Lindsay Abrams

Lindsay Abrams is an editorial fellow with The Atlantic Health channel. Her work has also appeared in The New York Times.

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Study: Home Birth Might Be Safer for Low-Risk Mothers

Study: Home Birth Might Be Safer for Low-Risk Mothers

Women had a lower rate of serious complications when they chose to give birth at home instead of in a hospital. More »

Study: Reading in Print, Versus on a Computer or Kindle, Doesn't Change Comprehension

Study: Reading in Print, Versus on a Computer or Kindle, Doesn't Change Comprehension

Readers scored the same on comprehension tests regardless of the medium. More »

This Is What 'Instagram for Doctors' Looks Like

This Is What 'Instagram for Doctors' Looks Like

No more waiting around to publish an interesting finding in a medical journal More »

Study: Better Athletes Have More Heart Arrhythmias

Study: Better Athletes Have More Heart Arrhythmias

Irregular heartbeats were more common among the top performers in an extreme cross-country ski race. More »

Study: 95% of People Don't Wash Their Hands 'Correctly'

Study: 95% of People Don't Wash Their Hands 'Correctly'

You're supposed to spend long enough to sing "Happy Birthday" twice. More »

Study: Identifying Suicide Risk Factors

Study: Identifying Suicide Risk Factors

People with depression are at a 32 times increased risk, while social factors are more closely associated with suicide in men than in women. More »

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