Teddy Amenabar

Washington, D.C., United States

General Assignment Reporter, Well+Being at The Washington Post

Reporter for @washingtonpost Well+Being, covering the health info we see and search online. On the board for @thedbk. Previously Audience at The Post.

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Measles can be a risk during air travel. Here’s how to stay safe.

4 days ago | washingtonpost.com | Teddy Amenabar

Measles can be a risk during air travel. Here’s how to stay safe. (washingtonpost.com) Measles can be a risk during air travel. Here’s how to stay safe. By Teddy Amenabar 2025060223022400 People with measles, a highly contagious disease, are traveling on airplanes, raising concerns about the spread of the respiratory virus as global cases rise and summer travel season gets underway in the United States.
A healthy diet in midlife may help you reach 70 without chronic disease

4 days ago | theoaklandpress.com | Teddy Amenabar

By Teddy AmenabarThe Washington PostWhat you eat in your 40s, 50s and 60s may affect how healthy you are at age 70. Adults who stick to diets rich in plant-based foods, and eat fewer ultra-processed foods, in those middle decades of their lives, have a higher likelihood of reaching their 70th birthday free of major chronic disease, a recently published study has found.
How to protect yourself from mosquito bites

1 week ago | torontosun.com | Teddy Amenabar |Lindsey Bever

Depending on what country you are in, they can transmit malaria, dengue fever, West Nile, yellow fever and Zika, among other maladies. As global temperatures rise, mosquito season is getting longer in many parts of North America. And, some people are magnets for mosquitoes. (It may be because of how you smell.) The good news is that there are a range of insect repellents and essential oils that you can spread or spray on your skin – and some are more effective than others.
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1 week ago | thepost.co.nz | Teddy Amenabar
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1 week ago | stuff.co.nz | Teddy Amenabar
Billy Joel cancels shows due to a brain disorder. Here’s what to know

1 week ago | smh.com.au | Teddy Amenabar |Richard Sima

By Teddy Amenabar and Richard Sima May 25, 2025 — 11.09am, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Billy Joel has cancelled all of his scheduled performances in the United States and Britain because of a brain disorder called normal pressure hydrocephalus, according to a statement posted Saturday on the singer’s social media accounts.
Billy Joel cancels shows due to a brain disorder. Here’s what to know

1 week ago | watoday.com.au | Teddy Amenabar |Richard Sima

People with normal pressure hydrocephalus may walk with a slow shuffle as if their feet are stuck to the floor, and they may have difficulty turning corners. “Usually, the gait disability is pretty severe to the point where they’re falling, and they’re hitting their head,” Yaeger said. In many cases, the normal pressure hydrocephalus is idiopathic, meaning the cause is unknown. The condition is rare but becomes more common with age.
Billy Joel cancels shows due to a brain disorder. Here’s what to know.

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Teddy Amenabar |Richard Sima

Billy Joel cancels shows due to a brain disorder. Here’s what to know. (washingtonpost.com) Billy Joel cancels shows due to a brain disorder. Here’s what to know. By Teddy Amenabar; Richard Sima 2025052323572400 Billy Joel has canceled all of his scheduled performances in the United States and Britain because of a brain disorder called normal pressure hydrocephalus, according to a statement posted Friday on the singer's social media accounts.
How to protect yourself from mosquito bites

2 weeks ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Teddy Amenabar |Lindsey Bever

Mosquito bites are irritating at best and vectors for disease at worst. Depending on what country you are in, they can transmit malaria, dengue fever, West Nile, yellow fever and Zika, among other maladies. Subscribe to The Post Most newsletter for the most important and interesting stories from The Washington Post. As global temperatures rise, mosquito season is getting longer in many parts of the United States. And, some people are magnets for mosquitoes.
A healthy midlife diet could help you reach 70 without chronic disease

2 weeks ago | afr.com | Teddy Amenabar

May 20, 2025 – 8.03am or Subscribe to save articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? What you eat in your 40s, 50s and 60s may affect how healthy you are at the age of 70.