Photographs by Jake Dockins Peter greeted me in the mostly empty gravel parking lot of a Mennonite church on the outskirts of Seminole, a small city in West Texas surrounded…
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March is special for us at Sitting Pretty because March 8 is International Women’s Day, and what better way to honor a woman-led business than by helping you embrace the…
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Until this year, public-health officials have abided by a simple playbook for measles outbreaks: Get unvaccinated people vaccinated, as quickly as possible. The measles component of the measles, mumps, and…
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In October 2020, Francis Collins, then the director of the National Institutes of Health, sent an email that maligned a colleague. A few days before, Jay Bhattacharya, a professor of…
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Leading the FDA has long been one of the greatest professional achievements in American health. At the start of every administration, doctors jockey for the role, hoping to steer an…
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Last month, during Elon Musk’s appearance at the Conservative Political Action Conference, as he hoisted a chain saw in the air, stumbled over some of his words, and questioned whether…
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For his second presidential term, Donald Trump stacked his health team with men who disdain the medical consensus. Mehmet Oz, who awaits Senate confirmation as the head of the Centers…
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Fran Drescher proved that timeless glamour never goes out of style. At the 2025 SAG Awards, the actress and activist turned heads with a voluminous, perfectly coiffed mane that oozed…
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As the vibrant days of summer wane and the crisp air of autumn approaches, many seek to mirror this seasonal shift in their personal style, particularly through hair transformations. Transitioning…
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“It’s not unusual.” That’s how Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the anti-vaccine activist and secretary of Health and Human Services, described an ongoing measles outbreak in and around Texas that has…