
Sally Satel
Relax, Microplastics Aren’t Killing You
A debunked study last year connected microplastics in the brain to everything from heart attacks to dementia. Guess what? It’s not true.
Faye Flam
The Weekend Press: The Boys Breaking Their Bones to Be Hotter
Plus: Suzy Weiss on the return of ‘Industry.’ Eli Lake visits an eccentric military strategist at home. Abigail Shrier writes to a Catholic father who’s…
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The Boys Breaking Their Bones to Be Hotter
In online forums for ‘looksmaxxers,’ teenage boys share tips on how to get jacked, sharpen your jawline, and suppress your appetite with meth.
River Page
Arthur Brooks: Five Steps to a Happy Life
Make a routine. Get physical. Get metaphysical. Live with your grandchildren. And stop going to work dinners.
Arthur Brooks
Mark Hyman: At Last, the Truth About Food
For decades, federal dietary policy fomented chronic obesity and illness. Now, it’s acknowledged a basic reality: What we eat matters more than how many…
Mark Hyman, MD
Why We Threw Out the Broken Food Pyramid
The FDA commissioner and his top deputy on how the government’s new dietary guidelines are a big improvement.
Marty Makary M.D., M.P.H. and  Kyle Diamantas
Has the Food Pyramid Been Fixed? Or Is It Even More Broken?
Ezekiel Emanuel, Lucy McBride, Vani Hari, and Nina Teicholz on America’s new dietary guidelines.
The Free Press
How to Live Your Healthiest Life in 2026
Six simple things you can do to improve your health right now.
Rafaela Siewert
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What I’ve Learned from Watching People Wait to Have Children
As doctors, we owe our patients the truth: You cannot defy biology.
Sarah Poggi
The Free Press Heroes of 2025
Heroes emerge even—or especially—in times of great darkness. Here are a few of the people we’re thankful for as we end the year.
The Editors
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