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“The best health metric is the one that changes what you do in a way that improves your health,” said Dr. Ami Bhatt of the American College of Cardiology. | Yagi Studio/Getty Images

As I am typing this, a device rests on my wrist that purports to unlock a trove of real-time information about my body’s performance. I can click a button and check my heart rate and revie...

Here’s the problem with friendship these days: People say they have quality people in their corner, are even satisfied with the number of friends they have, and yearn to see them more often. | Carme Parramon/Getty Images

Here’s the problem with friendship these days: People

President Donald Trump signs the H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on Friday, March 27, 2020. | Erin Schaff/The New York Times/Bloomberg via Getty Images

When you ask people when they knew Covid was going to be a huge deal, they give a range of answers. “

A woman looks down at a mobile phone as she walks along the La Jolla coastline on February 6, 2026, in San Diego, California. | Kevin Carter/Getty Images

There’s a new kind of influencer making the rounds on TikTok and Instagram: the loneliness influencer. Most of these influencers are young women, and “loneliness” might be a slight misnomer. They claim they aren’t lo...

This class of doorbell cameras, which includes Amazon-owned Ring, Google Nest Doorbell, and SimpliSafe, is marketed as a convenient means of seeing who’s at your door, a tool to catch burglars and trespassers and maybe even find your lost dog. In actuality, its uses are often more nefarious. | Laura Simonati for Vox

In 2022, a father and son in Florida received notif...