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## Mandy Oaklander


Oaklander is a senior editor at TIME. She writes and edits health news.


![Mandy Oaklander](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf730b17db5c29309/698938c986f68e5af66ea012/m_oaklander-staff-portrait.jpg?branch=production&width=96&quality=75&auto=webp)

## Mandy Oaklander


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* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta8f77a5bc119f450/6a85f0c4a4135a32da9180fe/LongevityHWC.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 20, 2026  
### [TIME's Longevity Leaders Are Racing to Add Good Years to Your Life](https://time.com/article/2026/08/20/how-time-chose-longevity-leaders/)  
TIME set out to find some of the most innovative leaders who are starting to show concrete results i...  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)
* ![covid-19-coronavirus-variant](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt507a6ed75b11008d/698a30b7656a3f7238bdc66d/covid-19-coronavirus-variant.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Apr 8, 2022  
### [What to Know About the XE Variant](https://time.com/6165297/xe-variant-what-to-know/)  
Early research suggests it's 10% more transmissible than BA.2  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)
* ![N95 Face Masks](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3d4fc67a96917994/698a225b86f68e1bfb6f0e3d/n95-mask-mandates.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Feb 11, 2022  
### [Should You Wear a Mask? What to Do as Mandates Roll Back](https://time.com/6147330/should-you-wear-a-mask/)  
What to know about wearing a mask during one of the pandemic's most confusing moments  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7ae6b5e3f90828f5/698a1a0b096a9472626ab5a3/sol-cotti-TIME-magazine_Lyme-disease-2-1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 17, 2021  
### [We Used to Have a Lyme Disease Vaccine. Are We Ready to Bring One Back?](https://time.com/6073576/lyme-disease-vaccine/)  
New tick-borne disease medicines are in development  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt04377eeebace5495/698a1867b21a9c40e7504ac3/ibogaine-drug-addiction-treatment-1-vertical.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Apr 5, 2021  
### [Inside Ibogaine: A Promising Drug for Addiction](https://time.com/5951772/ibogaine-drug-treatment-addiction/)  
Derived from the root bark of an African shrub, Ibogaine was ignored in modern medicine until recent...  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)  
* ![Ron Finley and Questlove](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7d47855d96690bfb/698a11b1096a94f44e6a8901/ron-finley-questlove-time-health-talks.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 26, 2020  
### [How Growing Food Can Change Your Life, According to Gardener Ron Finley](https://time.com/5883325/ron-finley-questlove-time-for-health-talks/)  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)
* ![handshake-social-touch](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt95f71a765c0661e2/698a0e7f011682414297f6f2/no-handshake-social-touch.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
May 27, 2020  
### [COVID-19 Killed the Hug. What Will Replace It?](https://time.com/5842469/coronavirus-handshake-social-touch/)  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)
* ![Time-processed-foods-final-squared](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt524e7c9e09a14900/698a0d5997cdff06d86baa7c/Time-processed-foods-final-squared.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Apr 28, 2020  
### [Our Diets Are Changing During the Coronavirus Pandemic](https://time.com/5827315/coronavirus-diet/)  
People are cooking more. But dietary shifts aren't affecting everyone equally  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
Apr 22, 2020  
### [Almost All Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients Had Another Illness](https://time.com/5825485/coronavirus-risk-factors/)  
A new study of hospitalized patients shows that 94% had at least one underlying health problem  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)
* ![Coronavirus Pandemic Causes Climate Of Anxiety And Changing Routines In America](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbc43d02800208ad2/698a0c644ee2622e2f3174f4/coronavirus-mask.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Apr 3, 2020  
### [Should Healthy People Wear Masks to Prevent Coronavirus?](https://time.com/5815251/should-you-wear-a-mask-coronavirus/)  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)  
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbc100952a387af91/698a0baf096a94c64c6a7e2c/what-to-do-when-partner-gets-coronavirus.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Mar 18, 2020  
### ['We Hand-Sanitize and Hold Hands.' What It's Like When Your Partner May Have Coronavirus](https://time.com/5805611/coronavirus-couples-relationships/)  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)
* ![Doctor in blue rubber protective gloves putting an adhesive bandage on young woman's arm vein after blood test or injection of vaccine. First aid. Medical, pharmacy and healthcare concept. Closeup.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd2bf460ff9fdbc94/698a0b9a011682b9e797f203/blood-drive-coronavirus.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Mar 16, 2020  
### [Coronavirus Fears Are Causing Blood Drive Cancellations](https://time.com/5802869/blood-drives-coronavirus/)  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)
* ![Daily Life In Belgium Amid Coronavirus Outbreak](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte88c8d1a04b48d1d/698a0b14e76ad2ad2e637565/GettyImages-1204916988.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Mar 4, 2020  
### [Public Health Experts Keep Changing Their Guidance on Whether or Not to Wear Face Masks for Coronavirus](https://time.com/5794729/coronavirus-face-masks/)  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)
* ![Your brain knows the meds you need](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4386cb87d1be16fa/698a0a7a457a5234edd63901/your_brain_knows_the_meds_you_need.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Feb 19, 2020  
### [How AI Can Help Pick Depression Treatments](https://time.com/5786081/depression-medication-treatment-artificial-intelligence/)  
The use of AI in psychiatry is expanding quickly  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf05c8b536c9d12a2/698a0a2f8fd2ee0666360e33/man-at-elevator.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Feb 12, 2020  
### [How Companies Teach Their Employees First Aid for Mental Health](https://time.com/5783009/first-aid-mental-health/)  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)

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