Michelle Konstantinovsky
Michelle Konstantinovsky is a San Francisco-based journalist who's written on everything from the Beagle Brigade and border walls to cricket farms and TV scheduling for HowStuffWorks. She earned her master's degree from U.C. Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism and she's written on health and wellness topics for outlets including Cosmopolitan, O: The Oprah Magazine, Marie Claire, Teen Vogue and more. Michelle loves music, manatees and terrible teen movies from the early 2000s.
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Foodborne illnesses kill more than 400,000 people every year. But researchers in Canada have created a patch that could put an end to consuming contaminated foods.
Not all drugs are created equal. And not all drugs are prescribed for the particular conditions they're technically approved to treat, either. That's when they fall into the off-label category, and they're more common than you think.
Merriam-Webster added 850 new words to its popular online dictionary. Learn which words the dictionary added for 2018.
Scientists in China successfully cloned the first-ever primates using the same method that created the world's most famous sheep — a method called somatic cell nuclear transfer.
Automatic toilets have come a long way toward being water savers.
Which of these would you like to see on your computer keyboard?
It's been invoked in the past, but never to remove a U.S. president from office.
One glass of wine might not be a big deal, until you consider how much glass sizes have increased.
Raw flour has been shown to harbour nasty bacteria, even E. coli.
Sometimes elections are just too close to call. That's when voters have to head back to the polls for a runoff.
Think you can feed your family of 10 at Thanksgiving for less than $50, total? The American Farm Bureau Federation says you can.
Mattel released its latest Sheroe version of the iconic Barbie — and she's the first ever to wear an hijab.
Don't believe the hype: Not all millennials are entitled. A report on vacationing shows their age group is the most vacation-deprived of any.
A groundbreaking study upends conventional wisdom on heart stents for treating stable angina.
You know them. They're the people who act like they're not mad, but really are. They're passive aggressive and say some of these five zingers.
More people are opting for cremation over traditional burials and in some states they can choose a water cremation.
Internships can be valuable for students across many fields. But how do you go about finding one and should you insist on being paid?
Virtual reality makes it easier — and a little more fun — for sick kids to deal with painful medical procedures.
Getting a prescription for alcohol back was once kind of like getting a prescription for medical marijuana today.
Researchers discover site of 15 gloomy octopus, a species that has previously been known for being reclusive.
