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Holly Burns

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The Surprising Perimenopause Condition That Can Freeze Your Shoulder

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By Holly Burns
| Yahoo Singapore Verified
Holly Burns Thu, 30 July 2026 at 12:35 pm UTC 6 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. —Photo-Illustration by TIME (Source Image: PhotoAlto/Frederic Cirou/Getty Images) When Liz Gumbinner first noticed a twinge in her right shoulder, she assumed she'd pulled a muscle. It was during the pandemic, when many exercise studios were closed, and Gumbinner, a writer who teaches advertising at Boston University, had been doing a lot of yoga and dance at home.
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8 Things Doctors Want You to Know Before Your Colonoscopy Original

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By Holly Burns
| TIME Verified
While no medical procedure is fun, exactly, some can feel more intimidating than others. Root canals and mammograms may make the shortlist, but at the very top is the colonoscopy, a routine procedure in which a doctor uses a long tube with a tiny camera to examine your colon and rectum.
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Tennis vs. pickleball: Which is a better workout?

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By Holly Burns
| The San Diego Union-Tribune Verified
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By Holly Burns For The New York Times Jason Peery played varsity tennis in high school. As an adult, he hit the court six days a week for decades. But in 2019, he discovered the strategy and fun of pickleball. “I was like, ‘Yeah, I don’t think I’m literally ever going to play tennis again.’” Peery, 55, lives in American Fork, Utah, and was so taken with the sport that he eventually started playing and coaching professionally.
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