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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

Woman Rower Breaks Men’s Record for Fastest Solo Voyage from California to Hawaii
Jul 7 · Good News Network
Ugandan Coffee Growers Shrug Off Drought Thanks to Regenerative Agriculture
Jul 7 · Good News Network
Earth Prize 2026 part I: teenage teams tackling big global problems
May 20 · The Optimist Daily
People reveal how much happier they are after ditching these 7 so-called ‘required’ things
Apr 25 · Upworthy
New guidelines link heart and brain health for the first time
Apr 6 · The Optimist Daily
NASA Data Hackathon Inspires Community Action
Mar 23 · NASA (News Releases)
Shell’s New Concept EV Designed to Charge in Under 10 Minutes and Run at 6 miles per kWh
Jul 6 · Good News Network
€12 Million Portrait of Picasso’s ‘Golden Muse’ Recovered from Thieves After Paris Theft
Jul 6 · Good News Network
Good News in History, July 6
Jul 6 · Good News Network
Math researchers confirm ’20 year rule’ in fashion trends and it’s uncanny
Apr 6 · Upworthy
Rooftop Solar Gave Power to Pakistan When Fossil Fuels Failed– it’s Now Called a Boom
Jul 6 · Good News Network
Blind People Offered Hope of Seeing Again After Stem Cell Breakthrough Remakes Retinal Blood Vessels
Jul 6 · Good News Network
15 psychological ‘cheat codes’ people swear ‘work every time’ for social situations
Jun 26 · Upworthy
Mom breaks down in tears after another parent called her about her daughter’s lunch
Apr 11 · Upworthy
Teacher explains how ’90s kids never had water bottles in school and ‘somehow’ survived
Apr 11 · Upworthy
The 8-Year-Old Behind Artemis II’s Moon Mascot
Apr 4 · CNN 5 Good Things (Podcast RSS)
Tumorous sea turtle makes 4-month recovery after being saved from fishing line: 'I seriously did not think she was going to make it'
Apr 24 · Good Good Good
Likely Kicked by a Kangaroo, This Dingo Healed a Millennium Ago Thanks to Help From an Aboriginal Community That Continued to Honor It for 500 Years
May 19 · Smithsonian Mag (Smart News)
Nicholas Houghton: Engineering Crew Safety for NASA’s Artemis Missions
May 11 · NASA (News Releases)
Neighbors Pull Grandma Out of Burning Home But Looked Like ‘Drunk Thugs’ in Doorbell Camera Alert Sent to Daughter
Jul 5 · Good News Network
Surprise Audio Played at Wedding Shocks Everyone When Bride Accurately Predicts Husband’s Name as a 4-Year-old
Jul 5 · Good News Network
Crow Takes to Teaching a Starving Orphan Bird How to Eat (Watch)
Jul 5 · Good News Network
Rare 1776 Declaration of Independence Discovered by National Archives in UK–One of Only 11 Known to Survive
Jul 5 · Good News Network
Good News in History, July 5
Jul 5 · Good News Network
Dutch grocery store add slow lane for elderly customers who want to chat
May 11 · Upworthy
Podcast Transcript April 3, 2026—Good Friday good news: speed friending, fire fungi, and the science of sleep
Apr 3 · The Optimist Daily
The ‘Buy Nothing Rebellion’ is growing as more people opt out of modern consumerism
Jul 4 · Upworthy
Good News in History, July 4
Jul 4 · Good News Network
Walking Football Scheme Helps Hundreds Living With Parkinson’s After First Year
May 18 · The Good News Post
Near Philadelphia’s New Green Spaces, a Dramatic Reduction in Crime
Apr 3 · Reasons to be Cheerful
Giant Gorilla Maze Celebrates Sir David Attenborough’s 100th Birthday
Jul 4 · Good News Network
Voice Changes Measured by Phone Can Predict Asthma Flare-Ups 3 Days in Advance
Jul 4 · Good News Network
250 Reasons to Love America On Her 250th Birthday
Jul 4 · Good News Network
This World Cup is about so much more than soccer. These are the best good news from off the pitch
Jun 24 · Good Good Good
31 Ideas To Take Action & Celebrate Pride Month
May 28 · Good Good Good
Are fire-loving fungi mother nature’s first responders after wildfires?
Apr 3 · The Optimist Daily
The Majestic ‘Gloucester Tree’ Reopens to Climbers in Australia After 3 Years of Repair
Jul 3 · Good News Network
Simply Add Water to Diesel Fuel to Cut Engine Pollution by 67%–with No Loss in Efficiency
Jul 3 · Good News Network
Good News in History, July 3
Jul 3 · Good News Network
50 emotions that don’t exist in the English language, but we all have experienced
May 8 · Upworthy
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Donate $26 Million to Charities in Honor of Their Wedding
Jul 3 · Good News Network
Yet More Scrolls Burned by Vesuvius Are Decoded by AI–Revealing Insights by Unknown Stoic Philosopher
Jul 3 · Good News Network
Millennial asks Gen Zers what they do for fun, and the answers are surprisingly different
May 7 · Upworthy
Tenant got a $2,500 check in the mail from an ex-landlord who sold the house.The note that came with it is something else.
Apr 25 · Upworthy
Community Comes Together for Life-Saving Cause at Blood Bikes Event
Apr 24 · The Good News Post
Turning Surplus into Support: Charity Doubles Impact in New Appeal
Apr 24 · The Good News Post
New Solar Tech Makes Desalinating Seawater Cheaper Than Producing Bottled Water
Jul 2 · Good News Network
July Fireworks Include 2 Separate Meteor Showers to Light up the Night Sky Late in the Month
Jul 2 · Good News Network
Good News in History, July 2
Jul 2 · Good News Network
Dogs can detect Parkinson’s years before symptoms show — with 98% accuracy
Apr 1 · Good Good Good
Southeast Asia Nears Malaria Elimination, Down Two-Thirds Since 2010
Jul 2 · Good News Network
3-Year-old Rescued After 6 Days Beneath Rubble in Venezuela as Rescuers Arrive in Droves to Help the Country
Jul 2 · Good News Network
Manchester’s ‘dress rehearsal’ for life is getting homeless men back to work
Apr 9 · The Optimist Daily
New UK Charity Launches Free Mental Health Platform for Neurodivergent People
Apr 1 · The Good News Post
More movement, more energy burned: new study challenges metabolism myth
Mar 24 · The Optimist Daily
A Foster Kid Came for Surgery. He Left With a Family
Mar 7 · CNN 5 Good Things (Podcast RSS)
NASA’s Webb Studies How Planet Survived Death of its Star
Jul 1 · NASA (News Releases)
NASA’s TESS Mission Finds Planetary System in New Way
Jul 1 · NASA (News Releases)
Good News in History, July 1
Jul 1 · Good News Network
Twin NASA Control Rooms Support Artemis Safety, Success
Apr 8 · NASA (News Releases)
Scientists Have Found Climate-Resistant Coral Reefs Around the World Totaling the Size of Wisconsin
Jul 1 · Good News Network
From One Surviving Male Bison, Azerbaijan Now Has 25 Calves Born Wild in 7-Year Success Story
Jul 1 · Good News Network
New Law Will Protect Kids’ Lemonade Stands After State Employees Were Caught Demanding Fees
Jul 1 · Good News Network
Largest and Most Detailed Picture Taken of Milky Way’s Center–With Millions of Stars and Thousands of Worlds
Jul 1 · Good News Network
Going Low and Slow in Testing
May 28 · NASA (News Releases)
Divorced dad shares beautiful, final bedtime routine with 11-year-old son
Mar 11 · Upworthy
Herculean Effort to Restore Mozambique’s Rhino Population Succeeds with 61 Animals Moved There
Jun 30 · Good News Network
Dad Gave Up His Old Mustang to Raise 6 Kids. Decades Later, His Son Got it Back
Jun 30 · Good News Network
Good News in History, June 30
Jun 30 · Good News Network
NASA’s TESS Mission Reveals the “Puffiest” Planets Ever Found
Jun 25 · NASA (News Releases)
How blocking one protein regenerates knee cartilage in aging mice and human tissue
Jul 1 · The Optimist Daily
Great Smokey Mountains Will Soon Get Even Greater – Thanks to Nonprofit’s Land Purchase
Jun 30 · Good News Network
Motorcyclist Reunites with Strangers Who Lifted a 3,300-Lb. Car Off His Body
Jun 30 · Good News Network
Sharks in the Bahamas Test Positive for Drugs, Including Cocaine and Painkillers, in a New Study
Mar 30 · Smithsonian Mag (Smart News)
NASA Tech and Science Bound for Low Earth Orbit on Commercial Launch
Mar 27 · NASA (Technology)
Her dog wouldn’t stop sniffing her breath. She thought it was weird but it saved her life.
Mar 11 · Upworthy
Northwest Earth and Space Science Pathways Project Celebrates Student Innovation Through ROADS from Earth to Venus National Challenge
Jun 29 · NASA (News Releases)
NASA Astronaut Chris Williams Preps for Spacewalk
Jun 29 · NASA (News Releases)
Billion-Dollar Program Connects 50 Million People to the Power Grid Across Africa
Jun 29 · Good News Network
'I Want To Mow Your Lawn:' Veteran provides free lawn care to neighbors in need
Apr 7 · Good Good Good
Minnesota artist uses vending machine to sell tiny $1 art. It’s already made $3,000.
Jun 30 · Upworthy
Biggest Change to English Farming Policy Since WWII Aims to Make Agriculture Profitable and Resilient
Jun 29 · Good News Network
Record Low Child Mortality Rates Recorded in Both India and China
Jun 29 · Good News Network
Good News in History, June 29
Jun 29 · Good News Network
Feeding the soul: Teaching the food truck business
Nov 23 · CBS News - Uplifting
Two ‘Super-Puff’ Planets Lighter Than Cotton Candy Discovered by Researchers
Jun 28 · Good News Network
3-year-old ventures outside in the pitch black to save his great-grandma after scary fall
Jun 28 · Upworthy
Woman Wins Lottery And Immediately Gives Neighbor 5,000 to Take the Family on Vacation
Jun 28 · Good News Network
Good News in History, June 28
Jun 28 · Good News Network
An Asian Elephant Was Born at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo for the First Time in Almost 25 Years. Now, You Can Help Pick Her Name
Feb 3 · Smithsonian Mag (Smart News)
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