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Daydreams, mind-wandering and rumination: What you think about can affect your feelings and mood

Numerous types of thoughts pass through your mind over the course of a day. You may be reminiscing about your last vacation, thinking about a news story, recalling a funny conversation or brainstor...

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Why so few older Americans get counseling – and how it could help

Changes that often accompany later life can raise questions and concerns that people may explore in counseling or therapy. Space_Cat/iStock via Getty ImagesPeople are living longer, reshaping what...

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This Common Household Pet Was Linked to Mental Health Problems in Children

A study from late 2025, published in the World Journal of Pediatrics, found that among nearly 2000 Spanish families, having a cat when children were around 4 to 5 years old was oddly associated wit...

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A Generation of Kids Suffer as Trump Destabilizes Immigrant Families

The little girl stared up at Norma Gómez from the doorway of her neighbor’s apartment, her sad, brown eyes suddenly flashing with hope. “Are you the person who’s going to bring my mom back?”...

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‘The Pitt’ Star Katherine LaNasa Says Early Breast Cancer Detection Saved Her Life

Katherine LaNassa. Photo by Emily Sandifer Emmy winner Katherine LaNasa, who plays Nurse Dana on The Pitt, was diagnosed with stage 1 breast cancer following a routine mammogram. La...

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Her Bloating Turned Out to Be Colon Cancer at 37. Then She Learned She Had a BRCA2 Mutation

After a stage 1 colon cancer diagnosis at 37, Marisa Stachelski (pictured above) learned she had a BRCA2 mutation that increased her risk of several other cancers. Photo: Marisa Stachelski ...

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Journalists Detail Data on Suicide, Primary Care Shortages, and Gun Violence

KFF Health News senior correspondent Aneri Pattani discussed Louisiana sheriffs’ spending of opioid settlement payouts on Attitude With Arnie Arnesen on Sept. 1. Pattani also discussed addr...

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The AI Pandemic Isn’t On Its Way

Last month, a team of scientists published a high-profile paper describing how they’d taught an AI model to help produce brand-new, deadly viruses. The AI—a “genome-language model” trained on DNA s...

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Love Your Coffee Piping Hot? It May Raise Your Esophageal Cancer Risk

Drinking coffee or tea at very high temperatures could triple your risk of esophageal cancer, researchers say. alvarez/E+/Getty Images Researchers have found a possible link between drinki...

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Indigenous Groups Are Exempt From Medicaid Work Rules, but Native Hawaiians Aren’t

WAIANAE, Hawai‘i — Native Hawaiians will need to comply with new work requirements to qualify for Medicaid after being excluded from exemptions carved out for other Indigenous groups, an omission t...

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Readers Wrestle With Healthcare Inequalities and Want a Word With Congress

Letters to the Editor is a periodic feature. We welcome all comments and will publish a selection. We edit for length and clarity and require full names. Imbalance of Power — And Hea...

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The Los Angeles Rams Are Trying to Defeat Time

Usually, when the San Francisco 49ers and the Los Angeles Rams play, it’s a relatively short commute. But this evening, the teams will kick off the NFL’s first-ever regular-season game in Australia...

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Infectious diseases will seed new ground as the planet warms — here's where they'll spread

Burning UpAs the planet warms, our environment will be transformed, but so will our bodies. In this series, we investigate the health impacts of climate change, fo...

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Even Low Light Exposure During Sleep May Raise Your Risk of Heart Failure, AFib

A new study suggests that light exposure during sleep could raise the risk of cardiovascular disease. Yana Iskayeva/Moment/Getty Images New research shows that even dim light during sleep ...

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What the Aftermath of 9/11 Taught Me

“But is it clean?” asked Elizabeth Berger, a 41-year-old mother of two. It was five months after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, and Berger was testifying at a Senate field hearing on ...

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Nearly 1 in 3 Women in Their 20s Have Never Had a Cervical Screening

According to recent research, nearly 32% of females in their 20s have never had a cervical screening. MoMo Productions · DigitalVision/Getty Recent research found that nearly 1 in 3 women ...

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Lawsuit claims sexualized 'torture' of hockey players at U-M

Sexualized abuse akin to "torture" became the norm in ritualistic hazing among members of the University of Michigan's men's hockey team from 1984 to 2001, according to a new federal lawsuit filed ...

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When a Friend Becomes a Caregiver

For several years, Nicole Straight and Patricia Wood, who lived across the street from each other in Sausalito, California, were more neighbors than friends, exchanging sociable greetings and occas...

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Rural Americans Wait After Judge Delivers Mixed Ruling on Digital Equity Dollars

A federal judge in July gave digital equity advocates a partial victory against President Donald Trump, stopping his attempt to unilaterally kill a multibillion-dollar grant program Congress create...

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Planning a K-Beauty Trip? What a Top Aesthetic Doctor Says to Look for Before Booking

Dr. Heewon Suh, a physician and renowned Korean aesthetic medicine expert, assesses a patient’s skin at her clinic in Seoul, Korea. Photo credit: Cheongdam Circle Clinic “Glass skin” has b...

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Healthy Diet and Fitness Program May Improve Prostate Cancer Outcomes

An enhanced diet and exercise program may support men during prostate cancer treatment, according to a new study. Maki Nakamura/DigitalVision/Getty Images Researchers say a monitored progr...

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