Mandy Oaklander

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

Recent Articles

There's More Proof That Ketamine Works for Depression

Scientists may have found how ketamine triggers rapid antidepressant effects

By Mandy Oaklander

This Week in Health: How to Really Lose Weight

Little is harder than losing weight and keeping it off for good, yet many find a way. Exactly how goes deeper than diet and exercise, according to new science. Here’s what else caught our attention...

By Mandy Oaklander

This Week in Health: Sleep Better, Cure Hiccups and Beware of Ticks

This week’s health stories brought good news for people who have trouble sleeping. It’s possible to get better rest by using these 6 natural remedies—without ever popping a sleeping pill. Here’s what else caught our...

By Mandy Oaklander

How Dream Therapy Can Change Your Life

The following story is excerpted from TIME’s special edition, The Science of Sleep, which is available at Amazon.The first time I dialed up my dream therapist, I didn’t realize how personal it would get. It’s...

By Mandy Oaklander

5 Yoga Poses for Better Sleep

If your goal is sounder sleep, it’s a good idea to try tiring yourself out during the day. Any exercise can do this, of course. But yoga may be the best type for the job.Not...

By Mandy Oaklander and Heather Jones

This Quick Meditation Helps You Let Go of Stress and Sleep

Meditation has been shown to be an effective way to wind down and get to sleep—something that’s especially useful after a harried day of work. Mindfulness techniques have been shown to improve sleep quality, fatigue...

By Mandy Oaklander

Your Meal Has Six Times More Salt Than You Think

How much salt was in your lunch? Whatever your guess, chances are you’re off. By a lot.In a new study, published in the journal Appetite, researchers stood outside fast-food restaurants and asked people to guess...

Why You Should Let Someone Else Choose Your Tinder Photo

An unsung skill of the social networking age is the ability to pick a good profile picture, whether for Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter or Tinder. It’s no trivial matter: people make up their minds about another...

By Mandy Oaklander

This Week in Health: Take a Walk, Get a Massage, Pet a Dog

This week’s health news was filled with useful tips about how to feel better and happier with a bit of self-care, like taking a walk during work and getting an occasional massage. Here’s what else...

By Mandy Oaklander

Science Says Your Pet Is Good for Your Mental Health

Being a pet in America is a plum gig. Pets are incredibly well loved: according to a 2015 Harris poll, 95% of owners think of their animal as a member of the family. About half...

The Club Drug Ketamine May Treat Depression-but the Risks Could Be Big

For doctors and the people they care for, depression can be a vexing condition. It’s common–about 16% of American adults will be clinically depressed at some point in their lives–and yet about a third of...

By Mandy Oaklander

The Dangers of Using the Club Drug Ketamine for Depression

After trying antidepressants, psychotherapy and other treatments like electroconvulsive therapy, people with tough-to-treat depression are often out of options.In recent years, however, there’s been fresh hope in an unexpected place: the club drug ketamine. Ketamine...

By Mandy Oaklander

This Week in Health: Cheat Death, Lose Weight, Do Pilates

A full night of sleep rejuvenates you in a way that even the world’s strongest cup of coffee never could.In a recent deep dive for TIME, we found that sleep also helps you age more...

By Mandy Oaklander

How Doctors Are Fueling the Opioid Epidemic

Some doctors prescribe more opioids than others

By Mandy Oaklander

Why Do People Want to Live So Long, Anyway?

Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel is famous for a lot of reasons. He’s an acclaimed bioethicist and oncologist who advised President Obama on health care and has two very well known brothers, but another thing people always...

By Mandy Oaklander

A New Drug Might Help Your Dog Live Longer

To Herb Krohn, a railroad worker in Seattle, no living creatures are more precious than his four dogs. “From the day you get your dog, you worry about the day you’re going to have to...

By Mandy Oaklander

Doctors Who Trained Abroad Are Better at Their Jobs, Study Says

Patients who see foreign-trained doctors may be less likely to die

By Mandy Oaklander

The Scary Reason Healthy People Die After an ER Visit

It's not because they're old or sick

By Mandy Oaklander

Simple Moves Can Lead to a Less Stressed-Out You

Stress is a modern mental bogeyman that keeps half of U.S. adults up at night, according to a recent survey from the American Psychological Association. And many people don’t do anything to try to fight...

By Mandy Oaklander

Meditation May Be the Key to Managing Anxiety

Mindfulness may even make you resilient to stress

By Mandy Oaklander
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