Longreads: One Man's Search for the DNA Data That Could Save His Life (Nov. 19, 2020
Longreads: One Scientist's Quest to Bring DNA Sequencing to Every Sick Kid (Aug. 30, 2019)
What Bats, Primates and Even Zebrafish Tell Us About Human Aging (June 17, 2019)
'This Terrible Disease': Ovarian Cancer is Deadly, But New Tests, Treatments Emerge (May 18, 2019)
A Rising Trend in Cancer Care Targets 'Whole' Patients' Emotional, Physical Needs (May 6, 2019)
A Safe Prenatal Genetic Test Is Gaining Popularity with Young Moms-to-Be and Their Doctors (Jan. 5, 2019)
Scientists See Twins as the Perfect Laboratory to Examine Nature Vs. Nurture (Sept. 29, 2018)
Rapid Genome Sequencing Could Revolutionize Health Care For Acutely Ill Babies (June 10, 2018)
Dear Old – or at Least Older – Dads (June 14, 2005)
Turning A March Into a Retreat (April 19, 2005)
Rejection Stings, Even in Cyberspace (Feb. 22, 2005)
When A Treatment Costs $450,000 or More, It Had Better Work (April 22, 2019)
Can Genetic Counselors Keep Up With 23andMe? (May 22, 2018)
Growing Cheaper Embryos for IVF Inside the Vagina (July 12, 2017)
How Fear of Deportation Puts Stress on Families (March 22, 2017)
How the Microbiome Could Be the Key to New Cancer Treatments (June 18, 2019)
Siblings Could Shed Light on the Roots of Autism (Aug. 29, 2018)
The DNA Data We Have Is Too White. Scientists Want to Fix That. (April 30, 2018)
Should You Genetically Test Your Child? (Feb. 5, 2018)
How Medical Advances Are Giving Hope to Children with Rare Diseases (April 25, 2018)
The Uncharted Emotional Territory of Gifting DNA Tests to Family (Dec. 17, 2017)
It Only Seems Like a Twins Boom. Fewer Women Having Multiples With IVF (Feb. 20, 2017)
Why More Women Are Having Their Breast Implants Removed or 'Downsized' (Dec. 7, 2016)
"I Tried the '30 Clean Diet' and Here's What Happened" (April 15, 2016)
New Procedure Helps Wounded Vet Father A Child (Jan. 30. 2016)
Women Are More Likely to Have Sleep Problems Than Men (Jan. 6, 2016)
'Madly in Love': Sweethearts Reunite Nearly Six Decades Later (Nov. 11, 2015)
More Young Women Save Up For Egg Freezing (Oct. 28, 2015)
Adoptive Dad Celebrates First Father's Day (June 18, 2015)
'I Felt Like Superman': These Plus-Sized Marathon Runners Defy the Odds (Oct. 30, 2014)
Needles and Dating: 8 Thing I Wish I'd Known Before Freezing My Eggs "as told to" (Oct. 24, 2014)
When Mom's Online Dating Foray Turns Into a Feeding Frenzy (May 11, 2014)
Doctors' group sounds warning on freezing eggs to buy time on your biological clock (Dec. 23, 2013)
Fried, whipped and canned: Thanksgiving isn't healthy and 'I don't care' (Nov. 25, 2013)
Why There's a Deep Cultural Aversion to DNA Testing, Even When It Can Reunite Separated Immigrant Families (July 17, 2018)
Men Are the Forgotten Grievers in Miscarriage: The lesson from Mark Zuckerberg's decision to open up (Aug. 3, 2015)
Should Women Have An Age Limit on Fertility Treatments? A woman's right to have a baby should be based on medical fact -- not social judgment. (June 10, 2015)
Three-Parent IVF Deserves a Chance in the U.S.: All new fertility treatments sound crazy at first. (Feb. 3, 2015)
Someone I Loved Was Never Born: Miscarriage has long been shrouded in shame and secrecy. That's changing. (Nov. 20, 2014)
The Problem with America's Twin Epidemic: Americans undergoing fertility treatments have gotten used to the prospect of the "instant family" -- but it may carry unnecessary risks (April 16, 2014)
The Pregnancy Obesity Dilemma: Doctors' groups are urging ob-gyns to have those difficult conversations with women: lose weight or put your pregnancy at risk (March 14, 2014)
Facebook's Gender Labeling Revolution: The pressure to choose a public identity can be harmful for people who haven't decided on a private one. (Feb. 19, 2014)
Binge-Watching: Modern Love's New Frontier: When hitting "next" episode is more alluring than fidelity to your partner (Feb. 14, 2014)
Join the Ugly Sweater Party: Ugly sweaters have taken over. Here's why we love to bask in their hideous warmth (Dec. 24, 2013)
Men’s Fertility Should Be Scrutinized Too: A new study suggests a father's diet influences birth defects (Dec. 10, 2013)
Women Feel Cheated By Bridget Jones: After making fun of Smug Marrieds for so long, we wanted to see the long-time singleton actually become one. Instead, we get a stereotype of aging. (Oct. 17, 2013)
When IVF Couples Regret Conceiving Twins: They have a right to be disappointed -- and afraid of the huge change ahead. (Sept. 6, 2013)
Get Used to Embryo Adoption: Couples who do IVF are often faced with the agonizing question of what to do with their leftover embryos: discard them, give them to research, leave them in storage indefinitely—or let them find a new home. (Aug. 24, 2013)
Whither the Fertility Crisis? Infertility hasn't risen, but baby anxiety has. (Aug. 15, 2013)
Coming Out of the Fertility Closet: How Jimmy Fallon is helping infertile couples across America. (Aug. 11, 2013)
Facebook's Health Groups Offer A Lifeline, But Privacy Concerns Linger (May 28, 2018)
Do You Want to Know All Your 23andMe Health Results? (Nov. 28, 2017)
Health Officials Worry A Deadly Avian Flu In China Could Be Next Pandemic (Aug. 23, 2017)
Do You Need Rabies Shots If A Bat Gets In Your House? Experts Disagree. (Aug. 11, 2017)
Locked Out Of Asia, Americans Are Turning To Eastern Europe To Hire Gestational Surrogates (July 25, 2017)
When Your Parents Are Addicted To Painkillers (July 21, 2017)
Men Struggle During Infertility And Pregnancy Loss Too (April 28, 2017)
4 Ways Researchers Are Pushing The Boundaries Of Making Babies (April 25, 2017)
The Agony of the Undecided: Does Egg Freezing Help Women Know if They Want Kids? (Aug. 8, 2013)
Should You Badger Your Friends to Freeze Their Eggs? (Sept. 6, 2013)
Strapped: How the Bridal Beast is Bankrupting the Lowly Wedding Guest (Oct. 10, 2011)
Why We're Flocking to Obstacle Races and Ultra Marathons (Aug. 2, 2019)
Would A DNA Test Help You Stick to Your Diet? (Dec. 29, 2018)
‘Drynuary’: Could You Give Up Alcohol for a Month? (Dec. 28, 2017)
Non-Catholics Use Lent as a Chance for Resolution Reboot (Feb. 24, 2017)
Why Over-the-Counter Birth Control Could Actually Lead to More Pregnancies (May 28, 2016)
Why companies are paying for IVF for their workers but don’t want to talk about it (Feb. 10, 2017)
Opinion: Fewer Twins Are Being Born -- And That Could Improve Health Coverage For Fertility (May 3, 2016)
Opinion: This is What's Wrong with Apple and Facebook's Plan to Cover Egg-Freezing Costs (Oct. 16, 2014)
This Is Your Brain on Sugar: New studies suggest that we can get hooked on sugar just like drugs or alcohol. Is it solid science or scare-'em straight hyperbole? (April 2016)
When Should I Tell Him I Froze My Eggs? More Women Than Ever Who Have Frozen Their Eggs Are Circulating on the Dating Market. Sarah Elizabeth Richards Considers When, How and Whether to Tell. (May 2015)
Why You're Always Late: New research shows that the perpetually late aren't always rude; they may be neurologically wired differently than others. (August 2014)
Should a Woman Be Allowed to Hire a Surrogate Because She Fears Pregnancy Will Hurt Her Career? Or "ruin" her body? What if she's just afraid of giving birth? A special report delves into the so-called world of "social surrogacy." (May 2014)
Maybe Baby -- Infertility's Controversial Cure: Patients travel from as far away as Europe to visit Attila Toth, MD, a physician in New York who claims his extreme treatment will help infertile women conceive. Couples are going home with babies, but doctors think his methods are far from sound. (June 2012)
To Love and Obey?: A seductive idea floating around the relationship cosmos is that we’d all be better off if men were men, and girls were girls. (August 2006)
Web of Love: Online dating not only works. It might even get the marriage-minded to the altar faster than traditional courtship. (April 2005)
Op-Ed Contributor -- Don't Depend on Those Frozen Eggs (Oct. 16. 2014)
Op-Ed Contributor -- The Next Frontier in Fertility Treatment (Jan. 12, 2014)
Op-Ed Contributor -- Alimony for Your Eggs (Sept. 7, 2013)
Op-Ed Contributor -- We Need to Talk About Our Eggs (Oct. 22, 2012)
Sunday Styles -- You Don't Have to Be Jewish to Love JDate (December 5, 2004)
When Erica's Twin Sisters Were Adopted, She Thought She'd Still See Them Regularly. She Was Wrong. (Feb. 1, 2017)
Why More Women Want Two Dads to Adopt Their Babies (May 2016)
When Studying Abroad Goes Horribly Wrong (June 2014)
Does Your Vagina Need a Detox? (June 2014)
What to Do When You Realize Your Mom's Not Perfect (May 2014)
Do you Know Where Your Eggs Are?: You’re panicked at the idea of having kids now, and panicked at the idea of having them later. In the first of a two-part series about your eggs, Cosmo asks: When it comes to fertility, has freaking out become the new normal? (June 2013)
Freezing Your Eggs – Is This What We’re All Doing Now?: Women under 30 are turning to egg freezing to quiet their fertility fears. But the decision can bring issues of its own (July 2013)
Winter Sun Can Hurt Your Skin (February 2007)
Weighing the 'Sheen Effect': How Worried Are Women About HIV These Days? (Dec. 18, 2015)
Paleo Buzzkill: All That Meat Could Be Hurting Your Fertility (Nov. 8, 2015)
Beautiful Undiscovered (and Affordable) Islands in Indonesia (Feb. 11, 2016)
Welcome to Bali: Where 'Eat, Pray, Love' Won't Die (Dec. 9, 2015)
Found: the Best Fish Tacos Ever (Aug. 12, 2015)
My Vacation with My Mother -- to Freeze My Eggs (May 8, 2015)
9 Ways Family Ski Trips Just Became A Lot More Fun (Feb. 19, 2015)
6 Side Effects Of Healthy Eating That Nobody Tells You About (Jan. 1, 2018)
5 Serious Health Conditions That Can Be Passed Down Through Your Genes (Dec 21, 2017)
10 Kitchen Items You Absolutely Don't Need, According To Chefs And Food Bloggers (Dec. 20, 2017)
'I Tried Going Vegan For A Week—Here's What Happened' (Dec. 18, 2017)
'I'm A Vegan Bodybuilder—Here's What I Eat In A Day' (Nov. 22, 2017)
The 4 Best Vegan Foods To Eat If You're Trying To Tone Up (Nov. 20, 2017)
5 High-Protein Breakfasts That Are Totally Vegan (July 27, 2017)
5 Vegan Dinners With As Much Protein As A Chicken Breast (April 24, 2017)
How Your Job Could Influence Your Chances of IVF Success (April 29, 2016)
Eight Major Period Problems -- Solved! Hellish period? Not anymore (September 2014)
The Best Ways to Keep You Pubic Hair in Check (April 2014)
Soon You Might Be Able to Get the Pill Without a Prescription (Dec. 8. 2015)
The Gift of Good Health: Crowdfunding sites let you give back -- and potentially save a life. Here's what you need to know before you click (Oct. 2015)
The 5 People Who Are Jealous of Your Weight Loss (Jan. 8. 2015)
The Once-Heavy Girl's Guide to Staying Slim (Jan. 6, 2015)
9 Things No One Warned You About Losing Weight (Jan. 6, 2015)
When to Talk About Weight Loss While Dating (Jan. 5, 2015)
Keep the Pounds Off For Good (May 2006)
Could You Give Your Embryos to a Stranger? As a result of IVF, 600,000 leftover embryos are sitting on ice in storage facilities. Should they be donated to people who need help having a baby? (November 2014) [Image 1] [Image 2] [Image 3] [Image 4]
(Saturday Essay) Why I Froze My Eggs And You Should, Too: Amid all the talk of 'leaning in' and 'having it all,' we've ignored the most powerful gender-equalizer (May 3, 2013)
Future Tense: Why Are We So Scared of Each New Advance in Reproductive Technology? (Feb. 27, 2019)
Outward Blog: Transgender People Are Having Kids All Kinds of Ways. (Jan. 16, 2014)
Do You Have to Be Rich to Freeze Your Eggs? Competition and a Controversial Method Are Finally Bringing Prices Down (Aug. 22, 2013)
Freeze! Egg freezing is supposed to give women control over their biological clock. So why won’t more women do it? (May 20, 2013)
Mother Country: The perils of getting an assist abroad on having a baby -- for Americans and foreigners both (March 27, 2012)
The Weak Link Between Stress and Infertility: Despite inconclusive evidence, the idea that stress harms conception persists—and it’s stressing women out. (Nov. 7, 2011)
In Defense of IVF Twins: Implanting more than one embryo can be cheaper and quicker than single embryo transfers. (August 15, 2011)
Is Ella Birth Control or Abortion?: The new morning-after pill (August 17, 2010)
When Sex Becomes a Chore: A new study shows how infertility affects a couple's sex life (April 12, 2010)
Is Egg Freezing Unfairly Marginalized?: Why the experimental label should be removed from the procedure (March 15, 2010)
The Irresistible Baconator: Why fast food calorie counts might not make people eat better (February 16, 2010)
Feeling Unattractive? Maybe You’re Ovulating: How ovulation affects self-esteem (January 21, 2010)
Taking Care of Babies May Change Your Brain: A new study suggests that your brain can become “motherly” without giving birth (January 7, 2010)
Single and Happy During the Holidays: A new study shows that singletons might be just as psychologically well-off as married people (December 23, 2009)
Does Getting Dumped Feel Like Breaking a Bone?: A new study suggests that some people may experience emotional distress physically (December 15, 2009)
Exercise Will (Eventually) Stop Making You Hungry: A new study could provide clues to long-term weight loss (December 3, 2009)
The Healthiest Way To Fight With Your Husband: Use analytical language in the heat of the moment (November 24, 2009)
The Atkins Diet Could Make You Hate Life: A low-carb lifestyle is good for weight loss, but bad for your mood (November 16, 2009)
Does Stress Cause Infertility?: The relationship between worry, depression, and trying to have a baby (November 9, 2009)
Smart Test-Tube Babies: The latest reassuring research on IVF (October 28, 2009)
Why Poor Women Are More Likely To Die From Breast Cancer: And how their situation could get worse (October 15, 2009)
Thin Friends Can Make You Fat, Too: How is a social woman supposed to lose weight? (October 6, 2009)
Rielle Hunter Beat the Odds: Conceiving a healthy child naturally at 43 is pretty rare (September 21, 2009)
Neurostimulation: Is it a good idea to drill holes in people's heads to treat them for depression? (February 19, 2008)
Skipping Baby Steps: The case for going straight to IVF (November 20, 2007)
Girl Talk: A new pill that stops your period (October 18, 2006)
Love Match: Couples who cross-donate kidneys (December 20, 2005)
Dispatches from Romania:Part 1: The Dictator's Groupie (November 29, 2004)
Dispatches from Romania:Part 2: King of Roma Everywhere (November 30, 2004)
Dispatches from Romania:Part 3: The Babies Left Behind (December 1, 2004)
Dispatches from Romania: Part 4: Please Keep Your Children, or Don't Have Them (December 2, 2004)
Dispatches from Romania: Part 5: Stuck in the Pipeline (December 3, 2004)
Are Contracts the Key to Long-Term Relationships? (April 2014)
"What I Miss About Being Fat" (July 2012)
The Baby Dilemma: Hope in a Tank (April 2008)
Should You Freeze Your Eggs? (March 2008)
How Breakups Hurt Your Health (September 2006)
“My Dad Was a Serial Killer” (January 2006)
What No One Tells You When You’re Overweight (September 2005)
“I Gained 40 Pounds to Lose 100” (September 2005)
“I Had My Leg Amputated and I’m Happier” (September 2004)
“I Was 17 When I Turned My First Trick, Compared With the 12-Year-Olds I Meet Today” (December 2003)
Why Ob-Gyns May Be the Worst People to Talk to About Fertility (Feb. 21, 2014)
Roadside BBQ Gets a New Flavor: This isn't your dad's barbecue stand (Sept. 13, 2013)
Postcards from Home: I discovered a whole new way of vacationing in my city (Aug. 23, 2013)
Come Sail Away: Summer’s swanky pastime isn’t as exclusive as you think (July 17, 2013)
The Secret to a Celebrity Fitness Craze: What’s the formula behind the viral success of Barry’s Bootcamp? (June 19, 2013)
How to Eat More Mindfully: The smartest way to lose weight isn't a diet -- it's a mindset that will change your food focus for life. (October 2013)
Women on the Verge of a Drinking Problem: The sobering truth about what moderation really means (December 2011)
The Face of Domestic Violence: How could Amanda White have stayed with a husband who continued to beat her? (March 2010)
10 Factors You Should Consider Before Taking an at-Home DNA Test (Nov. 20, 2018)
Shut Down the Anxiety Machine: 3 Easy Ways to Build Your Resilience (May 2012)
3 Unexpected Ways to Weather Any Crisis (May 2012)
Stew – Or Sue? Up Against the “Maternal Wall” (May 2006)
Pictures of geriatric pregnant ladies are no way to shock British women into motherhood (May 29, 2013)
A fertility app can’t get you pregnant, but might drive you crazy (Aug. 7, 2013)
Life & Arts (Cover Story) – Muppets on a Peace Mission: ‘Sesame Street’ is the world’s most successful children’s TV show. This weekend sees the launch of its first Northern Irish series. (April 5, 2008)
House & Home (Cover Story) – Domestic Discord: What Happens When Couples Can’t Agree on Where to Live (April 28, 2007)
FT Magazine – Crisis Talks: Radical therapy in which survivors repeatedly relive a tragedy is helping patients cope with the effects of trauma. (March 10, 2007)
Property – In the Wake of the Rich and Famous: Sarah Richards reports from the Caribbean on how a little-known island is pinning its hopes on a super-exclusive resort (May 8, 2006)
Travel – A Charter for Relaxation: Sarah Richards was a little wary of hiring a boat for a holiday with some friends but soon found her sea legs (March 18, 2006)
Business & Finance – Companies Begin to Think Big as Obesity Epidemic Spreads (December 28, 2005)
House & Home – A Helping Hand Out of the Clutter: Sarah Richards meets the titans of tidy who rescue those who can’t throw things away (June 19, 2004)
House & Home – ‘A House is Small, Very Good Hotel’: Sarah Richards meets the new breed of butler who is as likely to have a mobile phone as polished shoes and a cut-glass manner (June 19, 2004)
Food & Drink – Miracle Claims of a Forgotten Fruit: Sarah Richards wonders where the jewel-like, health-giving pomegranate has been all her life (July 17, 2004)
Science & Health – A Game of Concentration: Tasks requiring vigilance sap brain power and can harm productivity (June 4, 2004)
Property – Not Exactly La Bella Figura: When Californians get their hands on Tuscan style, all sorts of horrors can emerge (January 24, 2004)
Food & Drink – A Short History of Fish Tacos: Sarah E. Richards discovers a delicacy in San Diego, California (January 2, 2004)
Food & Drink – Rind on Mine, Please: America is at last discovering that cheese is more than processed, plastic pap. (October 25, 2003)
Deadly Prose: How should creative writing teachers handle students who turn in gruesome stories? (April 20, 2007)
The Suicide Test: Alarmed by recent reports of student depression and fearing malpractice lawsuits, colleges are struggling with ways to treat suicidal students -- including expelling them. (March 9, 2007)
How to Humanize a Killer: Defense teams in capital cases research their clients' childhood -- and conduct often-harrowing interviews with the clients' families -- to evoke sympathy from juries. Critics call mitigation evidence the "abuse excuse." (June 7, 2006)
Singles Going Steady: To avoid marrying a jerk, singles educators say you should stay out of bed on the first date and cross-examine your partner. Critics say their advice is hokum. (March 7, 2006)
The Bronzed and the Beautiful: Like all pasty-white chicks, I thought I could only dream of wearing a white bikini and gold lamé thongs -- until I found salvation in a bottle of rub-on tan. (August 3, 2005)
Before We Hook Up, Please Sign This: In an effort to stem sexual harassment suits, more and more companies are insisting that office paramours sign "love contracts" -- even before any collegial coitus takes place. Is climbing over the cube worth the aggravation? (July 21, 2005)
Red-Hot Eco Moms (April 2010)
How Happy Couples Get Through Hard Times (January 2006)
The Changing Shape of the American Family (November 2006)
Live Your Dream: Dating After Divorce (September 2006)
How to Get Everything You Want (August 2006)
Why Aren’t More Women Lifting Weights? (December 2006)
Backlash in the Burbs: There's a new movement that uses intelligent design to cure America's soulless subdivisions (October 2005)
Case Closed: The War of the Worlds (April 2003)