Renée Onque

From booksmaxxing to looksmaxxing: Why mental health experts say too much self-optimisation can be harmful From booksmaxxing to looksmaxxing: Mental health experts say the viral self-improvement trend can encourage perfectionism, anxiety and unhealthy hab... See more

The less sleep teenagers get, the more ill-equipped they are to navigate the challenges of adolescence, health experts say. Yet the amount of sleep that teens are getting each night is the lowest it's been since 1991, new research shows. For U.S. adolesce... See more

Three decades into his career as a neurologist at Mayo Clinic, Dr. David Dodick decided to make a change. As a neurologist, Dodick treated his patients after they'd experienced memory loss or had a stroke, he says. "Knowing that these diseases had been br... See more

Over roughly five weeks in April and May, the MV Hondius, a cruise ship struck by a hantavirus outbreak that killed three people, gripped the imaginations and anxieties of onlookers worldwide. The saga has brought a set of questions about cruises — querie... See more

Over the past couple years, I've conducted a series of periodic social media detoxes. Each time, something strange happens: I start hearing from my friends and family a lot more frequently than usual. Basically, I get more popular, almost overnight. My ex... See more