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Mature woman suffering from hot flashes using hand fan, cooling down at home.

What happens inside your body during a hot flash

By Sarah Lindenfeld Hall

Caution tape blocks the entrance of a bathroom.

7 ways toilets have killed people

By Andrew Coletti

7 wild ways pregnancy changes your body forever

By Jennifer Byrne

Drone carrying AED in midair

Drones are delivering life-saving defibrillators to 911 calls

A plate filled with a traditional holiday meal, featuring sliced roasted turkey breast, a scoop of stuffing, green beans, diced sweet potatoes, and a spoonful of cranberry sauce, all resting on a white plate set on a rustic wooden table.

Can one big meal really make you gain weight?

By Jennifer Byrne

A vintage photo collage featuring an oval cut-out image of seven people—three men and four women, who appear to be young college students—dressed in 1920s-era clothing. They are standing close together and looking at the camera. The background is a texture of yellowed, old newsprint with blurred text about a sleep experiment.

In 1925, seven students went 60 hours without sleep—for science

By Bill Gourgey

Golden retriever in park with frisbee in its mouth

Golden retrievers help scientists pinpoint a deadly heart mutation

Spilled salt shaker on table

Man develops psychosis following ChatGPT’s salt-free diet

Amazon trained Prime drivers to use defibrillators

close up of finger balancing a grain of rice next to tiny pacemaker for size comparison

World’s smallest pacemaker is the size of a grain of rice

Hand holding titanium heart implant against black background

In world first, man leaves hospital with titanium heart

Nurse putting blood pressure monitor arm band on patient

How to ensure your doctor measures your blood pressure correctly

Heart in a box transport system

A new organ transport box doubles the window for heart transplants

A person receiving chest compressions.

What really happens during a near-death experience

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

Shiny fish oil capsules laid out on a table. Fish oil contains two omega-3 fatty acids called EPA and DHA. These acids are all found in flax seeds, walnuts, and fatty fish such as salmon.

Fish oil supplements might still not be as good as the real thing

By Laura Baisas

A woman holds an alcoholic drink in a bar.

Deaths related to excessive alcohol consumption rise in recent years—especially for women

By Laura Baisas

Side view of woman's hand feeding horseback on sunny day

Why studying horses could help humans stay healthy, too

By Jane Manfredi/The Conversation

Kidney beans black beans, corn, and tomatoes can all increase your daily fiber intake

Up your daily fiber intake for a happy microbiome

By Claire Maldarelli

The health impacts of incarceration don’t end after release

The health impacts of incarceration don’t end after release

By Fred Clasen-Kelly/KFF Health News

New Zealand’s wild pigs could be a source of much-needed donor organs

New Zealand’s wild pigs could be a source of much-needed donor organs

By Bill Morris/Undark