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Why we can’t stop talking about age gaps

From The Idea of You to viral essays, the discourse is rarely about the people inside the relationships.

What if canceling people’s medical debt doesn’t help them?

A shocking new study suggests medical debt relief didn’t do much to improve patients’ finances or health.

Cholera is making a comeback — and the world doesn’t have enough vaccines

"A billion people at risk": How worldwide cholera outbreaks are threatening lives.

The misleading information in one of America’s most popular podcasts

The Huberman Lab has credentials and millions of fans, but it sometimes oversteps medical fact.

AI has created a new form of sexual abuse

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What the backlash to student protests over Gaza is really about

The Columbia protests and the debate over pro-Palestinian college students, explained.

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