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L'Oreal Thompson Payton
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L’Oreal Thompson Payton is a Chicago-based health and wellness reporter on Fortune's Well team covering life, health, mind, family and more. Prior to her role at Fortune, L’Oreal was a freelance journalist whose byline regularly appeared in SELF, Shondaland, and Well + Good, among others, and she held editing and reporting roles at YR Media, Jet magazine and the Baltimore Sun. She is a graduate of Loyola University Maryland. Follow all of L’Oreal’s stories here.

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HealthThe monkeypox vaccine is more widely available now. Should you get it?
By L'Oreal Thompson PaytonOctober 13, 2022
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FamilyTeen drinking can lead to poor health in your 20s and 30s
By L'Oreal Thompson PaytonOctober 12, 2022
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LifeThree easy steps to making friends as an adult, according to a friendship coach
By L'Oreal Thompson PaytonOctober 11, 2022
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LifeI called The Nap Ministry Hotline that encourages breaks and here’s what happened
By L'Oreal Thompson PaytonOctober 8, 2022
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MindEating omega-3s may help middle-aged people boost their brain health
By L'Oreal Thompson PaytonOctober 5, 2022
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LifeLululemon is unleashing a Peloton competitor and wants to replace your gym
By L'Oreal Thompson PaytonOctober 5, 2022
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Health2 symptoms are emerging as dominant in long COVID cases
By L'Oreal Thompson PaytonOctober 4, 2022
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FamilyShould you give melatonin to your kids? Experts warn about potential overdoses
By L'Oreal Thompson PaytonOctober 3, 2022
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MindThe life-changing magic of puzzling: Why solving jigsaw puzzles is good for your mind and body
By L'Oreal Thompson PaytonOctober 2, 2022
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MindWhy Megan Thee Stallion is my new mental health role model
By L'Oreal Thompson PaytonSeptember 30, 2022
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HealthAn alarming number of women have never had a mammogram and have no plans to get one, new survey says
By L'Oreal Thompson PaytonSeptember 28, 2022
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MindLoneliness and unhappiness can age you faster than smoking, new research shows
By L'Oreal Thompson PaytonSeptember 27, 2022
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MindYou’ve heard of retail therapy, but what about Target therapy? How shopping at your favorite store makes you happier
By L'Oreal Thompson PaytonSeptember 23, 2022
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LifePeloton Row vs. Hydrow: which at-home rower is right for you?
By L'Oreal Thompson PaytonSeptember 23, 2022
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HealthWe’re in the midst of an STD epidemic—here’s what you need to know
By L'Oreal Thompson PaytonSeptember 20, 2022
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