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How Tracking Your Health Metrics Can Help You Live Longer
Zahi Fayad practices what he preaches. As a professor of radiology and director of the biomedical engineering and imaging institute at Mount Sinai, Fayad is leading a study investigating how our health data can be put to better use to help us live healthier, and by extension, longer. At his lab in New York City,…
Read MoreThese 4 Words Can Defuse Any Awkward Situation
The Brief October 9, 2025 Israel and Hamas agree to ‘first phase’ of peace deal, how California’s new AI law protects whistleblowers, and more Skip backward 15 seconds Length: Long Speed: 1.0x Skip forward 15 seconds When something so awkward happens that you can only stare at the ground, hoping it will open up and…
Read MoreWhy Baby Boxes Are Suddenly Everywhere
Read More: Why So Many Women Are Quitting the Workforce In Alabama, adoptive parents can get permanent custody of the child within six weeks, says Mancuso. That’s a rapid timeline in a country where most adoptions can take a year or longer. Still, for many, baby boxes are not a reminder of a tragedy for…
Read More11 Things Therapists Wish Every Kid Knew
You never know what’s going to stick in the littlest minds. “Sometimes I’ll have kids tell me something their grandmother or coach said—and it might be something that the rest of us would shrug off, but for that child, it really made an impact,” says Amy Morin, a therapist and author of 13 Things Strong…
Read MoreWhy Strength Training Is the Best Anti-Ager
If you want to age well, you probably already know the basics: eat a balanced diet, go for walks, stay socially engaged. But there’s one habit that experts say matters just as much—and in some cases, more—for long-term health: strength training. For decades, weightlifting was viewed as the domain of bodybuilders, powerlifters, or young athletes.…
Read MoreUnlocking the Secrets to Living to 100
Want to enjoy a long, healthy, and happy life? Just live like a centenarian. That’s the advice of Stacy Andersen, a behavioral neuroscientist at Boston University and co-director of the New England Centenarian Study, the largest study of centenarians and their families in the world. The study, which has enrolled more than 3,000 centenarians over…
Read More9 Doctor-Approved Ways to Use ChatGPT for Health Advice
In August, Lance Johnson woke up in the middle of the night with excruciating stomach pain in his lower right side. He initially blamed it on the pizza and ice cream he had enjoyed the night before. But five sleepless hours later, the 17-year-old from Phoenix was still suffering, so he decided to consult the…
Read MoreRepeat COVID-19 Infections Could Double Your Risk of Long COVID
Most of us now view COVID-19 as more of a nuisance than a danger, thanks to vaccines and past exposure to the virus—all of which have built up our immunity. But research suggests that multiple COVID-19 infections pose a risk for developing Long COVID. In the largest Long COVID study of young people to date,…
Read More9 Phrases That Drive Your Therapist Up a Wall
A therapist’s job is to listen—but not all words are music to their ears. Some indicate that clients aren’t taking the process seriously; others reveal misunderstandings that need to be clarified or deep-rooted beliefs that need to be corrected. We asked a handful of therapists which phrases drive them up a wall—and why. “I don’t…
Read MoreTelehealth Is About to Abruptly End for Seniors
The Brief October 1, 2025 Republicans and Democrats react to government shutdown, TIME interviews ‘Wicked’ actor Jonathan Bailey, and more Skip backward 15 seconds Length: Long Speed: 1.0x Skip forward 15 seconds In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, President Donald Trump and Congress put into place a program that allowed people on Medicare…
Read MoreAre Gel Manicures Safe? Experts Explain the Risks
Anyone who’s accidentally smudged or chipped a freshly painted nail understands the allure of the gel manicure. The procedure, in which gel polish is applied and then cured under a lamp, results in a shiny, durable manicure that lasts around two weeks. But in September, the E.U. banned a key ingredient in gel nail polishes…
Read MoreApril Koh Is Using AI to Make Finding Mental Health Support Easier
This story is part of the 2025 TIME100 Next. Read Aileen Lee’s tribute to April Koh here. April Koh vividly remembers the first time she tried to talk to her mother about her mental health, when she was about nine years old. “She was doing the laundry, and I kind of snuck up behind her…
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