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What Is 'Dark Showering' and Can It Really Help You Sleep Better?

Some experts say that dark showering may help you fall asleep more easily. Image Credit: Ekaterina Goncharova/Getty Images Dark showering is a new sleep trend that involves showering with ...

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The Real Winner of TrumpRx

Nothing about TrumpRx is subtle. When you open up the government’s new online drugstore, the first thing you see is a banner with giant text: “Find the world’s lowest prices on prescription drugs.”...

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Frequent Binge-Watching Associated with Loneliness. Here's Why

Recent research shows that “binge-watching addiction” may be associated with high levels of loneliness. Image Credit: Ibai Acevedo/Stocksy A recent study found that “binge-watching addicti...

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Newsom Tries To Thread Needle on Immigrant Health as Ambitions Turn National

As Gov. Gavin Newsom spars with President Donald Trump and courts national attention for a potential presidential bid, at home he’s catching flak from the left and the right on health care. ...

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40 Times Adults Did Something So Dumb People Had No Idea How They Survived

One of the strangest things about being a grown up is how convincingly adult everyone looks from a distance. Someone gets a job promotion, regularly goes to the gym early in the morning, and we thi...

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Short Afternoon Nap May Boost Brain Health, Improve Learning Ability

A short afternoon nap may help clear your brain and improve your ability to learn. Image Credit: Ivan Jovanovic/Stocksy A recent study suggests that even a short afternoon nap may help you...

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Is the State of Texas Trying to Kill This Chicano Activist?

Early last November, as Alvaro Luna Hernandez, age 73, awoke from uneasy sleep, numbness radiated from his hands and feet, and he realized he could no longer walk. He tried hoisting himself up with...

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With ICE Using Medicaid Data, Hospitals and States Are in a Bind Over Warning Immigrant Patients

The Trump administration’s move to give deportation officials access to Medicaid data is putting hospitals and states in a bind as they weigh whether to alert immigrant patients that their personal...

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Effective but Underprescribed: HIV Prevention Meds Aren’t Reaching Enough People

Listen: More than 2 million Americans could benefit from PrEP, but only about a quarter of them are getting the HIV prevention medication. On Feb. 4, during WAMU’s “Health Hub,” KFF Health News rep...

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What the Health? From KFF Health News: HHS Gets Funding, But How Will Trump Spend It?

The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner @julierovner.bsky.social Read Julie's stories. ...

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More Than a Third of All Cancer Cases Linked to Modifiable Risk Factors

A new study found that nearly 40% of all cancer cases could have been prevented due to modifiable lifestyle factors. JEFF PACHOUD/AFP via Getty Images Researchers identified 30 modifiable ...

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We have a miraculous anti-aging vaccine. Why aren’t more people getting it?

To maximize the shingles vaccine’s value, we need more research, and we need more people to take it. | Getty Images An elixir for keeping our brains and bodies younger may already be...

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2026 GLP-1 Super Bowl Commercials May Be Game Changers for Weight Loss Drugs

New GLP-1 ads, like telehealth provider Ro’s new campaign featuring tennis icon Serena Williams, aim to shift the conversation about weight loss drugs. This year, the Super Bowl will featu...

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Mediterranean Diet May Lower Stroke Risk in Females, Study Says

Adherence to a Mediterranean diet may help reduce the risk of stroke in women, according to a new study. Image Credit: Adrian Cotiga/Stocksy A new study shows an association between the Me...

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Anthropic takes aim at chatbot ads—with its own Super Bowl ad

Welcome to AI Decoded, Fast Company’s weekly newsletter that breaks down the most important news in the world of AI. You can sign up to receive this newsletter every week via email here. Ant...

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Newsom Walks Thin Line on Immigrant Health as He Eyes Presidential Bid

California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is eyeing a presidential bid, has incensed both Democrats and Republicans over immigrant health care in his home state, underscoring the delicate political path ah...

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Poison at Play: Unsafe Levels of Lead Found in Half of New Orleans Playgrounds

NEW ORLEANS — Sarah Hess started taking her toddler, Josie, to Mickey Markey Playground in 2010 because she thought it would offer a refuge from lead. After a routine doct...

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Pink Noise May Disrupt REM Sleep and Harm Sleep Quality, Researchers Say

A new study shows that pink noise may lower the quality of sleep and disrupt the REM cycle. Image Credit: AleksandarGeorgiev/Getty Images A recent study suggests that pink noise, often use...

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The Only Thing That Will Turn Measles Back

Since measles vaccination became common among Americans, the logic of outbreaks has been simple: When vaccination rates fall, infections rapidly rise; when vaccination rates increase, cases abate. ...

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Metformin May Help Treat Age-Related Vision Loss, Prevent Blindness

A commonly prescribed diabetes medication is emerging as a promising treatment for age-related macular degeneration (AMD). George Pachantouris/Getty Images Researchers say the type 2 diabe...

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How Involuntary Commitment Could Become Indefinite Detention

In July 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order vowing to end "crime and disorder on America's streets" caused, the administr...

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