More from Sara Chodosh (Page 5)

smoking cigarette pregnant

Every cigarette matters when you’re pregnant, a massive new study confirms

By Sara Chodosh

age at which you feel 65

Where you should move to feel young forever, in one chart

By Sara Chodosh

older woman stretching exercise

Fitness & Exercise

Late-blooming exercisers may get the same benefits as lifelong gym rats

By Sara Chodosh

acne pimple zit human skin

These mice got acne so future teens might not have to

By Sara Chodosh

pregnant prenatal vitamins

Folic acid might actually reduce the risk of autism

By Sara Chodosh

Vaccines don’t cause autism, another massive study confirms

By Sara Chodosh

measles vaccine

Some vaccinated adults may not be protected against measles

By Sara Chodosh

count calories cake

Sloppy calorie counting can still help you lose weight

By Sara Chodosh

Nuts are full of fat and calories—and you should probably eat more of them

By Sara Chodosh

little kid flu shot

Flu season’s been pretty quiet this year—here’s why

By Sara Chodosh

elk chronic wasting disease

Scientists worry ‘zombie deer’ disease could jump to humans

By Sara Chodosh

climate 2080 cities forecast

Here’s how global warming will change your town’s weather by 2080

By Sara Chodosh

vaccination immunization typhoid

The MMR vaccine covers mumps and rubella, too. Are outbreaks of these next?

By Sara Chodosh

strep throat test doctor

We’re finally understanding why some kids get strep throat over and over again

By Sara Chodosh

baby with measles

1 in 4 kindergartners aren’t fully vaccinated in county with measles outbreak

By Sara Chodosh

Why you shouldn’t freak out about one rubella case at the Detroit auto show

By Sara Chodosh

non medical exemptions vaccines counties

Why measles is back, in five charts

By Sara Chodosh

frost frozen ground crack

What the heck is a frost quake?

By Sara Chodosh

woman exercise depression mood

Exercise really does seem to help with depression

By Sara Chodosh

baby getting vaccinated

The anti-vax movement is among this year’s top 10 global health threats

By Sara Chodosh

prescription bottles

One-quarter of antibiotic prescriptions aren’t necessary

By Sara Chodosh

You’re now more likely to die from opioids than in a car crash

You’re now more likely to die from opioids than in a car crash

By Sara Chodosh

piedmontese bull homozygous myostatin

Why these animals (and one baby) are incredibly jacked

By Sara Chodosh

cold sneeze tissue

Last flu season was historically bad. Here’s how this year’s is shaping up.

By Sara Chodosh

Half of the people who think they have food allergies actually don’t

Half of the people who think they have food allergies actually don’t

By Sara Chodosh

Teething necklaces, gels, and rings can be dangerous. Here’s what to use instead.

By Sara Chodosh

a mug with lemons and tea sitting on a snow-covered table

Find out if your holiday travels will take you into a flu zone

By Sara Chodosh

gun mortality by year

We’re creeping back up to mid ‘90s-level gun death rates

By Sara Chodosh

New data shows that Fentanyl kills more people than heroin

New data shows that Fentanyl kills more people than heroin

By Sara Chodosh

The Dracula ant snaps its jaw shut 5,000 times faster than you can blink

By Sara Chodosh

christmas holiday family

The holiday season can be deadly for hospital patients

By Sara Chodosh

tungara frog call panama

Urban frogs are bringing sexy back—and threatening frogs of the woods

By Sara Chodosh

It’s possible to get too much sleep, but don’t let that keep you up at night

By Sara Chodosh

gecko running water

It turns out geckos can run on water—and this adorable video shows how

By Sara Chodosh

baby born uterus transplant

This healthy baby came out of a dead person’s uterus

By Sara Chodosh

zainab oneblood rare

Finding enough donors with this girl’s rare blood type is next to impossible

By Sara Chodosh

lonesome george

Lonesome George’s genes could reveal the secrets of longevity

By Sara Chodosh

Siberian unicorns lived alongside humans, and they were so much cooler than the mythical version

Siberian unicorns lived alongside humans, and they were so much cooler than the mythical version

By Sara Chodosh

Hurricanes are doing more damage and it’s our own fault

Hurricanes are doing more damage and it’s our own fault

By Sara Chodosh

Why do we go Black Friday shopping?

Why do we go Black Friday shopping?

By Sara Chodosh

california fires five year infographic

See how much of California has burned in the last five years

By Sara Chodosh

Visualizing California’s current fires, some of the deadliest and most destructive on record

By Sara Chodosh

Cleaning your baby’s pacifier with spit might have surprising benefits

Cleaning your baby’s pacifier with spit might have surprising benefits

By Sara Chodosh

Here’s how much exercise you should get—and why it’s okay if you fall short

Fitness & Exercise

Here’s how much exercise you should get—and why it’s okay if you fall short

By Sara Chodosh

Charles Minard is known for the ‘best graphic ever,’ but he may have topped it with these maps

Charles Minard is known for the ‘best graphic ever,’ but he may have topped it with these maps

By Sara Chodosh

This vaccine could help people with celiac eat gluten again, but it’s not for everyone

This vaccine could help people with celiac eat gluten again, but it’s not for everyone

By Sara Chodosh

A ‘male’ octopus surprised its keepers with a cloud of 10,000 babies

A ‘male’ octopus surprised its keepers with a cloud of 10,000 babies

By Sara Chodosh

Scientists keep finding new ways energy drinks are terrible for you

Scientists keep finding new ways energy drinks are terrible for you

By Sara Chodosh

Llamas could save us all from the flu

Llamas could save us all from the flu

By Sara Chodosh

Instant soup sends a shocking number of kids to the hospital

Instant soup sends a shocking number of kids to the hospital

By Sara Chodosh

Even short dressers can crush kids, so anchor them to the wall

Even short dressers can crush kids, so anchor them to the wall

By Sara Chodosh

Behold the mighty elephant bird, blindly crashing through the Madagascan forest

Behold the mighty elephant bird, blindly crashing through the Madagascan forest

By Sara Chodosh

The ocean floor is littered with adorable octopuses (and actual garbage)

By Sara Chodosh

The FDA’s updated nutrition labels could improve your health—if you know how to read them

The FDA’s updated nutrition labels could improve your health—if you know how to read them

By Sara Chodosh

Fewer people got the flu shot last season—and that may be why it was one of the deadliest

Fewer people got the flu shot last season—and that may be why it was one of the deadliest

By Sara Chodosh

The FDA just approved the first new flu drug in 20 years. Here’s what you need to know.

The FDA just approved the first new flu drug in 20 years. Here’s what you need to know.

By Sara Chodosh

The truth about organic food and cancer

The truth about organic food and cancer

By Sara Chodosh

There’s plastic in your poop, but we have no idea how dangerous that is

There’s plastic in your poop, but we have no idea how dangerous that is

By Sara Chodosh

This headless chicken is the deep-sea ‘monster’ of our dreams

This headless chicken is the deep-sea ‘monster’ of our dreams

By Sara Chodosh

A mysterious polio-like illness in children has the CDC baffled

A mysterious polio-like illness in children has the CDC baffled

By Sara Chodosh

Now’s the time to get your kids the flu vaccine

Now’s the time to get your kids the flu vaccine

By Sara Chodosh

Brain-eating amoebas are spreading—and that’s just as bad as it sounds

Brain-eating amoebas are spreading—and that’s just as bad as it sounds

By Sara Chodosh

hurricane florence flooding

Why rivers rise long after a hurricane is gone

By Sara Chodosh

plane oxygen masks

When a plane loses pressure, here’s what happens to your body

By Sara Chodosh

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