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Walking pneumonia: how it is diagnosed and why the cough lingers

October 16, 2026

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Norovirus or food poisoning? How to tell them apart, and how long you are contagious

October 16, 2026

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Croup: the barking cough, how doctors tell it apart, and when it is an emergency

October 16, 2026

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Strep test explained: the rapid test, the throat culture, and who actually needs one

October 16, 2026

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Ankylosing spondylitis diagnosis: the delay, the HLA-B27 test and the imaging

October 16, 2026

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Histamine intolerance test: what exists, what doesn't, and the elimination trial

October 16, 2026

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Metabolic syndrome criteria: the five numbers, and how many you need to have it

October 16, 2026

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Uric acid test: what the number means and when gout is actually diagnosed

Rheumatoid Arthritis

October 16, 2026

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Endometriosis diagnosis: why it takes years, and what the 2026 ACOG guidance changed

October 16, 2026

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How MCAS is diagnosed: tryptase, the 24-hour urine tests and the criteria

October 16, 2026

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Celiac disease test: the blood tests, the biopsy, and why you keep eating gluten until then

October 16, 2026

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Sleep apnea test: home study vs lab, and what the AHI number means

October 16, 2026

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How MS is diagnosed: MRI, lumbar puncture and the 2024 McDonald criteria

October 16, 2026

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How lupus is diagnosed: the ANA test, the criteria and what a positive ANA means

October 16, 2026

Are vacations overrated?

October 15, 2026

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Baby and child vaccine schedule in 2026: what's given at each age

October 15, 2026

Can an app actually coach you? What your data can and cannot tell you to do

Trends & evidence

October 13, 2026

How much activity is enough? Why 150 minutes a week is harder to count than it sounds

Activity tracking

October 13, 2026

What happens to your health data when you put it in an app?

October 13, 2026

How to export your health data — and what to do with it once you have it

October 13, 2026