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Expert-backed answers to questions about your overall health, mental health, healthy aging, better sleep, and more.

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Introducing the Winners of Prevention’s 2023 Sleep Awards

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Brain Health

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Study: Specific Exercise Boosts Memory

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Heart Health Is the Secret to a Sharper Brain

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Stay Sharp With This Member-Exclusive Guide

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What Is a Brain Freeze?

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Do Brain Supplements Actually Work?

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What’s Causing Your Brain Fog?

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FDA-Approved Alzheimer’s Drug Is Controversial

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Create a More Amazing Brain

Heart Health

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Heart Disease Screenings Might Be Changing

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Study Shows No Amount of Alcohol Is ‘Good’ for You

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Mediterranean Diet Can Reduce Heart Attack Risk

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Keto-Like Diet May Increase Risk for Heart Attacks

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Mental Health

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21 Habits for a Happier Life

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Kristin Davis, 58, Opens Up About ‘Body Shaming’

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Why There Are Still Barriers to Mental Health Care

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How to Overcome a Fear of Needles

COVID-19

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What to Know About Arcturus, the New COVID Variant

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What Are the Most Common Long COVID Symptoms?

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How Long Does COVID Immunity Last in 2023?

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Does COVID Cause Diabetes? New Study Finds a Link

Healthy Aging

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Jennifer Aniston ‘Can’t Stand’ This Compliment

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Andie MacDowell Doesn’t Feel ‘Less Sexy’ at 65

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Julia Louis-Dreyfus Opens Up About Aging

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Cher Defies Age on Her 77th Birthday

Better Sleep

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9 Best Sound Machines for Better, Deeper Sleep

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Insomnia Linked to Increased Risk of Stroke

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Why You Always Wake Up Tired

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How to Know If You Need a “Sleep Divorce”

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Health Conditions

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Dr. Weil's Tips for Those With Type 2 Diabetes

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18 Factors That Put You at Risk of Breast Cancer

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Why Lung Disease Gets Overlooked in Women

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New Report: No Alcohol Is Good for Your Heart

The Latest Health News

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The Latest Ozempic Side Effect? A Flat Butt

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Hairy Moles May Provide the Cure for Baldness

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Daily Aspirin Use May Raise Your Risk of Anemia

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Experts Explain Yawning

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Can Taurine Help You Live Longer?

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Pictures to Help You ID That Skin Rash

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Study: This Eating Plan May Help Blood Sugars

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Can Your Gut Influence Your Alzheimer’s Risk?

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How to Break a Fever ASAP

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What Is the Bristol Stool Chart?

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Shannen Doherty Reveals Cancer Spread to Her Brain

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10 Best Whitening Toothpastes That Really Work

My Diagnosis

The stories of real-life medical struggles and journeys to wellness

I Was Misdiagnosed With An Allergy And Panic Attacks

I Was Misdiagnosed With Allergies & Panic Attacks

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Medical Mystery: Why Are My Legs Numb?

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Tia Mowry Opens up About Eczema Misdiagnosis

Finding the Right Diagnosis Took More Than a Year

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My Thyroid Issue Was Misdiagnosed as Anxiety

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Medical Mystery: Why Do I Get These Cramps?

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What It’s Like to Have Breast Cancer as a Man

jacquelin lodovico

My Diagnosis: Why Am I in So Much Pain?

lora shinn

Medical Mystery: Why Am I Distracted and Clumsy?

mary machica

My Diagnosis: Why Did I Stop Sleeping?

emily washcovick

How My Bipolar Diagnosis Improved My Mental Health

taylor simmons

‘My Skin Cancer Was Misdiagnosed for Years’