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Health

Does dark showering help you sleep better? Experts explain the viral bedtime trend
Feb 27 · The Optimist Daily
Pomegranates, Walnuts and Berries Could Unlock Heart Failure Treatment By Producing Urolithin A
Oct 4 · Good News Network
Hunter-Gatherers Don’t Have Trouble Sleeping: Why? and What Can We Learn from Them?
Oct 2 · Good News Network
The Spark: The ‘Community Lighthouses’ Where Neighbors Help Neighbors
Oct 2 · Reasons to be Cheerful
She thought it was just a panic attack. But then remembering a 15-year-old Elizabeth Banks PSA saved her life.
Oct 1 · Upworthy
A guy went viral for tracking the taste of his own urine. Doctors used to do it all the time.
Feb 11 · Upworthy
How Diet and Tryptophan Influence Serotonin and Mental Health (By Jaiden, 15)
Mar 30 · The Good News Post
Nonprofit Puts Ex-Cons to Work with Paid Apprenticeships as Machinists in California
Sep 26 · Good News Network
Two Thousand Years Ago, Julius Caesar Conquered the Settlement That Eventually Became Paris. Archaeologists May Have Just Found It
Sep 25 · Smithsonian Mag (Smart News)
North Somerset Youth Parliament Shares Updates at Fourth Full Meeting (By Ivy, 15)
Mar 30 · The Good News Post
Mama cat rushed her kittens to a human hospital. Doctors treated them as patients.
Sep 24 · Upworthy
NASA to Study Human Health, Performance During Crew-13 Mission
Sep 24 · NASA (News Releases)
Pomegranates and berries produce a gut metabolite that may improve IBD outcomes
Sep 23 · The Optimist Daily
Exceptional Detection Rates of Bladder Cancer Recorded in Study of Simple, Yet State-of-the-Art Test
Sep 22 · Good News Network
Brazil’s new law blames platform design for harming kids, not parents
Mar 26 · The Optimist Daily
New AI Model Can Detect Heart Disease Markers in Simple Electrocardiogram Readings–a Breakthrough
Sep 21 · Good News Network
12 photos of women before and after an orgasm shines a new light on women’s sexual wellness
Sep 21 · Upworthy
The high school student whose filter uses magnetic oil to trap microplastics
Mar 30 · The Optimist Daily
Fox Left For Dead After Being Run Over is Now Recovering Thanks to Swimming Lessons
Sep 19 · Good News Network
Liquid Lifeline: NASA Tech Could Create IV Fluid In Space
Apr 23 · NASA (Technology)
Students Win James Dyson Award for Device That Screens Students for Concussions in Just 60 Seconds
Sep 17 · Good News Network
8 low-cost hobbies that add hours of joy to your week
Sep 17 · The Optimist Daily
Experts say the 3-3-3 Rule can help people reliably break out of anxious thought spirals
Feb 12 · Upworthy
Nashville Singer Becomes Local Celebrity Rescuing Foxes and Saving Them from Mange
Sep 16 · Good News Network
NASA’s Integrated Medical Model (IMM)
Sep 16 · NASA (News Releases)
Experts explain why the 'Infinity Tracing Technique' can be a game changer for people with insomnia
Feb 12 · Upworthy
New Crops, Health Research Proposals to Help NASA Advance Exploration
Sep 14 · NASA (News Releases)
Following Timor-Leste’s Triumph, All of Southeast Asia Has Eliminated Trachoma
Sep 14 · Good News Network
Your allergies aren’t getting worse with age. The pollen season is.
Mar 25 · The Optimist Daily
15 reasons to kiss more, just in time for Valentine’s Day
Feb 10 · The Optimist Daily
Podcast Transcript September 11th, 2026— NYC bans AI for 500,000 students, and seven other solutions
Sep 11 · The Optimist Daily
Arthritis Drug Demonstrates Substantial Hair Regrowth in 1,400 Alopecia Patients
Sep 9 · Good News Network
New heart attack guidelines correct decades of under-diagnosis in women
Sep 10 · The Optimist Daily
A simpler path to treating degenerative blindness: photoswitchable eye drops
Sep 9 · The Optimist Daily
The neuroscience of motivation: what orexin neurons reveal about staying the course
Sep 8 · The Optimist Daily
FDA Immediately Approves Drug That’s Doubling Lifespan for Late Pancreatic Cancer Patients
Sep 8 · Good News Network
EMT Ran 1.5 Miles up 1,000 Feet of Elevation in 31 Minutes to Get Blood Transfusion for Injured Climber
Sep 8 · Good News Network
Fitted with a Berlin Heart, Little Macs Is ‘Absolutely Thriving’ While He Waits for a Heart Transplant
Sep 7 · Good News Network
Red Sea Coral Dying From Heat Stress is Being Revived With Probiotics
Sep 5 · Good News Network
Gym Installed For Homeless Improves Their Health And Habits–Without Leaving the Shelter
Sep 6 · Good News Network
Podcast Transcript September 4th, 2026— AI music banned from Australia’s charts, Roman telescope launches, a biodegradable balloon and much more!
Sep 4 · The Optimist Daily
Survey Finds Blackbirds to Have the Most Beautiful Songs in the Avian World–Science Explains Why
Sep 3 · Good News Network
Common Supplement Rivals Antibiotics for Severe Gum Disease When Taken with Low-Dose Aspirin
Sep 3 · Good News Network
Stray Cat Nursed Back to Health by Train Staff, Climbs the Ranks to Become Stationmaster
Sep 2 · Good News Network
WHO Declares Uganda Ebola-free After 42 Days Without New Cases
Sep 1 · Good News Network
After Receiving a Custom Experimental Medicine, a Teen With a Rare Genetic Disorder Walked on His Own for the First Time
Aug 3 · Smithsonian Mag (Smart News)
In London, Children’s Lungs Grow Faster as Traffic Pollution Falls
Aug 31 · Good News Network
Oakland kids can now borrow sports gear for free at this special library
Jul 31 · The Optimist Daily
Long-Term Exposure to Road Traffic Noise Might Increase Your Risk of Developing Parkinson's Disease, New Research Suggests
Jul 30 · Smithsonian Mag (Smart News)
Free Mobile Dental Lab Brings Volunteer Dentists to Deliver Care to Homeless and Vulnerable in UK
Aug 30 · Good News Network
What went right this week: a ‘pivotal moment’ for cancer research, plus more
Aug 21 · Positive News
Disney donates 18,000 Toy Story 5 toys and sets up screenings for youngsters in children’s hospitals
Jul 28 · Upworthy
Deep Sleep Brain Waves Offer Protection Against Alzheimer’s, Shows New Research
Aug 29 · Good News Network
Mindful Use of Technology at Work Could Reduce Stress, Study Suggests
Jul 25 · The Good News Post
Salsa dancing reduced depression and anxiety in young adults, Oxford study finds
Jul 24 · The Optimist Daily
His wife went into a coma after childbirth. He made sure she’d be the first to hold their son.
Jul 23 · Upworthy
Frogs Produce a Protein That May Be an Antidote for Deadly Shellfish Toxin in Humans
Aug 28 · Good News Network
Podcast Transcript August 28th, 2026— Niger restored 5 million hectares without planting a single tree plus nine other things going right
Aug 28 · The Optimist Daily
Why a grieving employee broke down in tears after misreading an email from Wanda Sykes
Aug 26 · Upworthy
Resurrecting Plant Inspires ‘Fridge Free’ Vaccines That Could Save the Millions of Doses Wasted Annually
Aug 26 · Good News Network
That’s it for Health. Keep scrolling for more good news from the full archive.

More from the Archive

Study Shows Littering Declined 34% Across America Since 2020
May 14 · Good News Network
Good News in History, May 14
May 14 · Good News Network
BELLS FINALLY RING OUT! 150-Year Wait Ends in Easter Celebration
Mar 26 · The Good News Post
Like an 'Eight-Ton Chicken,' Tyrannosaurus Rex May Have Run on Its Tiptoes to Catch Speedy Prey
Mar 3 · Smithsonian Mag (Smart News)
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 Launches to International Space Station
Feb 13 · NASA (News Releases)
The Relaxation of Regularly Listening to Songs or Drawing Pictures May Actually Slow Cellular Aging, New Research Shows
May 13 · Smithsonian Mag (Smart News)
Family of 7 takes in 82-year-old widower neighbor as their new ‘grandpa’
May 13 · Upworthy
Butterfly That Went Extinct in Britain a Century Ago Set for Return to Famous Rewilded Estate Land
May 13 · Good News Network
Australia is on track to eliminate a form of cancer entirely
May 13 · The Optimist Daily
A Football-Size Creature That Lived 307 Million Years Ago May Have Been One of the First Land Vertebrates to Eat Plants
Feb 12 · Smithsonian Mag (Smart News)
EU Passes Animal Protection Law for Keeping, Breeding, and Selling
May 13 · Good News Network
Shanghai Achieves 98% Industrial Recycling Rates After 2019 Waste Management Plan
May 13 · Good News Network
Vital Island Home for Endangered Monk Seals Gains Marine Protections from Greece
May 13 · Good News Network
Good News in History, May 13
May 13 · Good News Network
GVIS Conceptual Visual Designs
Mar 13 · NASA (News Releases)
Conservationists Successfully Tackle Invasive Trees and Fish in Vital South Africa Ecosystems
May 12 · Good News Network
Offshore Wind Turbine Prototype Powers an Onboard Data Center, While the Sea Disperses the Heat
May 12 · Good News Network
NASA-JAXA’s XRISM Telescope Clocks Hot Wind of Galaxy M82
Mar 25 · NASA (News Releases)
Astronomers Witnessed the Birth of a Magnetar for the First Time. It Explains the Mysterious Flickering of an Ultrabright Supernova
Mar 13 · Smithsonian Mag (Smart News)
NASA Discovers Crash of Extreme Stars in Unexpected Site
Mar 10 · NASA (News Releases)
Jamaica Celebrates 40% Drop in Murders Driven by 94% Increase in Police Tip-Offs
May 12 · Good News Network
44 Miles of Major Balkan River Freed from Wartime Concrete Obstruction – LOOK
May 12 · Good News Network
Good News in History, May 12
May 12 · Good News Network
Most Insect Species Call the Tropics Home. But Climate Change Is Pushing Many of the Critters There to Their Heat Limits
Mar 5 · Smithsonian Mag (Smart News)
An Elephant's Trunk Is Covered in Whiskers—and They're Unlike Those on Any Other Animal, a New Study Suggests
Feb 13 · Smithsonian Mag (Smart News)
Homeless Man Helps Find and Return Stolen Dog’s Ashes, Receives Thousands to Get Back on His Feet
May 11 · Good News Network
Dancer with ALS Performs on Stage Again Through Digital Avatar–WATCH
May 11 · Good News Network
Australia Becomes 30th Country to Eliminate Trachoma, Leading Cause of Infectious Blindness
May 11 · Good News Network
Contrary to Popular Belief, Some Doodle Crossbred Dogs May Have More Behavioral Problems Than Their Purebred Parents
Mar 20 · Smithsonian Mag (Smart News)
Some Mice Are Doting Dads, While Others Ignore or Attack Their Offspring. Researchers Just Figured Out Why
Mar 17 · Smithsonian Mag (Smart News)
Asiatic Wild Ass Returns to Eastern Mongolia After 65-year Isolation from Landscape Fencing
May 11 · Good News Network
Good News in History, May 11
May 11 · Good News Network
Humans May Have Transported Live Parrots Over the Andes Mountains Along Sophisticated Trade Routes Before the Rise of the Inca Empire
Mar 20 · Smithsonian Mag (Smart News)
About University Innovation Project (UI)
Mar 11 · NASA (News Releases)
The Uplift: "CODA" stars and concert kid
Jan 5 · CBS News - Uplifting
Man Re-Mortgages Home to Buy Favorite Pub And Save 100 Years of History: ‘Pete’s always been a legend’
May 10 · Good News Network
Good News in History, May 10
May 10 · Good News Network
Podcast Transcript May 8, 2026— Gene therapy restores hearing, Gaza teens win a global prize, and eight more wins
May 8 · The Optimist Daily
Elusive Nightjar Populations Doubled in 5 Years, a ‘Remarkable Comeback’ Conservationists Say
Mar 19 · Good News Network
Great Lakes Otters Are a Conservation Success Story with Populations Flourishing in US and Ontario
Mar 13 · Good News Network
Garish Parcel Locker Plunked in Cul-de-sac is Removed After Residents’ Complaints, CEO Admits it was ‘Wholly Unsuitable’
May 10 · Good News Network
Rare Split-Colored Lobster Caught Near Cape Cod is Donated to Aquarium: A One in 50 Million Catch (LOOK)
May 10 · Good News Network
Marsupials Previously Thought Extinct for 6,000 Years Discovered: ‘A once-in-a-lifetime discovery’
Mar 9 · Good News Network
Margot Robbie reveals her 'bogan nacho' recipe, and people are totally onboard
Feb 12 · Upworthy
The top 10 uplifting news stories of 2024
Dec 30 · CBS News - Uplifting
In a Thrilling Comeback Victory Cherrie DeVaux Becomes First Female Trainer to Win Kentucky Derby (WATCH)
May 9 · Good News Network
Africa’s Rarest Antelope Gets Boost as Zoos Send 4 Bongos to Kenya to Help Save the Species From the Brink
May 9 · Good News Network
Mom Gets to Touch Daughter’s Hand Again in Emotional Meeting With the Grateful Transplant Recipient
May 9 · Good News Network
Scientists Still Have So Much to Learn About Archaeopteryx, the Dinosaur That May Have Flown Like a Bird
Feb 20 · Smithsonian Mag (Smart News)
Archaeologists Stumble Upon Mysterious Medieval Village While Preparing for New Wind Farms in England
Jan 14 · Smithsonian Mag (Smart News)
Good News in History, May 9
May 9 · Good News Network
Yo-Yo Dieting May Actually be Good for You, Suggests New Study
Mar 8 · Good News Network
Scientists Successfully Mine Meteorites for Precious Metals on International Space Station
Mar 5 · Good News Network
Philadelphia Schools Now Guarantee Water and Bathroom Breaks and Daily Recess–With a Ban on Silent Lunches
Mar 4 · Good News Network
Archaeologists Say They've Unearthed a Massive Medieval Cargo Ship That's the Largest Vessel of Its Kind Ever Found
Jan 12 · Smithsonian Mag (Smart News)
US Alcohol Consumption Falls to 85-Year Low –Driven by Desire for Better Health
May 8 · Good News Network
Scientists Make a Super-Honey Using Cocoa Bean Waste For Chocolatey, Heart-Healthy Jolt
Mar 4 · Good News Network
Forget Yankee Candle, This Company has Hired Disabled Americans for 20 Years to Produce Superior Scents
Mar 1 · Good News Network
After Soccer Ball Slams into Seagull, Watch a Player Use CPR to Gently Revive it (WATCH)
Feb 25 · Good News Network
Diseased Rhino Recovers After Florida Zoo Team Surprise Locals with Pioneering Veterinary Tactics
Feb 23 · Good News Network
Walking an Extra 1,000 Steps a Day After Surgery Helps Patients Recover Quicker
May 8 · Good News Network
Successful Homeless Village in Scotland Offers Residents Independence but Asks Responsibility
May 8 · Good News Network
Catch Stunning Views of Venus and Jupiter as They Align with the Crescent Moon in Mid-May
May 8 · Good News Network
Good News in History, May 8
May 8 · Good News Network
‘Cards Against Humanity’ Offers to Refund ‘Obviously Illegal’ Tariffs to Customers After Supreme Court Decision
Mar 3 · Good News Network
‘Exciting’ Fossil Find Reveals That Platypuses Swam with Dolphins 25 Million Years Ago
May 7 · Good News Network
Canadian Woman Gives Free Bikes and Trikes to Thousands of Kids in the Past 14 Years
May 7 · Good News Network
Good News in History, May 7
May 7 · Good News Network
Good News in History, May 6
May 6 · Good News Network
This Magnificent Mural by Leonardo da Vinci Will Go on Display for a Brief Window During the Winter Olympics in Milan
Jan 27 · Smithsonian Mag (Smart News)
85 Million Acres of Private Land Are Being Protected for Conservation in the US and Australia
May 7 · Good News Network
NASA’s Roman Poised to Transform Hunt for Elusive Neutron Stars
May 6 · NASA (News Releases)
Total Lunar Eclipse Tuesday Morning Will Unveil Blood Moon for N. America, Australia and East Asia
Mar 2 · Good News Network
Plastic Mardi Gras Beads Just End up in Landfill, So Coalition Swaps in Seed Beads and Jambalaya Spice Packets
Feb 22 · Good News Network
Woman Discovers Childhood Pen Pal Became Doctor Who Delivered Her 2 Kids: ‘My Mouth Dropped’
Feb 5 · Good News Network
Sam Neill Beats Cancer After 5-Year Battle, Announces ‘It’s Time I Did Another Movie’
May 6 · Good News Network
Orphaned Otter Found on Beach Is Now Surrogate Mom to an Another Orphaned Pup Found on a Beach
May 6 · Good News Network
Seed-Sharing No Longer Illegal After Landmark Kenya Court Ruling Against Global Seed Monopolists
May 6 · Good News Network
Rescued From Kitchen Cabinet, a Hairless Puppy Nicknamed ‘Dobby’ is Now Healthy, Happy and Free
May 5 · Good News Network
Preparing Home-Cooked Meals Once in a While May Reduce Dementia Risk in Seniors by 30%
May 5 · Good News Network
New Desalination Plant Gives San Diego So Much Water it’s Helping Other States Suffering Drought
May 6 · Good News Network
Students Use Makeshift Stretcher to Rescue Injured Hiker, a Skill They Had Been Practicing
May 6 · Good News Network
Mayo Clinic’s AI Can Detect Pancreatic Cancer up to 3 Years Before Diagnosis–When Treatment is Still Possible
May 6 · Good News Network
Papyrus Fragment of Homer’s Iliad Found in 1600–Year-old Mummy is First Time Literature is Discovered in a Burial
May 5 · Good News Network
Good News in History, May 5
May 5 · Good News Network
Seeds from ‘Miracle Tree’ Can Filter More Than 98% of Microplastics from Tap Water
May 4 · Good News Network
Good News in History, May 4
May 4 · Good News Network
Special Devices Let Crowds at the Deaflympics Feel Power of Judo Slams Like Never Before
Feb 12 · Good News Network
Frog Wiped Out by Disease Returns to the Wild With the Help of ‘Frog Spas’ and ‘Frog Saunas’
Feb 10 · Good News Network
‘Green-Thumb’ Miracles Gave These Monks an Eco-Authority in Medieval Italy New Research Shows
Feb 5 · Good News Network
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