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Pain doesn’t belong on a scale of zero to 10
Health

Pain doesn’t belong on a scale of zero to 10

By Elisabeth Rosenthal/KFF Health News

A black-haired woman with her hair in a bun, sitting in bed with neck pain.
DIY

The best sleeping position for minimizing aches and pains

By Eleanor Cummins

Hot chilli Carolina Reaper peppers on person's palm in summer garden.
Health

What would possess someone to eat a Carolina Reaper pepper? This writer tried to find out.

By Leigh Cowart

A person wearing running shorts holding their thigh on a beach, potentially wondering what happens when you pull a muscle, because they probably just did.
Science

Here’s what really happens when you pull a muscle

By Nicole Wetsman

You can injure yourself stretching—but it’s not easy
Science

You can injure yourself stretching—but it’s not easy

By Claire Maldarelli

What actually works for muscle recovery—and what doesn’t
Health

What actually works for muscle recovery—and what doesn’t

By Claire Maldarelli

How to know if your post-workout pain is actually life-threatening rhabdo
Health

How to know if your post-workout pain is actually life-threatening rhabdo

By Claire Maldarelli

How to keep ‘chub rub’ from chafing your skin and ruining your summer
DIY

How to keep ‘chub rub’ from chafing your skin and ruining your summer

By Rachel Feltman

This strange condition could explain why your tongue feels weird
Health

This strange condition could explain why your tongue feels weird

By Kate Baggaley

A CBD oil bottle with cannabis or hemp leaves
Health

Can CBD help you chill? Here’s what we know so far.

By Purbita Saha

Person shoveling snow, angle from the ground looking up.
DIY

How to shovel snow without hurting yourself

By Jillian Mock

a person in a body of ice water
Health

Cold take: Ice baths don’t help sore muscles heal

By Claire Maldarelli

cannabis
Health

Cannabis might help curb chronic pain, reducing the need for opioids

By Kat Eschner

How to stare at your phone all day without messing up your body
Health

How to stare at your phone all day without messing up your body

By Eleanor Cummins

Opioid risks are different for kids and teens—the guidelines should be, too
Health

Opioid risks are different for kids and teens—the guidelines should be, too

By Nicole Wetsman

The weirdest things we learned this week: Animal prostitution and Pavlovian pee responses
Science

The weirdest things we learned this week: Animal prostitution and Pavlovian pee responses

By Rachel Feltman

This woman’s genetic mutation shields her from pain and anxiety
Health

This woman’s genetic mutation shields her from pain and anxiety

By Sara Chodosh

a man crouches naked in the woods in an old black and white photo
Science

The weirdest things we learned this week: counting vampires and nudist founding fathers

By Rachel Feltman

Doctors have been overprescribing fentanyl for years and the FDA hasn’t been able to stop it
Health

Doctors have been overprescribing fentanyl for years and the FDA hasn’t been able to stop it

By Kat Eschner

Western honey bee
Environment

He’s let thousands of insects bite and sting him—here’s what he’s learned

By Rachel Feltman