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By Gila Pfeffer and Jessica Zucker They’re everywhere these days. The glowing midlife women announcing that hormone replacement therapy (HRT) — or menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) — have resurrected their libidos, eradicated their night sweats, and done their taxes (ok, not that). Menopause, we’re told, is no longer a grim biological prank. It’s a renaissance.…

By Ines Bellina When my mom brought me home from the hospital as a newborn, she was anticipating a steady stream of sleepless nights that come along with a baby. To her surprise, I slept through the night that evening — and every evening that followed. I was the kid who kept to her bedtimes,…

By Liz Krieger I'm 50, with many years of health, science, and beauty writing under my belt. I know better than to fall for viral skincare hype. I've watched ingredient cycles come and go — snail mucin, bee venom, peptide everything. But here I am, examining my increasingly crepey under-eye area, genuinely wondering if I…

By Susan Solomon Yem Earlier this month Challenger, Gray & Christmas released a stunning jobs report announcing the highest January job cuts since 2009 and the lowest January hiring on record. U.S. employers laid off 108,435 workers in the first month of this year, up 118% from the same period a year ago and 205%…

By Leslie Price Every article I read about health and sleep includes the following message: Sleep is important. Did you know? If you don’t get enough sleep, horrible things will happen to you. Oh, and also: Don’t stress about sleep. Because stress is also bad for you. But not as bad as not sleeping. So…

By Jill E. Duffy The first time Jude Treder-Wolff's friend Maddie (not her real name) was diagnosed with cancer, she fought it, went into remission, and was pronounced cancer-free. Treder-Wolff was with her throughout the journey. The two first met as colleagues, but became very close and remained that way for more than a decade.…

By Mindy Isser The algorithm knows I am a 35-year-old woman. It knows I am a mother with disposable income. It either knows, or just assumes, I’m worried about my appearance. Each day there’s a new ad or Reel or post targeting my millennial-specific insecurities: the new lines next to my eyes and mouth, the…

By Holland Sweet After a tumultuous year negotiating a divorce from my husband of thirty years, I was ready for the next chapter. Two days before the hearing, my attorney asked if I was going to change my marital name from “Burt” back to my maiden name “Sweet."  I was stumped. That question brought me…

By Jill E. Duffy Eat two cups of beans every day for 30 days. That's the basic challenge, and it's supposed to make you feel really, really good. Any kind of beans will do, and you can eat them at any time of day. You can eat other food, as you normally would, and it's…

By Denise K. James For decades, everyone gathered at my grandmother’s house for Christmas. We lost her in 2020, but not much has changed. We still eat my grandmother’s breakfast casserole – now made by my sister – before opening gifts, as well as her dinner side dishes.  Every Christmas Eve unfolds with the same…

By Carita Rizzo This is the era of a solution for every skin problem. Wrinkles? Reach for retinol. Melasma? Brighten your skin with niacimide. Generally feeling dull? Nothing a little ascorbic acid can’t fix. But these treatments can create another skin problem, one that’s particularly pernicious: dermatitis.  “I see it every day,” says Dr. Tyler…

By Jill E. Duffy The frenzy started a little over a decade ago. It was 2012, and I was working as a technology product reviewer. Brand after brand would email to tell me about their health and fitness products. Would I like to test and write about a new pedometer that connects to a smart…