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'Fear of Flying Clinic' helps anxious travelers back into the skies

Evan Roberts

For 50 years, a San Francisco-based group has created a space where fearful flyers can get supported exposure to air travel.

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Influencers are promoting peptides for better health. What does the science say?

Sarah Boden

The latest wellness craze involves injecting these molecules for athletic performance, longevity and more. Scientists say the research isn't keeping pace with the health claims.
Arts & Culture

PHOTOS: Your car has a lot to say about who you are

Kamala Thiagarajan

Photographer Martin Roemer visited eight countries — from the U.S. to Senegal to India — to show how our identities are connected to our mode of transportation.
Health

Looking for life purpose? Start with building social ties

Rhitu Chatterjee

Research shows that having a sense of purpose can lower stress levels and boost our mental health. Finding meaning may not have to be an ambitious project.
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A huge study finds a link between cannabis use in teens and psychosis later

Rhitu Chatterjee

Researchers followed more than 400,000 teens until they were adults. It found that those who used marijuana were more likely to develop serious mental illness, as well as depression and anxiety.
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Stop picking at your cuticles! 7 ways to keep your nails healthy and strong

Andee Tagle

Mika Ellison

Should you trim your cuticles? How do you cut a hangnail? Is it better to use a cardboard or crystal file? Dermatologists and a nail technician share basic nail health tips.
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VA reverses course on disability rule change; advocates warn it's not going away

Andrew Dyer

The department says it won't enforce a new disability rule two days after announcing it — critics said it would cut veterans' benefits and penalize them for seeking treatment.
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Facing a mental health crisis, an NJ school pulled a beloved novel from English class

Anastasia Tsioulcas

Junot Díaz's The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao was removed from an English class at the public school. PEN America says it's part of a trend of scrubbing literature dealing with uncomfortable topics.
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For years the Taliban told women to cover up in public. Now they're cracking down

Fariba Akbari

Diaa Hadid

At hospitals, at seminaries and on buses, the Taliban is stepping up enforcement of rules on women's dress in the city of Herat.
Health

Using saliva to detect disease holds promise, but it's not perfected yet

Yuki Noguchi

Easier than a blood test, saliva tests have the potential to detect cavities, infections and even cancer. But a lack of insurance coverage and other obstacles stand in the way of wider use.
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Anti-ICE protests staged by nurses' union at San Diego County hospitals

Jacob Aere

National Nurses United protested at three San Diego County hospitals. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said it does not conduct enforcement at hospitals.