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FDA approves Apple Watch screening for sleep apnea risk
Technology

FDA approves Apple Watch screening for sleep apnea risk

By Mack DeGeurin

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DIY

Struggling to find an in-network mental health provider? Here’s what you can do.

By Max Blau / ProPublica

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Health

Thanks to Reddit, a new diagnosis is bubbling up across the United States

By Rae Ellen Bichell / KFF Health News

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Health

The research supports you taking a sick day

By Andrew Paul

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Health

With TV drug ads, what you see is not necessarily what you get

By Elisabeth Rosenthal/KFF Health News

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Gear

The best humidifiers for babies in 2024

By John Alexander

microbes in the sky
Health

The sky is full of germs

By Lauren Leffer

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Environment

Whales need krill to survive. We want it for supplements.

By Laura Baisas

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Environment

How farming helped humans evolve to get more energy from carbs

By Laura Baisas

a woman scratches several red mosquito bites on her shoulder
Health

‘Ancient, funny’ cells are to blame for itchy mosquito bites

By Laura Baisas

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Health

After EEE death in New Hampshire, here’s what to know about the mosquito-borne virus

By Laura Baisas

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Science

The paper most likely to give you a paper cut, according to science

By Andrew Paul

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Science

How heavy rain can make you sick

By Lauren Leffer

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Health

The contentious history of cigarette warning labels—and the hazy future of vaping

By Clare Watson / Knowable Magazine

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Health

How food affects our mental health

By Mary Scourboutakos / The Conversation

an infrared image of a human head, showing warm areas in shades of orange and yellow, and cooler areas in blue and green
Environment

Mosquitoes can sense our body heat

By Laura Baisas

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Health

Sleepy and snoring? You may have sleep apnea.

By Lauren Leffer

stages of a plant's development
Environment

Yes, plants go through ‘puberty’

By Laura Baisas

Heart in a box transport system
Health

A new organ transport box doubles the window for heart transplants

By Andrew Paul

salton sea in california
Health

Why are people near the Salton Sea getting lung disease?

By Fletcher Reveley / Undark

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