Elizabeth Yuko

Elizabeth Yuko

Elizabeth Yuko, PhD, is an award-winning journalist, bioethicist, and adjunct professor of ethics at Fordham University. Her work focuses on health and science, and how they intersect with home design, popular culture, politics, and history. Elizabeth has covered the Covid-19 pandemic since February 2020 and received an award from the American Society of Journalists and Authors for an article on grieving during the pandemic, published in Rolling Stone. She is a contributing editor to Rolling Stone and has been published in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Architectural Digest, CityLab, and CNN, among others.

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Latest from Elizabeth Yuko
Is Local Honey Good for Allergies? What Allergists Say
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Is a Personal Steam Inhaler the Best Remedy for Allergy Symptoms? We Asked MDs
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7 Facts About Pelvic Floor Health That (Almost) Everyone Gets Wrong
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Pelvic Floor Health Is for Everyone—Here's How to Strengthen It at Any Age
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This Is Why You Feel Sad on Sundays—and How to Cope When the 'Scaries' Hit
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The Hidden Signs of Perfectionism—and How to Tell If It's Holding You Back
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How Much Water Do You Really Need to Drink?
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12 Home Decor Tips for a Mental Health Boost (That Have Nothing to Do With Decluttering)
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Do Stress Balls Actually Have Benefits, or Are They Just a Nice Distraction?
What Do Salt Lamps Do, and Do They Have Health Benefits? Here's What the Research Says: salt lamp on table
Do Salt Lamps Actually Do Anything or Are They Just Pretty? Here's What the Research Says
Holiday Loneliness Causes, Reasons, and Coping Stragegies: sad gingerbread man
Why We Often Feel Lonely During the Holidays—and How to Cope (Especially This Year)
How to Take the Perfect Bath, According to Science: Bubble bath with potted plants
How to Take the Most Relaxing Bath, According to Science
This Is Why You're So Tired After Therapy
The Real (and Very Normal) Reason You're So Exhausted After Therapy
How to Set Emotional and Personal Boundaries
This Is What It Looks Like to Set Healthy Boundaries
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5 Renovation Lessons We Learned From 'Cheap Old Houses' on HGTV
This Is Why We Love Tiny Things: Inside the Psychology of Cuteness
This Is Why Tiny Things Make Us So Happy
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What Is Emotional Trauma? How Shifting Our Idea of Trauma Can Help Us Heal
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An At-Home Wellness Sabbatical Could Be Exactly What You Need—Here's How It Works
That Mental Rut You're Going Through Has a Name—and Here's What to Do About It
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5 Healthy Strategies for Coping With Grief
New Year's Resolutions On Sticky Notes
Here's How to (Actually) Keep Your New Year's Resolutions This Time
What Is Decision Fatigue
9 Signs You Have Decision Fatigue—and Tips to Help Manage It
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Hydration Is Essential, but Can You Drink Too Much Water?
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Why You're Always So Tired—and What You Can Do About It