Risa Kerslake

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Risa Kerslake is a registered nurse and freelance writer from the Midwest. She writes about mental health, infertility, oncology, wellness, and women's health topics. Her work has appeared in Vice, Parents, What to Expect, and Healthline.

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set of dumbbells and water bottle - Does working out increase testosterone

Health Education

Does exercise increase testosterone?

A vial of blood represents lead test results

Health Education

What are normal lead levels?

A woman with normal thyroid levels having her neck checked

Health Education

How to understand thyroid panel test results

Can medication change eye color

Can meds change eye color?

What happens when you mix Trintellix and alcohol

Can you mix Trintellix and alcohol?

A bandaid on the arm after a COVID booster shot

COVID-19 booster shots FAQs

Coffee with aspirin and caffeine

Can you drink coffee with aspirin?

An arm with shots — sore arm after vaccine

Health Education

Arm pain after a shot

The causes of rhabdo and how to recover

Health Education

The causes of rhabdo—and how to recover

Benefits of sunlight for heatlh

Health Education

10 benefits of sunlight

A hamburger represents the effects of high cholesterol

Health Education

4 effects of high cholesterol

COVID vaccine breakthrough

What is a vaccine breakthrough?

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These drugs are commonly confused

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