Women's Health

Saman­tha once thought she’d nev­er live to see her wed­ding day, much less have the ener­gy to walk down the aisle. Here’s how a bariatric sur­geon who saved her moth­er’s life helped her reclaim her own, and why the jour­ney start­ed with a con­ver­sa­tion, not a decision.

Think­ing about slim­mer, smoother thighs but not sure whether you need lipo­suc­tion or a thigh lift? This quick guide breaks down the real dif­fer­ences so you can choose the option that gets you the results you’re envisioning.

Tried every diet and work­out plan, but the scale won’t budge? Bariatric surgery might be more acces­si­ble than you think – and it could be the game-chang­er that final­ly helps you lose weight, reverse dia­betes, and reclaim your health.

Think you’re healthy? Your body could be hid­ing silent killers like high blood pres­sure, pre­di­a­betes, or skin can­cer that have zero symp­toms until it’s too late. Your pri­ma­ry care doc­tor can catch these sneaky con­di­tions ear­ly, which is why that annu­al check­up might lit­er­al­ly save your life

Up to 15% of new moth­ers expe­ri­ence post­par­tum depres­sion, but it’s often con­fused with baby blues or brushed off as nor­mal exhaus­tion. Under­stand­ing the dif­fer­ence could be the key to get­ting the help you need to feel like your­self again.

Think sup­ple­ments are the secret to bet­ter health? Near­ly 75% of Amer­i­cans are tak­ing them, but these ​“nat­ur­al” prod­ucts aren’t as safe as you think, they can inter­fere with med­ica­tions, cause dan­ger­ous side effects, and aren’t even proven to work for healthy peo­ple. Before you pop anoth­er vit­a­min, dis­cov­er what the FDA does­n’t require sup­ple­ment com­pa­nies to tell you.

AI chat­bots are answer­ing mil­lions of health ques­tions dai­ly, but one study found they gave dan­ger­ous­ly wrong advice about mix­ing med­ica­tions that could cause some­one to faint. While these dig­i­tal doc­tors can help you prep for appoint­ments and find basic health info, know­ing when to trust them (and when to run to a real physi­cian) could lit­er­al­ly save your life.

Your gut bac­te­ria might be secret­ly sab­o­tag­ing your spine, and new ground­break­ing research reveals this hid­den con­nec­tion could be caus­ing your back pain. Sci­en­tists have dis­cov­ered that the tril­lions of microor­gan­isms liv­ing in your diges­tive sys­tem don’t just affect your stom­ach; they’re direct­ly linked to seri­ous spinal con­di­tions that could require surgery.

Two-thirds of moms are burned out, and it’s not just being tired, it’s a real con­di­tion that can destroy your health and rela­tion­ships. Here’s how to spot the warn­ing signs and actu­al­ly fix it before it gets worse.

Strug­gling to man­age type 2 dia­betes? Dis­cov­er how bariatric surgery could help you lose weight, low­er blood sug­ar, and even ditch dia­betes med­ica­tion for good.