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7 min November 1, 2023Author: Diane MacEachern

Whoops! If You Color Your Hair, You Need to Read This

By Diane MacEachern

We’re almost afraid to ask, but what’s hair color doing to our health? Diane MacEachern talks to the author of an important new book on the subject....

4 min October 25, 2023Author: Nina Malkin

7 Things I Feared About Menopause that Didn’t Happen

By Nina Malkin

(Oh, and one that did!) Will I dry up? Will I sprout whiskers? Nina Malkin spells out all the worries…and separates the facts from the myths....

3 min October 17, 2023Author: Mary Kay Fleming

The Best Way to Honor a Friend With Breast Cancer

By Mary Kay Fleming

Who knew a mammogram could be so, uh, entertaining? Mary Kay Fleming, who has a special reason to get the most detailed technology possible....

5 min October 9, 2023Author: Natalie Serber

Cognitive Tests for Two: Rattling Off F-Bombs With Mom

By Natalie Serber

With hopes of getting her 82-year-old mom to accept help, Natalie Serber took her for a cognitive test. The results were deflating--and surprising....

6 min October 4, 2023Author: Jeannie Ralston

Scars Tell a Story: What Do Yours Say About You?

By Jeannie Ralston

Scars are like organic body art, physical markers of lives lived. Here, five women tell us how they got their scars—and the surprising lessons they ho...

6 min October 3, 2023Author: Nancy Friedman

I Keep Losing My Voice, and I’m Afraid It’s a Metaphor

By Nancy Friedman

Nancy Friedman can't figure out why she keeps getting bouts of laryngitis now that she's getting older. The irony isn't lost on her....

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