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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 meat in your fridge or freezer may be contaminated with the bacteria E. coli, according to the Food Safety and Inspection Service, part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
HealthYour ground beef may be contaminated with E. coli, USDA says. Here are the products under public health alert
By Lindsey LeakeApril 22, 2024
Researchers at SUNY Upstate Medical University found that nonmedical cannabis use—regardless of how or how often it was consumed—lowered a person’s odds of subjective cognitive decline by 96%.
MindRecreational cannabis use may lower your risk of cognitive decline, study says
By Lindsey LeakeApril 19, 2024
Americans’ cognitive well-being has improved since 2022, according to the 2024 Muse Brain Health Report, a survey of 5,000 U.S. adults.
MindThese states and cities have the best—and worst—brain health in America
By Lindsey LeakeApril 17, 2024
Most protein powders on the market contain high-quality proteins, says Roger Fielding, Ph.D., a professor at the Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy. However, they can also leave key nutrients out.
HealthWhat’s the scoop on protein powder? Nutrition experts share 3 things to know about the popular supplement
By Lindsey LeakeApril 15, 2024
From April 2020 through September 2021, overall hospital visits for alcohol-related conditions spiked beyond what researchers expected, per a study published Friday.
HealthAlcohol-fueled hospital visits are spiking among middle-aged women, study says: ‘We simply just don’t know what’s causing this’
By Lindsey LeakeApril 15, 2024
CEOs are happier with the amount of sleep they get each night than directors, managers, employees in nonmanagerial positions, and even business owners, according to the inaugural Expert Reviews Sleep Survey.
LifeYour boss is probably getting more sleep than you are, survey says. Here’s who catches more z’s than even CEOs, managers, and business owners
By Lindsey LeakeApril 10, 2024
Occasionally falling asleep at work is par for the course, according to a new survey by sleep wellness company Sleep Doctor, with 46% of respondents saying they nap during the workday at least a few times a year.
Life1 in 3 workers admit to regularly napping on the clock, survey says. Here’s why Gen Z and millennial men are the worst culprits
By Lindsey LeakeApril 7, 2024
Whereas traditional colonoscopy involves snaking a camera called a colonoscope through your colon and rectum, a CT colonography, or virtual colonoscopy, consists of X-rays and a computer creating 3D images of these organs.
HealthVirtual colonoscopy lets you skip the scope. Here’s what to know about the colorectal cancer screening Mark Cuban says saves time and money
By Lindsey LeakeApril 2, 2024
Actress Olivia Munn announced in a March 13, 2024, Instagram post that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer in 2023, and credited Dr. Thaïs Aliabadi with calculating her disease risk and saving her life. “It would be my dream to have every single woman on the planet know their lifetime risk of breast cancer,” Aliabadi tells Fortune.
HealthThe doctor who caught actress Olivia Munn’s breast cancer also diagnosed her own: ‘I don’t want another woman to go through what I went through’
By Lindsey LeakeMarch 28, 2024
The Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool (BCRAT) is an online calculator designed to predict a woman’s risk of developing invasive breast cancer in both the short term and their lifetime. But it doesn’t allow bi- or multiracial women to accurately input their race and ethnicity.
HealthA 5-minute test can estimate your odds of developing breast cancer—but not if you’re biracial
By Lindsey LeakeMarch 23, 2024
Catherine Duchess of Cambridge presents the winner trophy after the Men's Singles final between Novak Djokovic of Serbia and Roger Federer of Switzerland during Day thirteen of The Championships - Wimbledon 2019 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 14, 2019 in London, England.
HealthKate Middleton diagnosed with cancer after abdominal surgery in ‘huge shock’ to British royal family
By Lindsey LeakeMarch 22, 2024
After testing new drug compounds that appear to mimic the physical benefits of exercise in rodents, scientists say a pill may someday be able to do the same in humans.
LifeAn exercise pill may soon offer the same benefits as a workout, scientists say
By Lindsey LeakeMarch 18, 2024
In 2023, an 89-year-old man in the U.K. died in part from vitamin D toxicity, or hypervitaminosis D, coroner’s records show.
HealthThe dark side of daily vitamin D supplements: After a man died from an ‘overdose’ in the U.K., experts explain how much is healthy
By Lindsey LeakeMarch 16, 2024
Actress Olivia Munn announced in a March 13, 2024, Instagram post that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer in 2023 and underwent a double mastectomy.
HealthOlivia Munn was diagnosed with breast cancer 2 months after a normal mammogram. This is the tool she says ‘saved my life’
By Lindsey LeakeMarch 13, 2024
Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian said in a March 3, 2024, post on X (formerly Twitter) that he’d undergone a calcium score test the previous year, calling it “Probably the highest ROI $100 you can spend on your health.”
HealthReddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian calls this ‘the highest ROI $100 you can spend on your health.’ Here’s what to know about the calcium score test’s benefits
By Lindsey LeakeMarch 12, 2024
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