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L'Oreal Thompson Payton
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L’Oreal Thompson Payton is a Chicago-based health and wellness reporter on Fortune's Well team covering life, health, mind, family and more. Prior to her role at Fortune, L’Oreal was a freelance journalist whose byline regularly appeared in SELF, Shondaland, and Well + Good, among others, and she held editing and reporting roles at YR Media, Jet magazine and the Baltimore Sun. She is a graduate of Loyola University Maryland. Follow all of L’Oreal’s stories here.

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MindHow to break up with your therapist, according to a therapist
By L'Oreal Thompson PaytonNovember 5, 2022
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MindLayoffs are bad for everyone’s mental health: Here’s how to deal
By L'Oreal Thompson PaytonNovember 4, 2022
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HealthFour ways to adjust to Daylight Saving Time ending, according to a sleep expert
By L'Oreal Thompson PaytonNovember 3, 2022
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FamilyPfizer’s maternal RSV vaccine could protect infants from the virus
By L'Oreal Thompson PaytonNovember 1, 2022
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MindWhat the Adderall shortage means for workers with ADHD
By L'Oreal Thompson PaytonNovember 1, 2022
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HealthCOVID hospitalizations are climbing as the U.S. braces for a ‘tripledemic.’ Here are the hardest-hit states
By L'Oreal Thompson PaytonOctober 29, 2022
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FamilyThe U.S. may be headed for a ‘tripledemic,’ but one doctor has an urgent warning to parents about the flu in particular
By L'Oreal Thompson PaytonOctober 28, 2022
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HealthRSV is surging across the U.S. and could severely sicken infants and young children. Here are the symptoms and how to treat it
By L'Oreal Thompson PaytonOctober 26, 2022
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HealthRegular physical exercise could boost the effectiveness of your COVID-19 vaccine
By L'Oreal Thompson PaytonOctober 24, 2022
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HealthChemical hair straighteners are making a comeback among Black women, just as a new study links relaxers to uterine cancer
By L'Oreal Thompson PaytonOctober 21, 2022
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MindChristina Aguilera’s new ‘Beautiful’ video tackles the damaging effects of social media
By L'Oreal Thompson PaytonOctober 20, 2022
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HealthA controversial pregnancy drug was supposed to prevent premature births. It caused blood clots and depression—and may soon be off the market
By L'Oreal Thompson PaytonOctober 19, 2022
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HealthFlesh-eating bacterial infection cases have surged in Florida following Hurricane Ian
By L'Oreal Thompson PaytonOctober 19, 2022
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FamilyScreen time may not be as bad for your kids as previously thought. Here’s how it could actually help cognitive development
By L'Oreal Thompson PaytonOctober 19, 2022
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MindShould your child be screened for anxiety? This group says yes
By L'Oreal Thompson PaytonOctober 14, 2022
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