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## Jamie Ducharme


Ducharme is a health correspondent at TIME. She covers the COVID-19 pandemic, Long COVID, mental health, vaping, psychedelics, and more. Her work for TIME has won awards from the Deadline Club, the New York Press Club, and the Newswomen’s Club of New York. Additionally, she is the author of [_Big Vape: The Incendiary Rise of Juul_](https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250777539), which was adapted for a Netflix docuseries.


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## Jamie Ducharme


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* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdb88a2fb59c48b9c/6998c4561f67096db0f561e3/ivf-genetic-testing.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Mar 6, 2025  
### [IVF Users Sue Over a Controversial Test](https://time.com/7264271/ivf-pgta-test-lawsuit/)  
The results of a PGT-A test can cause IVF patients to discard embryos. But concerns have been raised...  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)
* ![FROM LEFT Imtiaz Hussain, 31, was diagnosed with colon cancer at 26. Carrie Regan, 41, was diagnosed with ovarian cancer at 40. Kelly Spill, 33, was diagnosed with colorectal cancer at 28. Giancarlo Oviedo-Mori, 32, was diagnosed with lung cancer at 18.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf6d84b8bd6ab55bb/6998b3231500fb4137aa4257/early-onset-cancer-001.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Feb 13, 2025  
### [Why Do More Young Adults Have Cancer?](https://time.com/7213490/why-are-young-people-getting-cancer/)  
Researchers are racing to find out.  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)
* ![A nurse prepares to give a flu shot.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb4395c00d27ebc8b/6998b6497323af573d2bab30/flu-shot.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Feb 12, 2025  
### [Why Is This Year's Flu Season So Bad?](https://time.com/7221325/why-is-flu-season-so-bad-this-year/)  
You're not imagining it: a lot of people are sick right now.  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)
* ![An illustration of a woman working at a computer.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc5e9dc7b6c264e8f/6998b3251f67095bdbf542c0/person-looking-at-screen.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Feb 7, 2025  
### [How to Protect Your Eyes from Screens](https://time.com/7213841/digital-eye-strain-blurry-vision/)  
Digital eye strain is real. Here's what to do about it.  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)
* ![A construction worker climbs a ladder at LAX airport.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt66ddab31bde24386/6998b3227323af1ed22ba55d/osha-abolished.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Feb 6, 2025  
### [Why Is There Talk of Abolishing OSHA?](https://time.com/7213433/what-is-osha-republicans-disband/)  
A new bill is attempting to close the agency designed to keep Americans safe in the workplace.  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)  
* ![Senate Holds Confirmation Hearings For HHS Secretary Nominee Robert Kennedy](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte66dbc069a5be2a0/6998b2fc1500fb537caa4211/rfk-jr_67979b.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jan 30, 2025  
### [RFK Calls Processed Foods 'Poison'](https://time.com/7211678/rfk-jr-ultra-processed-foods-ban/)  
But he won't be banning them.  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)
* ![Senate Holds Confirmation Hearings For HHS Secretary Nominee Robert Kennedy](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfa98067a8c096067/6998b2cae2d64b689ac5d22a/rfk-hearing.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jan 29, 2025  
### [RFK Jr. Is Distancing Himself from Anti-Vaccine Views](https://time.com/7210943/rfk-confirmation-hearing-vaccines/)  
He claimed he is not against vaccination, contrary to decades of public comments  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)
* ![WhatAlcoholDoes](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd2ccb6948041b45c/6998b2cd47fe511741559798/Alcohol.gif?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jan 28, 2025  
### [Why Is Alcohol So Bad for You?](https://time.com/7210400/why-is-alcohol-unhealthy/)  
Here's what happens to your body when you drink.  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)
* ![NegotiateMedicalBills](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7e99c03ffcf29d68/6998b2bc9fbc7c816dd97da4/NegotiateMedicalBills.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jan 24, 2025  
### [How to Negotiate Your Medical Bills](https://time.com/7208964/how-to-negotiate-medical-bills/)  
With a little effort, you can often pay less.  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)
* ![CDC Headquarters](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd4817981891f0744/6998b2a6c8dcb4a159b4de2d/cdc-headquarters.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jan 22, 2025  
### [Health Agencies On Communications Pause](https://time.com/7209261/communications-by-federal-health-agencies-will-be-temporarily-reviewed-by-trump-appointees/)  
The Trump Administration will temporarily review and approve their public communications.  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)  
* ![A photo illustration of a broken bathroom scale.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltccb744b2ea16e174/6998b27d1f67097b0cf541d6/broken-scale.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jan 14, 2025  
### [Experts Want Obesity Defined Beyond BMI](https://time.com/7206816/bmi-diagnose-obesity-new-method/)  
Obesity, long determined by the flawed metric of BMI, should be diagnosed based on other measurement...  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)
* ![Erin, a 43-year-old Long COVID patient, says she was pushed into psychiatric care](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6e1df783f9ff5c9b/6998b26a83ec37f6e2c78597/long-covid-mental-health-1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jan 14, 2025  
### [Some Long COVID Patients Are Pushed Into Psychiatric Wards](https://time.com/7206080/long-covid-psychiatric-wards/)  
The chronic illnesses that make doctors doubt their patients often start after what “should” be a sh...  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9290d97f819b0ddc/698b24e647ca38e8c13c519d/NightAnxiety.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 23, 2024  
### [Why Is Anxiety Worse at Night?](https://time.com/7203404/why-is-anxiety-worse-at-night/)  
Here's what to know—and what to do about it.  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)
* ![Travelers at LAX airport, including a woman wearing a mask.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta217ea85366ac199/698b24d2d075332498e7856e/covid-winter-2024.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 18, 2024  
### [COVID-19 Rates Are Low Right Now](https://time.com/7203014/covid-19-rates-winter-2024-2025/)  
This may be a mild COVID-19 winter.  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)
* ![Tubs of moisturizing cream on a pink background.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt50fd0a462b57bee5/698b24cf77c5281d2c5a2cc7/moisturizer.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 17, 2024  
### [A Head-to-Toe Guide to Treating Dry Skin](https://time.com/7202755/how-to-treat-dry-skin/)  
From your flaky scalp to cracked heels.  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)

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