Here are today's top stories on the wellness beat, compiled with the health and safety of your family in mind.

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Physical health

Why it was easier to be skinny in the 1980s, The Atlantic

World Health Organization pushes earlier use of HIV treatment, The Wall Street Journal

Take an eye exam on your laptop, The New York Times

Mental well-being

The fascinating link between placebo and antidepressants, Time

Drugs and talk therapy affect the brain differently, New York Magazine

Study finds psychotherapy's effectiveness for depression is overstated, The New York Times

Spiritual wholeness

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Google's algorithm for happiness, CNN

Some Vermonters may get religion as vaccine outs narrow, Associated Press

FOMO: What's the psychology behind the fear of missing out?, Slate

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