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Marygrace Taylor
Marygrace Taylor is a health and wellness writer based in Philadelphia. Her work has appeared in places like Parade, Glamour, Prevention, Family Circle, Women’s Health, Men’s Health, Shape and Greatist. Visit her at marygracetaylor.com.
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Cold Sore or Pimple? Here's How to Tell the Difference
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By Marygrace Taylor
a young adult puts a hand on their neck due to pain from swallowing associated with contagious strep throat
Is Strep Throat Contagious? Here's How It Spreads and How to Prevent It
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By Marygrace Taylor
An illustration of a person holding up a dental floss pick as opposed to regular floss, against a bright pink background.
How Bad Is It Really to Use Floss Picks Instead of Regular Floss?
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By Marygrace Taylor
a middle-aged person with short brown hair and earrings wearing a tan t-shirt and lying in bed holding their head because they have a headache when lying down
Headache When Lying Down? Here's What Your Body's Trying to Tell You
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By Marygrace Taylor
Older adults eating dinner together to help treat their loss of appetite as they age
6 Things That Cause a Loss of Appetite in Older Adults
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By Marygrace Taylor
a young person with shoulder-length dark brown hair holding their ear because they have sound sensitivity
Hypersensitive to Sound? Here’s What Your Body’s Trying to Tell You
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By Marygrace Taylor
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How Bad Is It Really to Sleep After a Concussion?
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By Marygrace Taylor
Person with long black hair sleeping under white bed sheets with their mouth slightly open, needing a nasal strip to breathe.
What Really Happens to Your Body When You Use Nasal Strips Every Night
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By Marygrace Taylor
Illustration of a person's feet wearing pink fluffy slippers
How Bad Is It Really to Never Wash Your Slippers?
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By Marygrace Taylor
close view of a person in a white robe sitting on a bed with purple sheets and holding their knee because they have knee pain at night
Knee Pain at Night? Here's What Your Body's Trying to Tell You
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By Marygrace Taylor
close view of a person using nail clippers on their fingernails, to represent sharing nail clippers
How Bad Is It Really to Share Nail Clippers?
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By Marygrace Taylor
a pharmacist with long black hair wearing glasses and wearing grey scrubs and talking to a customer about common mistakes with prescription drugs
7 Mistakes Pharmacists Wish You'd Stop Making With Your Medications
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By Marygrace Taylor
A close up of a person in a red long sleeve shirt sitting with the eye doctor for an exam.
6 Things Eye Doctors Wish You'd Stop Doing at Your Eye Exams
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By Marygrace Taylor
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How Bad Is It Really to Never Clean Your Glasses?
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By Marygrace Taylor
close view of a doctor wearing a surgical mask giving a vaccine to a person with short white hair and beard
9 Things Doctors Want You to Know About the RSV Vaccine
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By Marygrace Taylor
an illustration of a person sleeping with the window open, against a green background.
How Bad Is It Really to Sleep With a Window Open?
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By Marygrace Taylor
a person with long brown hair lying on the couch and using nasal spray because they have a stuffy nose at night
Stuffy Nose at Night? Here's What Your Body's Trying to Tell You
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By Marygrace Taylor
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How Bad Is It Really to Never Wash Your Bathrobe?
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By Marygrace Taylor
close view of a person using a pumice stone on their heel, as an example of how to get rid of calluses on feet
The 2 Best Ways to Get Rid of Calluses on Your Feet
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By Marygrace Taylor
a person with shoulder-length light brown hair wearing a grey sweater lying on a couch with their back to the camera and holding their head because they have a headache after dental work
Headache After the Dentist? Here's What Your Body's Trying to Tell You
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By Marygrace Taylor
a person with short black dreadlocks wearing a white button-down shirt and sitting on a beige couch in a therapists office
6 Things Therapists Wish You'd Stop Doing in Your Sessions
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By Marygrace Taylor
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How Bad Is It Really to Wax Your Pubic Hair?
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By Marygrace Taylor
a person with long brown hair wearing a white t-shirt and lying awake in bed because they feel a presence in the room while sleeping
Feel Like Someone Is in the Room When You're Sleeping? Here's What That Means
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By Marygrace Taylor
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How Bad Is It Really to Use Nasal Spray Every Day?
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