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Rebecca Strong is a writer with nearly 10 years of experience covering health and wellness, food, fitness, and travel. Her work has appeared across publications like Insider, Healthline, Health, ...

Maggie O’Neill is a health writer and reporter based in New York who specializes in covering medical research and emerging wellness trends, with a focus on cancer and addiction. Prior to her time at ...

Allergies and sinus infections can both affect your nasal passages and cause symptoms like congestion. But they’re two separate conditions with distinct causes and treatments. Allergies occur as a ...

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Roz Chast was born in Brooklyn. She attended the Rhode Island School of Design, graduating with a B.F.A. in painting in 1977. Her cartoons and covers have appeared continuously in The New Yorker since ...