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Reader's Digest US
A Safe Home for Women
A random chat on an airplane led to a life-changing idea
4 min |
February 2020
Reader's Digest US
Say Goodbye to Procrastinating
If you’ve made a resolution to stop stalling on to-dos, read this—now
4 min |
February 2020
Reader's Digest US
What Pets Want You to know ...
Science continues to uncover your animal's most fascinating Secret
10+ min |
February 2020
Reader's Digest US
How Is He Still Alive?
The skewer that impaled Xavier Cunningham below his eye must have sliced into vital arteries. Which left doctors asking ...
9 min |
February 2020
Reader's Digest US
WE FOUND A FIX
9 Tricks to Improve Your Life*
2 min |
February 2020
Reader's Digest US
Falling in Love, By the Book
Where do bibliophiles exchange sweet nothings? To find out, read on!
5 min |
February 2020
Reader's Digest US
THE FOOD ON YOUR PLATE
I Am Chocolate ... Sweet, But with a Dark Side
3 min |
February 2020
Reader's Digest US
Eye-Opening Facts About Tears
Humans make three different versions of tears. Basal tears lubricate our eyes, reflex tears form in response to irritants such as smoke and dirt, and emotional tears flow when we’re sad or overjoyed.
3 min |
February 2020
Reader's Digest US
Find The Doctor You Trust
Rushed appointments. Profits over patients. Faulty diagnoses. There are plenty of reasons to worry about medical providers today. A veteran RD health journalist shares hard-won lessons from her reporting—and from her family’s own health crisis.
9 min |
March 2020
Reader's Digest US
Miracle in Midair
Almost 80 years after it unfolded in the sky over San Diego, a nearly impossible rescue mission remains one of the most daring feats in aeronautical history
6 min |
March 2020
Reader's Digest US
Rescue in a Bottle
Curtis Whitson knew the waterfall was coming. He’d rafted down the Arroyo Seco, a river in central California, before. He figured he would hop out of his raft into the shallow water, rappel down the rocks on either side of the falls, and continue on his way, as he had on a previous trip.
4 min |
March 2020
Reader's Digest US
OUTRAGEOUS VERDICTS!
A favorite RD feature is back, with four rulings that infuriated their losers. Do you agree?
9 min |
March 2020
Reader's Digest US
MY FAST FOOD LOVE AFFAIR
IT WAS A MEGA CALORIE OBSESSION THAT I COULDN'T SEEM TO QUIT. THEN I LOOKED AT THE CALENDAR AND FOUND INSPIRATION ON THE DAY BEFORE LENTAKA FAT TUESDAY.
7 min |
March 2020
Reader's Digest US
He Trots THE Air
Her horse had stayed by her side for 25 years. Now it was time to let him go.
10 min |
March 2020
Reader's Digest US
Faithful Friends
Sabika was a Muslim exchange student from Pakistan, Jaelyn was a homeschooled Christian. Somehow, they became inseparable- until the unthinkable happened
10+ min |
March 2020
Reader's Digest US
Daddy Issues
Important breaking news about fathers!
2 min |
March 2020
Reader's Digest US
“My Pal Charles”
An NBA star, an immigrant scientist, and a friendship no one believed
8 min |
December 2019 - January 2020
Reader's Digest US
How To Help A Friend Grieve
As a psychotherapist, she thought she knew all the tools for dealing with loss. Then her own partner died.
5 min |
December 2019 - January 2020
Reader's Digest US
The View From Gun Country
One Alabama woman’s experience— as an observer and as a shooting victim—underscores how hungry Americans are to reach consensus.
10+ min |
December 2019 - January 2020
Reader's Digest US
Mind Your Manners!
Need advice on the newest etiquette rules? We’d like to cordially offer you answers.
10+ min |
December 2019 - January 2020
Reader's Digest US
Why It's So Hard To Take Advice
More often than we expect, the best advice comes not from experts or our friends but from humbler sources. We just have to be willing to hear them.
4 min |
December 2019 - January 2020
Reader's Digest US
I Am Walnuts ... A Great Food For Thought
IN THE 16TH CENTURY, a harebrained health theory circulated widely among physicians in Europe: Foods that resembled body parts, they believed, were especially beneficial for the health of those parts.
3 min |
December 2019 - January 2020
Reader's Digest US
Buried In The Snow
An avalanche turned a luxury hotel into an icy coffin, with little chance of finding survivors. But rescuers refused to stop digging through the debris.
10 min |
December 2019 - January 2020
Reader's Digest US
A Time For Miracles
For the holiday season, these stories convey a spirit worth cherishing
10+ min |
December 2019 - January 2020
Reader's Digest US
Short On Sleep? Don't Forget To Drink Water
Short on sleep? Don’t forget to drink water
4 min |
November 2019
Reader's Digest US
The Nicest Places in America
Have you ever noticed that nice people usually travel in groups? Maybe that’s because they have a knack for bringing others along, whether it’s with a simple smile or a great leap that turns a disaster into an opportunity. For our third Nicest Places search, we decided to go big. We wanted to find the nicest place not only in America, but in each and every state. And with the help of more than 1,000 nominations, we think we’ve found them.
10+ min |
November 2019
Reader's Digest US
Betting On Humanity
An unlikely friendship teaches one woman the importance of taking a chance on others
4 min |
November 2019
Reader's Digest US
Inside The “Top Doctor” Racket
Got $99 lying around? You can be named a “leading physician.”
5 min |
November 2019
Reader's Digest US
How To Sound Smarter, With Expert Help
Trying to impress the boss, the kids—or a date? We looked at scientific studies and boiled down the best insights into these quick tips.
5 min |
November 2019
Reader's Digest US
5 Easy Memory Tricks
You know that eating healthy, staying active, and solving a few brain games can help keep you sharp. But these lesser-known habits work wonders too.
2 min |