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School Shootings Cause Anxiety and Panic in Children
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Shots Don't Prevent Long COVID in Older Adults
1 in 4 adults aged 65 and older had at least one potential long COVID health problem.
By Lindsey Tanner / AP
May 26, 2022
Outdoor Workers Have Little Protection In A Warming World
As climate change makes heatwaves more likely, outdoor workers' health is increasingly at risk
By Aryn Baker
May 26, 2022
1 in 5 People Who Get COVID-19 Develop Lingering Conditions
Lung and respiratory issues are the most common
By Jamie Ducharme
May 25, 2022
Now is the Time to Address the Global Health Equity Gap
While the world has been preoccupied with COVID-19, deaths from non-communicable diseases (NCDs) continue to impact poor nations at an alarming rate. Each year around the world, more than 15 million people die from NCDs...
By Albert Bourla
May 25, 2022
Air Pollution May Increase the Risk of Severe COVID-19
Air pollution poses a major threat to public health, having been associated with higher rates of heart disease, stroke, and respiratory illness. Now, new research also links it to worse outcomes of COVID-19. In a...
By Tara Law
May 24, 2022
U.S. Births Climb But Aren't As High As They Were Pre-Pandemic
Officials think last year's uptick reflects births from pregnancies that had been put off during the uncertain early days of the pandemic.
By Mike Stobbe / AP
May 24, 2022
There's Already a Monkeypox Vaccine. But Not Everyone May Need It
Immunizing people against monkeypox likely won’t involve a mass campaign
By Alice Park
May 23, 2022
The U.S. Failed Miserably on COVID-19. Canada Shows It Didn't Have to Be That Way
646,970 lives. This is the number of Americans who would be alive today if the United States had the same per capita death rate from COVID-19 as our northern neighbor, Canada. Reflect for a moment...
By Jerome Karabel
May 23, 2022
Why the Gym Is Risky for COVID-19
COVID-19 has been frustrating for gym rats. Even before scientists knew much about this particular virus, it was pretty clear that breathing heavily in a confined space with lots of other people around doing the...
By Tara Law
May 23, 2022
Pfizer Says 3 COVID-19 Shots Protect Children Under 5
The news comes after months of waiting by parents desperate to vaccinate their babies, toddlers, and preschoolers
By Lauran Neergaard / AP
May 23, 2022
Some Jif Peanut Butter Products Linked to Salmonella Cases
Consumers should double-check their jars
By Associated Press
May 23, 2022
Vasectomies Are Trending After the Roe v. Wade Leak
For Trevor, a 35-year-old musician in Arizona, the decision to get a vasectomy was easy. He and his wife have long known that they didn’t want children, so the procedure has always been in the...
By Jamie Ducharme
May 23, 2022
Monkeypox Spreads in West, Baffling African Scientists
Britain, Spain, Portugal, Italy, U.S., Sweden and Canada all reported infections, mostly in young men who hadn’t traveled to Africa.
By Maria Cheng / AP
May 20, 2022
CDC Urges Pfizer Booster for Children Ages 5 to 11
The hope is that an extra shot will shore up protection for kids ages 5 to 11 as infections once again are on the rise.
By LAURAN NEERGAARD / AP
May 20, 2022
Residents Already Need to Travel for Abortion Training. Experts Fear Roe's End Will Make It Even Harder
Abortion training for medical residents is already a logistical nightmare in the U.S.
By Tara Law
May 19, 2022
Alcohol-Related Deaths Have Soared During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Stress, isolation, and the closing of essential services all played a role
By Jeffrey Kluger
May 19, 2022
A Third of U.S. Should Be Considering Masks, Officials Say
Right now, about a third of the U.S. population lives in areas that are considered at higher risk — mostly in the Northeast and Midwest.
By ZEKE MILLER and MIKE STOBBE / AP
May 19, 2022
What Is Monkeypox and Should You Be Worried?
Monkeypox is a rare, usually mild infection, and health authorities in North America and Europe are monitoring a smattering of cases
By Damian Shepherd and Alex Millson / Bloomberg
May 19, 2022
As the Virus Evolves, COVID-19 Reinfections Are Going to Keep Happening
After the Omicron variant caused massive numbers of infections this past winter, lots of people looked on the bright side, hoping it would be “a free shot for the country,” says Eli Rosenberg, deputy director...
By Jamie Ducharme
May 18, 2022
One Million Americans Have Died From COVID-19
Each death was more than a number.
By Jamie Ducharme , Jeffrey Kluger and Tara Law
May 18, 2022
FDA Clears COVID Booster Shot for Healthy Kids 5 to 11
U.S. regulators hope an extra vaccine dose will enhance their protection as infections once again creep upward.
By LAURAN NEERGAARD / AP
May 17, 2022
Why Rewatching Your Favorite TV Show Is Good for You
A psychologist explains
By Anna Goldfarb
May 17, 2022
The Best Stove for Your Health and the Environment
Gas vs. electric vs. induction
By Madison Dapcevich
May 13, 2022
White House Warns of New COVID-19 Risks
White House COVID-19 coordinator issues dire warning that the U.S. will be vulnerable to the coronavirus if Congress doesn't swiftly approve new funding for more vaccines.
By ZEKE MILLER / AP
May 13, 2022
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
Fear of Fentanyl is Driving Laws That Could Lead to Overdoses
Since the U.S. drug war was declared in 1971, various drugs have been identified as public enemy number one—from crack cocaine, in the 1980s, to prescription opioids in the early 2000s. Today, the primary villain...
By Tara Law
May 12, 2022
Why So Many Young Adults with Depression Don't Get Treatment
One major barrier, they say, is cost
By Jeffrey Kluger
May 11, 2022
I’m Still Wearing My N95 Mask Because I Care About Society’s Most Vulnerable
We have ignored the fact that we are all still in this together
By Monica R. McLemore
May 11, 2022
Here’s What You Need to Know About Paxlovid
The drug is more available than it used to be
By Kyla Mandel
May 9, 2022
Experts Can’t Agree on How Much Screen Time Is Too Much for Adults
The latest research shows screen time negatively impacts both mental and physical health
By Jamie Friedlander Serrano
May 9, 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
Biden to Hold Industrial Polluters Accountable for Harming Poor, Minority Communities
The new strategy includes launching an Office of Environmental Justice within the Justice Department to focus on “fenceline communities"
By MATTHEW DALY / AP
May 5, 2022
Childhood Vaccinations Fell as Misinformation About the COVID-19 Shot Rose
"We've had three different pandemics: the COVID-19 pandemic, the disinformation pandemic, and now the pandemic of distrust."
By Jeffrey Kluger
May 5, 2022
A Mysterious Hepatitis Outbreak Among Children Is Baffling Doctors
It's happening in the U.S. and globally
By Jeffrey Kluger
May 5, 2022
15 Million Deaths Are Linked to COVID-19: WHO
That's more than double the official death toll
By Maria Cheng / AP
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
Grindr to Cover Gender Affirmation Surgery Costs for Employees
Grindr will work with healthcare providers to offer the surgery without needing several letters from a psychiatrist
By Michael Tobin / Bloomberg
May 3, 2022
Why Acupuncture Is Going Mainstream in Medicine
Here's what research says about the complementary therapy
By Elizabeth Millard
April 29, 2022
Why COVID-19 Isn't the Endemic Phase in the U.S. Yet
The US’s chief medical advisor says the country is now moving toward a more controlled period of the pandemic. That doesn’t mean we can let out guard down
By Alice Park
April 29, 2022
The Racial Divide on Covid-19 Endures as Restrictions Ease
Black and Hispanic Americans remain far more cautious in their approach to COVID-19 than white Americans
By Annie Ma and Hannah Fingerhut / AP
April 29, 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
Formula Makers Undermine Breastfeeding on Social Media: WHO
New WHO report analyzes four million social media posts about infant feeding
By Corinne Gretler / Bloomberg
April 28, 2022
Big Pharma Is Hijacking the Information Doctors Need Most
Back in 1982, when I first began my career as a family practitioner in a small town of Boston, I was confident that the care I’d provide would be as effective as the care patients...
By John Abramson
April 28, 2022
How Hypnosis Works, According to Science
The practice helps people enter into a unique state of consciousness
By Eleanor Cummins
April 28, 2022
U.S. Is Getting Closer to Having COVID-19 Vaccines for Children Under Five Years Old
Moderna has requested authorization for its vaccine to be used in the youngest children
By Alice Park
April 28, 2022
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