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The American Academy of Neurology issued guidance on using wearable data devices, like smartwatches or an Oura Ring, to track key health metrics that can help flag serious conditions.

Theonila Roka Matbob of Papua New Guinea is one of this year’s Goldman Environmental Prize winners. She is being recognized for her efforts to repair environmental and social harms caused …

Patients can ask their doctors for help decoding their health data from their wearable devices. Natalia Lebedinskaia/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Natalia Lebedinskaia/Getty Images Millions of Americans are strapping …

Principal Condra Allred visits a third grade class at Cleveland Elementary School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in April. Soon, Allred expects to hear for certain if her school will close. …

My wife’s birthday was a few weeks away. Should I buy her a present? The reason I asked that question is that my wife has dementia. She is now in …

Rajeshwari, 44, grades the chiles she has picked in the fields. Her sharp eyes spot the pale white pods in the sea of red: “The ones with the rich red …

MaddyChristine Hope Brokopp weaves the bottom of a burial tray. Brokopp enlisted her friends to weave her tray after a cancer diagnosis. Nic Neves hide caption toggle caption Nic Neves …

The first day I returned to work after parental leave, I sat down at my desk, logged into my computer — and silently sobbed right up until my first morning …

J and her son, nicknamed Bug, share a hug at home in western Massachusetts. Karen Brown/New England Public Media hide caption toggle caption Karen Brown/New England Public Media When Bug …

This is a strain of Candida auris cultured in a petri dish at a laboratory at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It’s a form of yeast that can …