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* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt653f3b1c2a03765f/6a57b5c76a33e5cb15263ffd/postpartum-psychosis.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 21, 2026  
## [Postpartum Psychosis Is Rising. We Are Not Ready.](https://time.com/article/2026/07/21/postpartum-psychosis-is-rising-we-are-not-ready-/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
by Dr. Uruj Kamal Haider
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltae7ac44d58c397b9/6a58e801671e1d41597a33ea/heat-airquality.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 16, 2026  
## [The Risks of Extreme Heat Combined With Bad Air Quality](https://time.com/article/2026/07/16/risks-combined-bad-air-quality-extreme-heat-wildfires/)  
[CLIMATE](/section/climate/)  
by Simmone Shah
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfb77b27b38f56525/6a5653b712737e80d5def2bd/thearpy-brain-mental-health.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 16, 2026  
## [The Most Important Part of Therapy Happens After You Leave the Therapist’s Office](https://time.com/article/2026/07/16/the-most-important-part-of-therapy-happens-after-you-leave-the-therapist-s-office/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
by Joan M. Cook
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltec904d848ba46fc6/6a4ead39993276f5f5f4570b/menopause-rage.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 9, 2026  
## [The Menopause Conversation Still Has One Major Blind Spot](https://time.com/article/2026/07/09/the-menopause-conversation-still-has-one-major-blind-spot/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
by Dr. Sarah Berg
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9d38153f35d5a4e7/6a455ae163380248c31b0e23/carless-cities.jpg?branch=production&width=1920&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 1, 2026  
## [How Communities Thrive When City Streets Ditch Cars](https://time.com/article/2026/07/01/health-environment-benefits-car-free-city-streets/)  
[CLIMATE](/section/climate/)  
by Simmone Shah  
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta3498ab4d5c48edb/6a29ad6a0aceb6feae2326b0/lyndon-b-johnson.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 11, 2026  
## [What Lyndon B. Johnson’s Toothbrushes Show Us About Public Health Today](https://time.com/article/2026/06/11/what-lyndon-b-johnson-s-toothbrushes-show-us-about-public-health-today/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
by Jean Paul Laurent
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7f72ed656180ad09/6a271cee78e98e53277ae4d1/miscarriage-silence.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 9, 2026  
## [Miscarriage Is Hard Enough Without the Silence](https://time.com/article/2026/06/09/miscarriage-is-hard-enough-without-the-silence/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
by Dara Kass, Kimi Chernoby and Courtney A. Schreiber
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfe2fb2fa73bd5380/6a1d956e3e142e443f0f5e50/mt-fuji.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 3, 2026  
## [To Quit Smoking, I Started Hiking](https://time.com/article/2026/06/03/to-quit-smoking-i-started-hiking/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
by Kimberly McCreight
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb741ba3abebe5b5a/6a1b0e1f3e142e213e0f5b27/GettyImages-2277838889.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
May 30, 2026  
## [Trump's Doctor Says He's in 'Excellent Health,' Urges Weight Loss](https://time.com/article/2026/05/30/trump-medical-report-health-overweight-/)  
[U.S.](/section/us/)  
by Rebecca Schneid
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9aea38c89314ec37/6a0f767ceceb9845e9ce6369/Ebola-DRC.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
May 22, 2026  
## [The Ebola and Hantavirus Outbreaks Offer an Ominous Warning](https://time.com/article/2026/05/22/the-ebola-and-hantavirus-outbreaks-offer-an-ominous-warning/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
by Neil Vora  
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt392a859159e73c93/6a0cc004bf768f50f0dba7b2/coughing-illness.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
May 20, 2026  
## [Illness Is Not a Personal Failure](https://time.com/article/2026/05/20/illness-is-not-a-personal-failure/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
by Tom Levenson
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb1585261484b9e9a/6a0635dfa7a449650abaa448/nature-positive-body-image-study.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
May 14, 2026  
## [Why Connecting with Nature Makes Us Feel Better About Ourselves](https://time.com/article/2026/05/14/nature-connection-positive-body-image/)  
[CLIMATE](/section/climate/)  
by Kyla Mandel
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc70504dd01663820/6a04ce04e87db698e352129a/mary-todd-abraham-lincoln.jpg?branch=production&width=1920&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
May 14, 2026  
## [Mary Todd Lincoln and the Double Standard of Mental Illness](https://time.com/article/2026/05/13/mary-todd-lincoln-and-the-double-standard-of-mental-illness/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
by Lois Romano
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt63c2e00d33429fbc/6a0396cce250324ae53e42fc/psychological-flexibility-health.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
May 12, 2026  
## [Why Psychological Flexibility is the Key to Good Health](https://time.com/article/2026/05/12/why-psychological-flexibility-is-the-key-to-good-health/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
by Joan M. Cook
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8796a440293c7d75/6a01d167edcdff2905a13d44/GettyImages-2274972743.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
May 11, 2026  
## [U.S. and French Nationals Test Positive for Hantavirus After Leaving Cruise Ship](https://time.com/article/2026/05/11/us-french-nationals-test-positive-hantavirus-outbreak-cruise-ship/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Tiago Ventura

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