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Guilt and discomfort around food can be especially challenging during the holidays. But trusting your body and remembering the social value of sharing meals can help you enjoy yourself.

This story, a partnership between Grist, Inside Climate News, and Chicago-area public radio station WBEZ, is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Lead pipes are ubiquitous. At this point, no state has gotten rid of all of its toxic lead service lines, which pipe drinking water to homes and businesses. But some cities like Chicago, New York […]

The rates of young people with high blood pressure worldwide have nearly doubled in 20 years.

In late April, podcasters Audrey Presby and Jeremy Fraser decided to venture out of their studio in California to head to Washington, DC. It was not the most joyous occasion: Presby and Fraser, both of whom have Down syndrome, were there to plead with House representatives not to vote to pass the sweeping health care […]

A few precautions as you prepare your Thanksgiving feast will help keep gastrointestinal distress out of your holiday gathering.

A new report found that less than 0.1% of global philanthropy goes to combatting air pollution, which the WHO says poses major health and climate risks.

Having stable access to nutritious food sets children up for better mental and physical health into adulthood.

Nasal irrigation has been used to treat the common cold for thousands of years, and modern science shows that it works.

Camp hoped that Plan B would reduce polarization over reproductive health, because it prevents pregnancies rather than ending them.