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Erica Sloan

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Newly freelance health & wellness journalist, formerly on staff at SELF magazine and Well+Good

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Erica is a freelance health and wellness journalist, most recently the senior health writer at SELF magazine (which was shuttered in April 2026). Her work covers a broad span of health topics, with a focus on reproductive and sexual health, sleep, mental well-being, and chronic conditions. Previously, she was the senior lifestyle editor at Well+Good, and she's also held editorial positions at Martha Stewart Living, Prevention, and Washingtonian.

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Breast Cancer is Rising in Young Women-Here Are 5 Signs You May Need a Mammogram Before 40

Breast Cancer is Rising in Young Women-Here Are 5 Signs You May Need a Mammogram Before 40

As more young women get breast cancer, doctors explain why you should learn your risk before age 40 and how t…

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Why Do Thousands of Women Feel the Pain of Their C-sections?

Why Do Thousands of Women Feel the Pain of Their C-sections?

Experts explain why pain during C-section occurs for some people, even despite receiving the standard anesthe…

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What to Know Before You Hop on the Zyn Bandwagon

What to Know Before You Hop on the Zyn Bandwagon

Using oral nicotine pouches is touted as a safer alternative to smoking or vaping, but experts say Zyn can st…

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The Real MAHA Agenda? Sending Women Back to the Kitchen

The Real MAHA Agenda? Sending Women Back to the Kitchen

Making our current system out to be the problem tasks mothers with being the solution.

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People With PCOS Are Taking GLP-1s for Their Symptoms. Here's What to Know

People With PCOS Are Taking GLP-1s for Their Symptoms. Here's What to Know

Doctors explain the research behind taking a GLP-1 for PCOS treatment and why these drugs may bring relief fr…

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90 percent of US adults have this syndrome — but most have never heard of it

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Susan Gilchrist, a preventive cardiologist and epidemiologist sees patients all the time at the University of North Carolina Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic (CKM) Syndrome Clinic who don't know what CKM is and are not sure why they're in her clinic. It's not surprising — CKM syndrome was only recently coined, in 2023, by the American Heart Association (AHA) . And roughly 9 in 10 U.S. adults — about the same number of people estimated to have it — have never heard of it.
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If you're at risk of Alzheimer's, these dietary habits can help, study finds

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Hot weather can make these 9 health conditions worse

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