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Cold, Flu, COVID or RSV: How to Tell Them Apart
Four common winter viruses can look almost identical on day one. Here's how they differ in onset, symptoms and contagiousness, when a home test is worth it, and when to call a doctor.
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Men's Health
Getting Up at Night to Pee: When It's Your Prostate and When It Isn't
Waking up to urinate is one of the most common complaints in men over 50, but the prostate is only one possible cause. Here's how to tell the patterns apart and when it's worth seeing a doctor.
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Nutrition
Vitamin D in Winter: Who Actually Needs a Supplement
From October to March, sunlight at northern latitudes is too weak for your skin to make much vitamin D. Here's who is most likely to run low, what official guidance recommends, and why more isn't better.
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Mental Health
5 Drug-Free Ways to Calm a Wired Nervous System
When your nervous system is stuck in overdrive, these five simple, medication-free techniques can help flip the switch back toward calm.
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Fitness
How Many Steps You Really Need, and Where 10,000 Came From
The 10,000-step goal came from a marketing campaign, not a lab. Here's what the research shows about how many daily steps meaningfully improve your health.
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Nutrition
Protein Needs by Age: How Much You Actually Need, Decade by Decade
The RDA for protein hasn't kept up with what research says about preserving muscle as you age. Here's what the numbers actually recommend by decade.
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Women's Health
What Perimenopause Actually Does to Your Body
Perimenopause isn't a single event but a hormonal transition that can run most of a decade. Here's what's actually happening in the body, symptom by symptom, and what official guidance says about it.
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Fitness
Why Movement Beats Rest for Everyday Joint Pain
Stiff knees, achy hips and sore hands often feel like a reason to sit still, but low-impact movement is usually what helps most.
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Nutrition
The Truth About Intermittent Fasting
Separating fact from fad: what the research actually says about eating windows and metabolism.
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