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Juan Silva / Getty America Is Too Glib About Breast Implants
The procedure is expensive and invasive. So why is it sold with jokes?
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Phil Clarke Hill / Getty America Blew It on Arugula
It’s time for leafy-green justice.
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Matt Winkelmeyer / MG18 / Getty Why Doctors Think a Kim Kardashian Selfie Is Important
A candid picture from the star could benefit millions of Americans who suffer from a chronic skin condition.
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Mauricio Santana / Getty I Gave Up and Let Instagram Shop for Me
Targeted advertising has turned the platform into the best and worst place to buy stuff online.
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Edward Berthelot / Getty A Sea Change in Plus-Size Fashion
A new clothing line from the retailer Anthropologie portends more options for an underserved market.
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sot / Getty In the Future, Everything Will Be Made of Chickpeas
America is finally embracing an ingredient that much of the world has relied on for millennia.
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Katie Martin / The Atlantic How Your Dog Knows When You’re Sick
Dogs can act like illness psychics.
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Jamie McCarthy / Getty There’s No Such Thing as a ‘Real’ Woman
Brands that promise to cater to authentic womanhood still leave out a lot of women.
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Eva Hambach / Getty What the Departure of Vaping’s Most Powerful Opponent Means for American Teens
The resignation of FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb could stymie efforts to get young people off tobacco.
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Lauren Bates / Getty The New, Invasive Ways Women Are Encouraged to Freeze Their Eggs
Fertility-clinic start-ups are trying out cute Instagram ads and other social-media-friendly tactics to reach young, anxious patients.
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Richard Vogel / AP A Cannabis High, No Plant Required
Scientists think they can re-create marijuana’s active ingredients with brewer’s yeast.
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Jeff Hutchens / Getty A New Sign That Teens Know They Aren’t Struggling Alone
Their worries about mental health might have a bright side.
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Corbis / Getty The Latest Diet Trend Is Not Dieting
“Intuitive eating” encourages people to eat whatever they want. It might be great advice.
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mikroman6 / Getty How to Stop Hating Your Least Favorite Food
I can’t stand cucumbers, but I’m ready to change if I can.
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Stefanie Keenan / Getty Legal Weed Gets a Luxury Makeover
The high-end retailer Barneys New York is inviting a very, very select clientele to celebrate cannabis culture.
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Shutterstock How Fancy Water Bottles Became a 21st-Century Status Symbol
There’s a reason Millennials will spend $50 on one.
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Ted S. Warren / AP Why Do Smart People Send Nudes?
For many, it barely matters anymore.
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Damian Dovarganes / AP The CBD Crackdown Has Begun
In New York City and beyond, health departments are stopping restaurants from dosing customers with cannabidiol.
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Matt Licari / Invision / AP Why Does Everyone Suddenly Have Fancy Fake Teeth?
Instagram has closed the beauty gap between celebrities and regular people.
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Jay Paul / Reuters Ralph Northam's Yearbook Page Speaks for Itself
A Klan hood has always been a Klan hood. Everyone in the South knows that.
