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Whey bathing at Berglialp in Switzerland.
mountains

The Return of Swiss Cheese Baths

Melting into a tub of whey has a long history in the Alps.
Oriana Pauli July 26, 2022
food

Podcast: The Goiter Belt

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team June 28, 2022
A bottlenose dolphin in the Red Sea near the southern Israeli coastal city of Eilat.
science

Dolphins in the Red Sea May Use Coral to 'Self-Medicate'

Scientists observing a pod in the wild think the animals may choose specific species for a skin care wellness routine.
Ashley Stimpson June 7, 2022
"Mothers of Gynecology," a new statue in Montgomery, Alabama, honors three Black women— Anarcha, Lucy, and Betsey—who were victims of experiments by J. Marion Sims, often called the "father of gynecology."
medicine

Meet the Pioneering Midwives Who Helped Birth the Gulf South

Marie Grissot and Aimée Potens are just two of the women finally being written back into the history of childbirth.
Sharon Lurye March 16, 2022
medical museums

Podcast: Centers for Disease Control Museum

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team December 2, 2021
This cup, which reads "punk health," contains goji berry-infused coffee. The berries are held to be good for the liver, kidneys, and other organs.
food

Why 'Punk Health' Foods Are Popular with China’s Youth

Sometimes, rebellion means goji berries in your beer.
Clarissa Wei July 2, 2021
Covilha, Portugal

Miradouro do Sanatório (Sanatorium Viewpoint)

Panoramic views from the mountains over a facility built to provide tuberculosis patients with fresh mountain air.
Local, healthy ingredients take center stage.
television

A Cooking Competition in the Pacific Islands Has a Life-Saving Mission

Governments and celebrities are battling diet-related diseases with reality TV.
Anne Ewbank May 20, 2021
The Gowanus: kinda picturesque, but also terribly polluted since the 19th century.
sewers

Brooklyn's Putrid, Beloved Gowanus Canal Has Been a Horror for Centuries

A new $1.5 billion cleanup effort is underway, targeting its "black mayonnaise" of pollutants.
Jessica Leigh Hester January 14, 2021
The Young Lords, a Puerto Rican activist group, seized this mobile chest x-ray unit in 1970. A few months later, they and members of the Black Panther Party occupied part of Lincoln Hospital to establish a drug detoxification program.
medicine

How Acupuncture Became a Radical Remedy in the Bronx

When Black and brown activists created Lincoln Detox, they also helped spread Eastern medicine.
Santi Elijah Holley November 9, 2020
Pačir Geothermal Spa
Pačir, Serbia

Pačir Geothermal Spa

This natural spa is known for its healing properties and vibrant hue.
Samurai were fierceness in the front, but all business in the back.
how to

To Work Out Like a Samurai, Swing a Stick, Take a Hike—or Push Some Pencils

Japan’s feudal fighters were plenty tough. But they didn’t ditch their day jobs.
Isaac Schultz May 15, 2020
Dirty Water is one of hundreds of distilleries across the United States in manufacturing hand sanitizer.
disease

Inside One Distillery’s Pivot to Hand Sanitizer

The small Massachusetts outfit supplies local police, firefighters, and hospitals.
Luke Fater March 26, 2020
A new study suggests that when orcas and other whales swim to warm waters, they're taking a spa vacation—sloughing their skin and shedding the algae they accumulate in cold water.
animals

The Real Reason Whales Take Tropical Trips Each Year

No migration is too far for healthy skin.
Jennifer S. Holland March 3, 2020
Like needles, medical leeches can be used only once. After they've done their job, they're thanked for their service, given a lethal dose of ethanol, and incinerated as "medical waste."
hospitals

The Leech's Journey, From Welsh Lab to American Hospitals

Disgusting? Sure. But invaluable in today's post-surgical ward.
Bradley Allf January 17, 2020
Sanatorio Durán.
Potrero Cerrado, Costa Rica

Sanatorio Durán (Durán Sanatorium)

This abandoned hospital is one of the most haunted places in Costa Rica.
Edinburgh, Scotland

St. Bernard's Well

A beautiful Greco-Roman structure houses a well once believed to have healing powers.
Barnet Physic Well
London, England

Barnet Physic Well

A mineral spring that became all the rage in 17th-century England.