A Warning From a Doctor Who Has Done Thousands of Steroid Injections for Arthritis
The extremely common treatment might be causing more harm than previously thought.
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GBALLGIGGSPHOTO / Shutterstock A Strange New Culprit Behind Eating Disorders
Common infections such as strep throat might have a mysterious link to anorexia and bulimia.
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Apexphotos / Getty A ‘Modern’ Depression Is Creeping Into Japanese Workplaces
Young employees want to stand up for themselves, but many don’t know how.
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John Minchillo / AP Beto’s Marijuana Moment
The Democratic presidential candidate promoted a substitute for opioids that might be more dream than reality.
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Jed Leicester / AP The Greatest, Fakest World Record
History’s best marathoner has broken a mythical time barrier. But it doesn’t count as a world record.
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Flashpop / Getty The Self-Confidence Tipping Point
There seems to be a key difference between self-esteem and narcissism.
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Eraldo Peres / AP The Actual Reason Meat Is Not Healthy
Nutrition studies leave out a crucial factor.
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Paul Taylor / Getty How America Lost Dinner
People want to cook and eat together. Modern life has other plans.
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Associated Press Whiskey Pods Are Tailor-Made for American Drinkers
Americans will use anything to hide alcohol.
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Nick Ut / AP How Syphilis Sneaked Up on Americans
The U.S. stopped taking STDs seriously, and now we’re suffering the consequences.
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James Gathany / AP Why There’s Still No Lyme Vaccine for Humans
False starts and fear have kept such a drug off the market for two decades.
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Monica Schipper / Getty Forever 21 Underestimated Young Women
Teens know they don’t need clothing stores.
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Erik Kabik Photography / MediaPunch / AP The Significance of Bernie Sanders’s Heart Disease
The senator underwent one of the most common procedures in the country.
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Jeneil S / Getty What to Expect When You’re Expecting Gender-Reveal Backlash
The psychology behind a controversial trend
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Shutterstock The Actual Harms of Vaping
In a moment of national panic, what is the safest way forward?
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Alex Wong / Getty The Saddest Leafy Green
America never really liked kale.
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Tree-Poaching Is On the Rise
The opioid epidemic may be to blame for a rising incidence of illegal tree-felling.
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Noel Celis / Getty Lift Weight, Not Too Much, Most of the Days
Have you ever tried to grease the groove?
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solarseven / Shutterstock The Most Dangerous Way to Lose Yourself
“Identity fusion” might explain why people act against their own interests.
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Kassá / Getty Why the Myth of Period Syncing Won’t Go Away
For decades, researchers have been poking holes in the study that introduced the concept of “menstrual synchrony.” Many people believe in it anyway.
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Charles Rex Arbogast / AP Can Three Numbers Stem the Tide of American Suicides?
A simple phone-line change is poised to put millions more people in touch with sympathetic strangers.
