Blaise Pfeifer, 15 and a ninth grader at Standley Lake High School, lives for hockey. He started skating at 3, travels the country for tournaments, and describes gliding across the ice with a puck “like second nature.” He...
Jess, 38, has lost 75 pounds since she started taking Wegovy last year. She's thrilled with the results—in addition to losing weight, her blood work and sleep apnea have improved—but the changes to her life and body feel too fraught...
I’ve spent my whole life happily walking in one direction: forward. It was, I believed, the only way to go, so I dutifully logged dozens of miles a month looking like every other person out for a morning stroll.No more. Thanks to...
Lana Del Rey-Who Is She? The seductive voice belongs to American singer-song writer Lana Del Rey. She is among the 21st century’s most well-liked artists. With references to popular culture, her music frequently tackles...
With a limited amount of allotted time and a pressing Health matter to discuss, a trip to the doctor’s office can sometimes feel like a high-stakes event. Even the most routine visits can leave you feeling dissatisfied if there’s...
When the Arizona Supreme Court ruled on April 9, 2024, that the state’s Civil War-era law banning nearly all abortions was enforceable, it brought into stark reality the potential impacts of leaving reproductive rights up to the...
It’s no secret that quality sleep is essential for our physical and mental well-being. Yet many of us struggle to get the rest we need because of various sleep-related issues. Poor sleep for a longer period further snowballs into...
Research into the potential medical benefits of cannabis has exploded in recent years, raising one intriguing question: Could cannabis treat cancer? It may sound far-fetched that weed — the high-inducing plant that propagandists...
In a fast-food culture, there may be few things better for your Health than making a simple home-cooked meal. But while the meal itself may be a good idea, the cooking part can be a problem—at least if you own a natural gas or propane...
Many medical organizations have been recommending lung cancer screening for decades for those at high risk of developing the disease. But in 2022, less than 6% of people in the U.S. eligible for screening actually got screened. Compared...
Fiber might just be the key to healthy weight management – and nature packages it in perfectly balanced ratios with carbs when you eat them as whole foods. Think unprocessed fruits, vegetables, whole grains, beans, nuts and seeds....
Bird flu, or avian influenza, can be deadly in birds but normally doesn’t infect people. While some strains have caused serious disease and even death in humans, most cause relatively mild symptoms.In the U.S., two people have been...
Imagine you're a police officer. You spot a car that's swerving all over the road. You pull the driver over and they're clearly intoxicated. With slurred speech, they swear that they haven't had a drop of alcohol all day. Would you...
In 2018, we worked with Bill Gates on a special issue of TIME dedicated to the power of optimism. Gates’ view, shared by many of the issue’s contributors, was that people are wired to focus on when things go wrong and when they...
Sometimes all it takes is a cold email to start a revolution. Dr. Alex Oshmyansky, a radiologist who had become incensed by the runaway prices of prescription drugs, decided to email billionaire and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban,...
Usain Bolt, the world's fastest person, ran a 100-meter sprint at a speed of 23.35 miles per hour (37.57 kilometers per hour).That's mind-blowingly fast for a human. It's about the same speed as cruising in a car through your...
Newly powerful weight-loss drugs became the biggest story in Health in the past year—and Dr. Jens Juul Holst, Dr. Joel Habener, Svetlana Mojsov, and Dr. Daniel Drucker played pivotal roles in making those medications possible. The...
The U.K.-based nonprofit Medical Aid for Palestinians was founded 40 years ago to improve Health care for all Palestinian people. So when war between Israel and Hamas broke out in the fall of 2023, CEO Melanie Ward knew her group would...
In the pharmaceutical world, where ideas far outnumber marketable products, executives adhere to the motto of “fail often, and fail early,” with the understanding that to do so requires the discipline to know when to cut their...
Dr. Stuart Orkin didn’t set out to develop a historic treatment for sickle cell disease 45 years ago when he decided to study how blood cells formed. He became a researcher at Harvard Medical School just as scientists learned how...
In the next decade, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) aims to replace all the country’s lead pipes. Few did more to bring about the change than Ronnie Levin, who published a cost-benefit analysis in 2023 on cutting lead...
