Gen Z Health Weekly Content Archive
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- Why hantavirus isn't the next COVID
- Ebola just became a global emergency — here's what to actually know
- Measles is back in a big way — here's what you actually need to know
- 1 in 6 people who get COVID develop long COVID. Here's what that means for you.
- Weed and your brain: what a study of 463,000 teenagers actually found
- Sleeping in on weekends cuts depression risk by 41% for people in their 20s. Here's the science.
- Nearly half of all STIs in the US happen to people ages 15–24. Here's the full picture — and what's actually changed.
- Tick bites are at their highest level in years. Here's what you actually need to know.
- The FDA just approved the first new sunscreen ingredient in 25 years. Here's what actually changed.
- Heat can kill you faster than almost any other weather event in the US. Here's what actually happens to your body, and what to do about it.
- There's a bacteria in that swimming hole that can cause kidney failure. Most people have never heard of it.
- That cookout food has a timer on it. Here's how to avoid food poisoning this summer.
- Sparklers burn hot enough to melt metal. Here's the firework safety stuff that actually matters.
- Your summer bedtime is lying to you. Here's how to stop late sunsets and scrolling from stealing sleep.
- Your weather app's UV number matters more than how hot it feels. Here's how to use it.
- Your energy drink is not hydration. Here's the caffeine math before you crack another can.
- That pool water is not sterile. Here's how to swim without bringing home diarrhea or swimmer's ear.
- Mosquito bites can be more than itchy. Here's the repellent plan that works.
- Smoke can mess with your lungs even if the fire is far away. Here's how to read the AQI.
- Your contacts do not belong in the shower. Here's the eye-infection plan.
- Your hangover cure can backfire. Here's the safe morning-after plan.
- Your earbuds are not harmless. Here's the hearing plan before the next concert.
- Your sunscreen only works if you use enough. Here's the UV plan.
- Your gym towel is not just sweaty. Here's the locker-room skin plan.
- Your pre-workout tingle is not proof it works. Here's the supplement label plan.
- Your fresh tattoo is not pool-ready. Here's the healing plan.
- Your road-trip playlist cannot fix drowsy driving. Here's the stay-awake plan.
- Your burning pee is not a cranberry-juice problem. Here's the UTI plan.
- Your nicotine pouch is not a harmless mint. Here's the ZYN-label reality check.
- Your period app is not the backup plan. Here's what to do after a condom break.
- Your chair is not neutral. Here's the movement-snack plan.
- Your sore throat is not automatically strep. Here's the throat-check plan.
- Your back-seat nausea is not random. Here's the motion-sickness plan.
- Your Q-tip is not an ear-cleaning tool. Here's the earwax plan.
- Your allergy pill can still make you sleepy. Here's the antihistamine plan.
- Your nosebleed is not a head-tilt moment. Here's the stop-the-bleed plan.
- Your flu shot was not useless. Here's what this season's numbers actually mean.
- A parasite outbreak is driving a lot of summer diarrhea. Here's the Cyclospora plan.
- Ebola is spreading fast in the DRC. Here's the travel reality check.
- The Cyclospora outbreak now has a food link. Here's the Taco Bell reality check.
- Costa Rica just got a chikungunya travel alert. Here's the bite-and-vaccine plan.
- You do not need a gym-bro routine. Here's the strength-training target that matters.
- Alcohol is not a health hack. Here's what the new mortality study actually says.
- Your resting heart rate is not a health score. Here's what the new study actually means.
- Your migraine plan starts before the pain peaks. Here's what actually helps.
- The U.S. measles count just passed last year's total. Here's your MMR check.
- The flu shot is changing this fall. Here's what to put on your calendar.
- 7-OH is being sold like a supplement. Here's the opioid risk check.
- West Nile is rising in Europe. Here's the mosquito-bite plan if you're traveling.
- Hepatitis can stay silent for years. Here's the test-and-vaccine check.
- Cyclospora cases are still climbing. Here's what the lettuce recall changes.
- The U.S. has reported 6 travel-related Zika cases this year. Here's the trip check.
- A multistate Salmonella outbreak has been linked to jalapeños. Here's the recall check.
- Your lower back hurts after sitting or lifting. Here's the first-day plan.