Health

Don’t mistake ego for self-esteem—5 signs someone is truly secure: ‘It’s easy to get hoodwinked,’ says psychologist

"When it comes to spotting secure people, it's easy to get hoodwinked," says psychologist Marisa Franco. Here's what real self-esteem looks like.

Researchers warn social media driving harmful misuse of Alzheimer’s blood tests

Exclusive: Alzheimer’s blood tests should not be used on their own and risk leading people to believe they are inevitably going to develop dementia

Double cleansing: should we really be cleaning ourselves twice in each shower?

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Will the Houthis Choke Saudi Oil?

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I’m a psychoanalyst. Social media is damaging children’s inner lives in ways we don’t fully understand

Discussion has focused on behavioral outcomes. But Meta’s settlement shines a light on damage to young people’s emerging desires and identities

Houseplant hacks: can pothos help new cuttings to root?

The hormone-packed pothos plant might encourage healthy root growth in other cuttings – or it might not. But you’ve nothing to lose by trying

Outcome of employment lawsuit could promote use of skimpy health plans

September 15, 2026 / 5:00 AM EDT / KFF Health News

The incoming ‘super’ El Niño will create chaos around the world. And we are far from ready for it

One of the biggest upheavals in a millennium is on its way, strengthened by the climate crisis. We need leaders who make things better not worse

They’re the sopranos of the forest, so what’s silencing the gibbons’ morning chorus?

As human development and roads increasingly fragment their habitats, a study suggests traffic noise could be altering the animals’ wake-up call

Young Men May Be Demoralized. But They’re Not Lost.

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Ebola outbreak in DRC has peaked, say authorities, as infection rates slow

Almost 3,500 people have died in outbreak and experts say more must be done to ensure Bundibugyo is under control

Benedict Cumberbatch on his Earth-saving eco film: ‘We are in the last grab of the extraction era’

From Obama’s chef to a big cat obsessive, the actor has gathered experts from Alaska, the Amazon and beyond for a film about how to heal our besieged planet. He talks about naysayers, elephant tusks – and the wonders of venison