Lindsey Leake

Lindsey Leake is a former health and wellness reporter on Coins2Day’s Well team, where she covered medicine, public health, the pharmaceutical industry, nutrition, fitness, and more. Before joining Coins2Day, 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.

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  • Kweku Smith, PhD (right), a psychological services provider for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee, speaks with a patient in a still from Figs’ “Anatomy of a Champion” ad. Figs, a medical apparel brand, designed the Team USA Medical Team’s first official Olympics uniform for the 2024 Summer Games in Paris.Mind

    One of the best things you can do for your mental health and well-being, according to a psychologist who counsels U.S. Olympians

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  • Kweku Smith, PhD, a psychological services provider for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee, models the Team USA Medical Team’s first official Olympics uniform, designed by Figs, ahead of the 2024 Summer Games in Paris.Mind

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  • Savannah H. (left), a cardiology acute care nurse practitioner, and Dr. Mohamed H., an emergency and EMS physician, wear Team USA Medical Team gear designed by Figs. More than 250 health care professionals will wear the uniforms at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Paralympics in Paris.Health

    Financial Writer

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  • Obesity medicine physician Dr. Nisha Patel breaks down five weight loss myths that “need to die” with Coins2Day.Health

    The 5 biggest weight loss myths that ‘need to die,’ according to an obesity doctor

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  • Close-Up Of Broiler ChickenHealth

    What are the symptoms of bird flu and how does it spread?

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  • Do you view your toxic boss as successful? This perspective makes you more likely to label their abuse as “tough love,” according to a study published in the July 2024 issue of the journal Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes.Life

    About 1 in 8 senior leaders are likely to be psychopaths—how to spot an abusive boss

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  • Women’s health care company Bonafide polled more than 2,000 U.S. women ages 40–64 for its fourth-annual State of Menopause report. Just over half of women (51%) said they wanted increased workplace accommodations.

    Menopause stigma is impeding women’s career growth, survey says. Here’s how a lack of support is hampering ambition—and the economy

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  • Closeup of man in suit from behind with stage lights pointing at him

    Is there a perfect age to be a leader?

    By Beth Greenfield and Lindsey Leake
  • While adulthood comes with the freedom to go to bed whenever you please, the absence of a regimen that primes your body for adequate rest is among the plethora of poor habits that may be damaging your sleep health.Life

    Can’t get a good night’s rest? Watch out for these 8 ways you may be sabotaging your sleep

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  • The mental health app Headspace offers an 18-session course called Finding Your Best Sleep, featuring brief videos and guided meditations.Life

    I took Headspace’s guided sleep course and I’m finally getting a good night’s rest. Here are the 5 habits I learned

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  • From 2017 through 2022, rates of health care encounters involving cannabis-related disorders increased among Medicare beneficiaries, according to a new study by the Food and Drug Administration.

    Baby boomers are abusing marijuana at a higher rate as more Medicare beneficiaries turn to cannabis with ‘little other safe choices for pain or sleep’

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  • Billionaire Mark Cuban wrote, “No one is going to know or care about your failures, and neither should you. All you have to do is learn from them.” However, optimism bias may be harming our resilience, according to new research.Life

    Bill Gates and Mark Cuban swear that failure helped build their billion-dollar ideas, but new research says making mistakes isn’t actually a key to success

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  • Higher amounts of the low-calorie sweetener xylitol, often marketed as a healthy sugar substitute, is linked to an increased risk of cardiovascular events such as stroke and heart attack, according to a new Cleveland Clinic study.Health

    Sugar substitute xylitol may increase your risk of heart attack and stroke, new study shows. What to know about the low-calorie sweetener

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  • SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, can cause ocular infection by breaching the blood-retinal barrier, layers of cells that shield the retina, the part of your eye that senses light, from microbial pathogens.Health

    COVID can seriously damage your vision, even if you didn’t have symptoms, new study says. Experts say to watch for these signs

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  • As of the two-week period ending May 25, 2024, KP.2, part of the FLiRT family of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants, accounted for a 29% plurality of new COVID-19 infections in the U.S.Health

    Will FLiRT COVID variants bring another summer surge? What to know about symptoms and potential for spread

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