--- title: Mandy Oaklander | TIME description: Oaklander is a senior editor at TIME. She writes and edits health news. canonical: https://time.com/author/mandy-oaklander/ og:title: TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates og:description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. og:url: https://time.com/author/mandy-oaklander/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 300 og:image:height: 300 og:image:alt: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. og:type: profile twitter:card: summary twitter:title: TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates twitter:description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production ---  # Mandy Oaklander  ## Mandy Oaklander Oaklander is a senior editor at TIME. She writes and edits health news.  ## Mandy Oaklander *  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/) *  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/) *  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/) *  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/) *  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/) *  May 27, 2020 ### [COVID-19 Killed the Hug. What Will Replace It?](https://time.com/5842469/coronavirus-handshake-social-touch/) [HEALTH](/section/health/) *  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/) *  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/) *  Apr 3, 2020 ### [Should Healthy People Wear Masks to Prevent Coronavirus?](https://time.com/5815251/should-you-wear-a-mask-coronavirus/) [HEALTH](/section/health/) *  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/) *  Mar 16, 2020 ### [Coronavirus Fears Are Causing Blood Drive Cancellations](https://time.com/5802869/blood-drives-coronavirus/) [HEALTH](/section/health/) *  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/) *  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/) *  Feb 12, 2020 ### [How Companies Teach Their Employees First Aid for Mental Health](https://time.com/5783009/first-aid-mental-health/) [HEALTH](/section/health/) *  Nov 7, 2019 ### [Running Can Help You Live Longer. 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