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WASHINGTON – JUNE 11: Health care representatives participate in a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, June 11, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony from representatives of the health care industry on health care reform. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Culture & Lifestyle Mental wellbeing: How to help without feeling helpless after the floods From donating and sharing useful information to taking a break from distressing coverage, small actions can help us move beyond helplessness.  Shutterstock bookmarkDipesh Tandukar Published at : September 7, 2026 Updated at : September 7, 2026 06:49 Most Read from Culture…

Aging is inevitable, but we all want to stay fit and healthy for as long as possible as we age. And biological age — a person’s physiological state rather than the actual time since their birth — is a good measure of how well you are aging

The effects of menopause can make a woman’s daily life much harder, and therapies approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration can help. But too many women might not use these treatments to lessen their menopause symptoms because of the risks associated with these drugs described in the drug labels’ boxed warnings (the FDA’s…

March 26, 2026 ByJulie Corliss, Executive Editor, Harvard Heart Letter

Workers can spend enough hours asleep and still wake up exhausted. A year-long study found that poor sleep often came from broken nights rather than too few hours, with work stress linked to more sleep disruptions

The human gut is home to a vast, invisible ecosystem of bacteria, viruses and other microbes that influence health in ways we are just beginning to understand. 

Your bones may seem like the most permanent part of your body: hard, solid and finished. In reality, they’re under constant renovation. Every day, tiny teams of cells are breaking down old bone and building new bone in its place

Eating an anti-inflammatory diet can help your overall long-term health and increase disease prevention

June 17, 2026 ByMarygrace Taylor, Health Writer