Science of Us

health 9/30/2022
The Myth of Adrenal Fatigue The “condition” touted by the wellness industrial complex could explain everything you’re feeling — if only it were real.
By Annaliese Griffin

get it together 9/30/2022
7 Light Therapy Lamps to Help With Seasonal Affective Disorder How to use SAD lamps and how they work, according to psychologists.
By Amanda Arnold, Amanda Svachula, and Brooke LaMantia

breast cancer 9/28/2022
Katie Couric Opens Up About Breast-Cancer Diagnosis In a new essay, Couric encourages her audience to get regular mammograms.
By Bindu Bansinath

health 9/16/2022
Chrissy Teigen Says Her Miscarriage Was an Abortion “Let’s just call it what it was,” she said at a summit on Thursday. “An abortion to save my life for a baby that absolutely had no chance.”
By Bindu Bansinath

sexism 9/13/2022
Medical Gaslighting and Me Elissa Bassist laughs through mystery pain in her debut memoir, Hysterical.
By Megan Broussard

covid-19 9/7/2022
Should I Get the New COVID Booster? The FDA approved a new COVID-19 booster meant to target Omicron variants, but it’s unclear how effective it will be.
By Katie Heaney

health 9/2/2022
Jane Fonda Says She Won’t Let Cancer Stop Her Climate Activism She has started chemotherapy after being diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
By Jennifer Zhan

i hate it here 8/31/2022
Rat Season Never Ends Summer may be almost over, but rodents are forever.
By Claire Lampen

sobriety 8/24/2022
‘No One Else Thinks I Need to Get Sober — Still, Should I?’ Well, is it sobriety you’re looking for — or perfection?
By Ana Marie Cox

polio 8/17/2022
Here’s What We Know About Polio in New York Experts say this could mean hundreds of cases circulating, but the risk to vaccinated people remains low.
By Katie Heaney
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