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Nicole Karlis is an award-winning staff writer at Salon, specializing in health and science. She is also the author of the book “Your Brain on Altruism: The Power of Connection and Community During Times of Crisis.”

A woman wearing a mask and gloves reads a local newspaper amid the coronavirus pandemic on May 21, 2020 in New York City. (Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images)

Are people more afraid of illness these days?

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A doctor talks with her patient about her concerns. (Getty Images/ljubaphoto)

New research suggests tube tying isn’t as permanent or effective as once thought

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Rossano study Dog and Soundboard (Courtesy of Comparative Cognition Lab at UC San Diego/Photo by Patrick Wood)

Yes, dogs understand words from soundboard buttons, study finds

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Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz celebrates with his daughter Hope Walz (L), son Gus Walz (2nd-L) and wife Gwen Walz (R) after accepting the Democratic vice presidential nomination on stage during the third day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on August 21, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

How politicians are destigmatizing infertility this election season

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Mosquito drinking blood (Getty Images/iiievgeniy)

Rare, deadly mosquito disease is causing alarm in New England. But how risky is “triple E” virus?

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Parents looking burnout and frustrated and stressed. (Getty Images/filadendron)

American parents are so stressed out it’s now a public health crisis

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An employee prepares a dose of Comirnaty Omicron XBB 1.5 Pfizer vaccine for COVID-19 at a pharmacy in Ajaccio, on October 5, 2023, during a new COVID-19 vaccination campagin on the French Mediterranean island of Corsica. (PASCAL POCHARD-CASABIANCA/AFP via Getty Images)

New COVID vaccines have arrived just as a vaccine equity program is ending

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A young girl is waiting for a doctor in a waiting room at the Hospital (Getty Images/Julia Gomina)

Long COVID is a “public health crisis for kids,” experts say

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Small girl having a lice nit treatment (Getty Images/Richard Bailey)

Head lice at school isn’t the crisis it used to be. Here’s why

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Abortion rights advocates participate in a protest outside of the U.S. Supreme Court Building on June 24, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Suburban women care about abortion, despite what Republicans claim

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Mobile Abortion Clinic (Photo courtesy of Planned Parenthood Great Rivers)

Mobile abortion clinics are an “ingenious” solution to the post-Dobbs landscape

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Health workers monitor Mpox patients at the Mpox treatment centre of the Nyiragongo general reference hospital, north of the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo, on August 16, 2024. (GUERCHOM NDEBO / Contributor (Getty Images))

Mpox outbreak shines light on global health disparities

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Obstetrician examining pregnant woman in hospital (Getty Images/Halfpoint Images)

How abortion bans are changing prenatal care in blue states

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Pregnant woman in a medical exam room looking at her ultrasound pictures (Getty Images/adamkaz)

Texas women denied care for ectopic pregnancies proves exceptions are a “farce”, experts say

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A copper IUD, intrauterine device (VALENTINE CHAPUIS/AFP via Getty Images)

The CDC’s new IUD guidance is progress for female pain

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Hospital emergency room entrance sign (Getty Images/Douglas Sacha)

Pregnant women are being denied care in emergency rooms, AP report finds

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An overview shows Italy's Nicolo Martinenghi (L) celebrating with Britain's Adam Peaty (R) after winning the final of the men's 100m breaststroke swimming event during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Paris La Defense Arena in Nanterre, west of Paris, on July 28, 2024. (FRANCOIS-XAVIER MARIT/AFP via Getty Images)

Why so many Olympic athletes are into cupping therapy

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Minnesota DFL(Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party) candidate for governor Tim Walz rallied supporters as he stood with his wife Gwen, son Gus, and daughter Hope, Saturday morning, June 2, 2018 during the DFL State Convention at the Mayo Civic Center in Rochester, Minn. (Anthony Souffle/Star Tribune via Getty Images)

Which VP pick truly upholds family values? Experts say it’s Tim Walz all the way

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An abortion rights activist holds a sign at a protest in support of abortion access, March To Roe The Vote And Send A Message To Florida Politicians That Abortion Access Must Be Protected And Defended, on July 13, 2022 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (John Parra/Getty Images for MoveOn)

The fallout of Florida’s abortion ban has been “chaos,” experts say

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Pro-Palestinian students and other supporters gather outside of the Bobst Library at New York University (NYU) in Manhattan to protest the schools stance on Israel on May 10, 2024 in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Civil liberties group condemns Nassau County vote to ban masks in public

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Demonstrators protest and argue outside the U.S. Supreme Court, March 26, 2024. (Michael Nigro/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Abortion bans violate human rights, Amnesty International says in new report

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Tired, burnt-out mother with baby in her arms and out of focus children run around. (Getty Images/Natalia Lebedinskaia)

The cognitive load of household chores hurts maternal mental health, study finds

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Abortion rights advocates rally outside the US Supreme Court on April 14, 2023, in Washington, DC, speaking out against abortion pill restrictions. (OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)

“The walls are closing in”: States under strain as Iowa abortion ban goes into effect

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Simone Biles of Team United States competes on the uneven bars during the Artistic Gymnastics Women's Team Final on day four of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Bercy Arena on July 30, 2024 in Paris, France. (Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

Simone Biles and the “twisties”: How the mind affects physical performance

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