Cancer‘Here’s How I Knew I Had Anal Cancer’: One Patient’s Story With a Connection to HPV A survivor recounts how she knew she had anal cancer, which one expert doctor calls “a completely different cancer” from colorectal cancer.
Skin Cancer“Here’s How I Knew I Had Melanoma”: One Cured Patient’s Story Thanks to Medical Advancement It started on the skin, but an expert doctor made sense of how the cancer spread after two rounds of Mohs surgery: “I’m going to cure you.”
HappinessPeople Who Did This One Thing at Age 50 Were the Healthiest at Age 80 A new book from a renowned Harvard doc shares how being happy changes your health and what exactly you need to do to become happier, based on 100 years of data.
ExerciseThe Best Workout for Every Age Exercise can help no matter your age, but your needs change as you get older. Here’s an easy plan to follow at every decade.
High Blood PressureManaging Blood Pressure? Eating These 2 Fruits Might Lower Mortality Risk, New Study Says These two fruity favorites are known for specific benefits. Now doctors point to a win for the heart, and possibly also the lifespan.
Mind and MemoryHow the Brain Benefits With Aging Recently, I tried—really tried—to buy a book for my book club. I went online and ordered The Alchemist, by Paulo
Vitamins and SupplementsThe Vitamins You Need at Every Age We see all these ads touting supplements for health and well being—but which ones do you really need? The answer is different at every age.
PsoriasisTed Danson Opens Up About the Health Struggle He’s Dealt With for Years: ‘Fear Is a Horrible Place To Live’ The beloved actor wants sufferers not to feel shame and shares the personal habits that help keep him young.
Face and Body Care12 Reasons You Age Faster in Winter We often associate winter with dry, flaky and pale skin, but neglect to realize just how the cold weather may enhance signs of aging.
Healthy Aging21 Habits That Are Making You Age Faster Here are the things that could be affecting how old you look and feel.
CaregivingThis Is What “Dying of Old Age” Really Means Dying of old age isn’t a technically correct term—but it could still play an important role in the grieving process.
Vitamins and Supplements15 Anti-Aging Supplements Worth Buying The anti-aging supplements that may be worth buying according to health experts, from glucosamine to zinc.
Colorectal CancerI Was Diagnosed With Colon Cancer at Age 34 Prior to a stage 4 colon cancer diagnosis, a young mother dismissed symptoms, like fatigue.
Mind and MemoryThis Body Part Ages Faster Than the Rest of You Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology used extremely precise atomic clocks to make the discovery.
Healthy AgingThis Is the Absolute Best Anti-Aging Workout, According to Science Research says that high-intensity interval training (HIIT) can do wonders for your waistline, boost metabolism, and even turn around aging.
HappinessThis Is the Exact Age When the Average Woman Is Happiest Good news, ladies: The two happiest years of your life might be behind you, but it’s not all doom and gloom