How Hormones Became a Wellness Obsession

Birth control is prescribed to treat a range of hormonal issues. But women in their 20s and 30s are increasingly pursuing alternative solutions, taking a D.I.Y. approach to health.

What to Know About Chemicals and Parkinson’s Disease

Some doctors say the chemicals all around us may be increasing our risk of Parkinson’s disease, the world’s fastest-growing brain disorder

I Finally Listened to My Body. It Saved My Life.

A Wall Street Journal editor was healing well from spinal surgery. A week later, something was very, very wrong.

Why Smoke From the Los Angeles Fires Is So Dangerous

Incinerating commercial and residential buildings releases hazardous chemicals and gases from their materials

She Beat Cancer at 27. Her Struggle Was Just Beginning.

More people are navigating the burden of rebuilding lives after cancer

The Science of Why Your Body Takes Longer to Bounce Back After 40

Injuries, colds, restless nights and alcohol can hit harder when we get into midlife

Think You Will Live to 100? These Scientists Think You’re Wrong

How long we might live is more hotly debated than ever

Drinking Too Much Water Can Actually Be Dangerous

Some researchers warn water intoxication could be a growing issue

How Much Alcohol Can You Drink a Week and Still Be Healthy?

Scientists are homing in on how much—or how little—you can consume without raising your risk for health problems

For Years I Denied My Mortality. Then I Had Chest Pains.

I tried to look casual about the pain and the subsequent surgery. But the truth was different.

To Get Ahead of Diseases, It May Help to Find Your Organ Age

Measuring organ age could be used to ward off future diseases

The Case Against an Annual Physical

For some of us, the yearly exams might not be doing much to boost long-term health

Uterine Cancer Was Easy to Treat. Now It’s Killing More Women Than Ever.

Case rates are increasing, especially for Black and Hispanic women

Your Healthspan Is as Important as Your Lifespan—and It’s Declining

Medical advances are turning fatal illnesses into chronic ones, and some health problems are hitting us earlier and more widely