A reader asks: Can you contract measles if you had measles as a child?
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Well: Do We Really Need to Sleep 7 Hours a Night?
A new study is challenging the notion that artificial light and the hectic pace of modern life are disrupting natural sleep patterns, fueling an epidemic of sleep deprivation.
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Ask Well: Do I Need an Annual Physical?
An annual physicals is routine for about 45 million Americans. Should it be?
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Many Who Take a Daily Aspirin Don’t Need It
Many healthy people take a daily aspirin to reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke, but a new study has found that more than 11 percent of them should not be doing so.
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Ask Well: Do I Need a Measles Shot?
I haven’t been vaccinated against measles since I was a child in the 1950s. Should older adults get another vaccination?
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Well: Young Adults Need Flu Shots Too
Young adults who have not had a flu shot are at disproportionate risk of requiring hospital care this flu season, a small new study suggests.
You’re Going to Need a Bigger Bowl
In this week’s Recipes for Health, Martha Rose Shulman offers hearty vegetarian meals in a bowl (or on a plate) inspired by the Korean dish bibimbap.
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The Tests That Babies Need
The screening of newborns for inherited and congenital disorders has steadily improved and remains critical to their health.
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Ask Well: Do We Need to Stretch?
If stretching before exercise is of questionable benefit, is there any time that stretching is beneficial? The Phys Ed columnist Gretchen Reynolds responds to readers’ questions.
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Ask Well: Do I Need a Flu Shot if I’ve Had the Flu?
Donald G. McNeil, Jr. , a science reporter for The New York Times, responds to a reader question about whether you need a flu shot if you’ve already had the flu.
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