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Lindsey Leake is a former health and wellness reporter on Fortune’s Well team, where she covered medicine, public health, the pharmaceutical industry, nutrition, fitness, and more. Before joining Fortune, she spent 14 years in print, broadcast, and digital journalism at outlets including the USA TODAY Network, WebMD, Sinclair Broadcast Group, and WJLA-TV. In 2023, Editor & Publisher Magazine named Lindsey among its 25 Under 35 “next generation of news media professionals.” The National Association of Science Writers recognized her article on the shortage of blood donors of color as a finalist in its 2022 Science in Society Journalism Awards. Lindsey is a two-time winner of the National Association of Black Journalists’ South Florida Diversity Award and has received numerous other reporting accolades. Lindsey earned an MA in Science Writing from Johns Hopkins University, an MA in Journalism and Digital Storytelling from American University, and a BA from Princeton University.

The polio vaccine has all but obliterated the illness that once killed thousands and paralyzed 15,000 people nationwide every year.
HealthPolio is a deadly disease with a vaccine that RFK Jr.’s adviser wants to ban. Here’s how the immunization works
By Lindsey LeakeDecember 13, 2024
Drinking enough water daily can help you lose weight and prevent kidney stones, according to a systematic review led by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, and published in the journal JAMA Network Open on Nov. 25, 2024.
HealthThe incredible health benefits of drinking enough water: New study highlights role in weight loss, migraines, and more
By Lindsey LeakeDecember 6, 2024
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HealthJust one alcoholic drink a day can increase your risk of cancer. But most Americans don’t know the dangers, new survey says
By Lindsey LeakeDecember 5, 2024
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HealthZepbound vs. Wegovy: New clinical trial says this weight-loss medication sheds more pounds
By Lindsey LeakeDecember 4, 2024
The majority of Americans (56%) say alone time is a critical component of their mental health—yet nearly half (46%) don’t get it during the winter holidays. That’s according to a new survey from the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine.
MindThe mental health paradox: Amid the loneliness epidemic, most say they need alone time to feel better this holiday season
By Lindsey LeakeDecember 3, 2024
The sound of road traffic is not only linked to increased stress and anxiety, it also muddies the mental health benefits of nature noise, according to research published Nov. 27, 2024, in the journal PLOS One.
MindYour commute is more dangerous than previously realized, new research shows. One simple change could combat the mental toll
By Lindsey LeakeNovember 27, 2024
A senior woman measures her blood pressure at home
HealthHypertension is a ‘silent killer.’ Here’s what your blood pressure should be at every age
By Lindsey LeakeNovember 25, 2024
Existing research has tied sedentary behavior to a slew of health problems in both children and adults. But a 2024 study suggests exercise may not be enough to undo the cardiovascular damage of too much sitting.
HealthSitting too much is a danger not even exercise can undo. Here are 5 tips to move more
By Lindsey LeakeNovember 18, 2024
The prospect of becoming more physically active may seem intimidating as you age, but Arnold Schwarzenegger wants you to give it a go.
C-SuiteArnold Schwarzenegger’s 3 tips for staying active as you age: ‘Don’t think, just get going’
By Lindsey LeakeNovember 15, 2024
Arnold Schwarzenegger is Zimmer Biomet’s inaugural chief movement officer.
HealthArnold Schwarzenegger is joining a Fortune 500 company to solve a great problem of his generation
By Lindsey LeakeNovember 13, 2024
Your resting heart rate, or pulse, is the number of times your heart beats per minute when you’re at rest. It’s also a vital sign that provides a window into your heart health—especially as you age, according to the American Heart Association.
HealthYour resting heart rate can tell you a lot about your health. Here’s what your pulse should be at every age
By Lindsey LeakeNovember 13, 2024
Compared to other exercise patterns studied, peak physical activity in both the morning and evening was associated with an 11% lower risk of colorectal cancer, according to research published in September 2024 in the journal BMC Medicine.
HealthWorking out at these times of day could reduce your risk of colorectal cancer by 11%, new study says
By Lindsey LeakeNovember 11, 2024
Walking pneumonia, a lung infection caused by the bacterium Mycoplasma pneumoniae, tends to be most common among older children and adolescents but in 2024 has been rampant among young children.
HealthCould your cough be walking pneumonia? Here are the symptoms of the spiking bacterial illness
By Lindsey LeakeNovember 1, 2024
Though sleep deprivation comes for us all on occasion, a new study suggests habitually substandard shut-eye is linked to accelerated brain aging.
HealthPoor sleep is tied to faster brain aging, new study says. Here’s how it impacts people as young as 40
By Lindsey LeakeOctober 23, 2024
Just 25% of people at high risk of pneumococcal disease—children younger than 2, adults older than 64, and those with certain chronic health conditions such as diabetes—have been immunized, according to an August 2024 survey by the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases.
HealthPneumonia can be a deadly complication of COVID, the flu, and RSV: What to know about pneumococcal vaccination
By Lindsey LeakeOctober 22, 2024
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