Jamie Ducharme

Jamie Ducharme is a health correspondent at TIME and the author of Big Vape: The Incendiary Rise of Juul.

Recent Articles

Long-Lasting Birth Control Is Already Hard to Get. Advocates Worry It May Only Get Worse

Due to insurance, physician shortages, and unequal access to care

By Jamie Ducharme May 12, 2022

What to Know About BA.2.12.1, the New Variant Spreading in the U.S.

It’s only been about six months since the Omicron variant emerged and changed the landscape of the pandemic, sending case-counts soaring and causing breakthrough infections even among those who were fully vaccinated and boosted. The...

By Jamie Ducharme May 5, 2022

Tim Kaine Refuses to Let Long COVID Be an Afterthought

When Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine came down with a “blizzard” of allergy-like symptoms in March 2020, he blamed the layer of pollen coating his car. “It was Washington, D.C., in late March,” he says. I...

By Jamie Ducharme May 4, 2022

The FDA Is Moving Forward with a Menthol Cigarette Ban. Here's What the Science Says

They're already in place in Canada and the U.K.

By Jamie Ducharme May 3, 2022

American's Exposure to COVID-19 Doesn't Mean They Won't Get It Again

Odds are, you’ve had COVID-19—whether you know it or not. Almost 60% of people in the U.S. have antibodies in their blood that suggest they’ve been infected by SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, according...

By Jamie Ducharme April 29, 2022

Almost 60% of Americans Have Had COVID-19, CDC Says

Almost 60% of the U.S. population—and 75% of U.S. children—have evidence in their blood suggesting a past infection with the virus that causes COVID-19, according to new research from scientists at the U.S. Centers for...

By Jamie Ducharme April 26, 2022

At-Home COVID-19 Tests Expire. Here's What to Know About Yours

If you stockpiled at-home COVID-19 tests during the great Omicron shortage, you may want to do a little research before using your diagnostics. Like food and medications, rapid COVID-19 tests expire—but figuring out when they...

By Jamie Ducharme April 22, 2022

Why the Rise of Rapid Tests Makes Case Counts Hard to Trust

Countless cases are being missed

By Jamie Ducharme April 21, 2022

How Wearing a Mask Can Help Protect You Even If No One Else Wears One

As mandates end, people are relying on one-way masking

By Jamie Ducharme April 20, 2022

What to Do If You Test Positive for COVID-19 While Traveling

After two years of pandemic living, Americans are collectively ready for a vacation. About 85% of people in the U.S. expect to travel this summer, according to data from the industry trade group U.S. Travel...

By Jamie Ducharme April 13, 2022
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