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Marina Demeshko/iStockphoto/Getty Images Seven years ago, The New Yorker staff writer Jia Tolentino is widely credited with coining the term “Instagram face” to describe a beauty standard that she noticed …

University of Cambridge professor Elizabeth Murchison and Peter Emerson of the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department scoop up catfish for testing in Newport, VT. Emerson was one of the researchers …

Cody Coughenour of Port Angeles, Wash. is a beneficiary of a bipartisan policy experiment that allowed him to receive Medicaid before being released from incarceration. Ramon Dompor for Tradeoffs hide …

A new study from West Health-Gallup Center on Healthcare in America finds “job lock” is even more prevalent for people with chronic conditions, 41% of whom report staying in a …

NPR’s Life Kit breaks down what you really need to know about skincare.

Research into any health benefits of avocado oil lags behind the studies of other oils, such as olive and seed oils. fcafotodigital/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption fcafotodigital/Getty Images Avocado …

Nursing student Amiri Saadiq (left) talks with classmate Ethan Stinson in the simulation suite at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing. Through clinical rotations, Saadiq has found …

The FDA says the test identifying cyclospora in Taylor Farms iceberg lettuce was a “false positive.” But the lettuce is still linked epidemiologically to cases of the illness in a …

Cyclosporiasis is a foodborne illness caused by contaminated food or water carrying the Cyclospora parasite. FDA officials have yet to figure out the source of the outbreak that the CDC …

Shireen Rizvi is a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and co-wrote the book Real Skills for Real Life: A DBT Guide to Navigating Stress, Emotions, and Relationships. Jesse Finkelstein/Sonya …