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Monkeypox Spreads in West, Baffling African Scientists
By Maria Cheng / AP
CDC Urges Pfizer Booster for Children Ages 5 to 11
By LAURAN NEERGAARD / AP
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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
What the Science Says About the Health Benefits of Vitamins and Supplements
Vitamins and nutrition supplements are increasingly popular, but scant evidence supports their use for most people
By Sandeep Ravindran
April 28, 2022
The New Science of Forgetting
A baby zebrafish is just half the size of a pea. A recent look inside its transparent brain, however, offers clues to the far bigger mystery of how we remember—and how we forget. In an...
By Corinne Purtill
April 28, 2022
Why Doctors Are Prescribing Nature Walks
Here’s the science behind the nature-health connection
By Jillian Mock
April 27, 2022
Can Complementary Therapies Ease Cancer Treatment Symptoms? What the Science Says
People with cancer are increasingly likely to try integrative and complementary approaches to help their side effects
By Elizabeth Millard
April 27, 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
COVID-19 Is Now Preventable, Treatable, and Controllable. What Happens Next Is Up to Us
On April 13, 2020 I spoke at a press conference stating that COVID-19 social mitigation measures would be our “new normal” until we had vaccines. By the end of December 2020, safe and effective COVID-19...
By Scott A. Rivkees
April 26, 2022
White House Is Expanding Access to Paxlovid
The drug will now be distributed directly to pharmacies
By Zeke Miller / AP
April 26, 2022
COVID-19 Risks for Kids Under 5: What Parents Should Know
It’s a challenging time for parents anxiously awaiting the arrival of COVID-19 vaccinations for children under the age of 5. In a report published by Politico April 21, sources with insider knowledge warned that a...
By Tara Law
April 25, 2022
Why Good, Cheap Birth Control is Hard to Get
The Affordable Care Act requires birth control to be covered, but Big Insurance is battling Big Pharma over who should bear the cost
By Abigail Abrams
April 25, 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
A Patient Had COVID-19 for 505 Days Straight
It's likely the longest reported infection
By Laura Ungar / AP
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
I Tested Positive for COVID-19. Should I Take an Antiviral or Antibody Treatment?
Several medications are available to treat COVID-19, but they’re only meant for a specific group of people, and during a very short window of time
By Alice Park
April 20, 2022
Should You Still Wear a Mask on Planes, Trains and Buses?
I was in a decided minority on the subway platform of the Second Avenue line in New York City the morning of April 19, wearing my mask as I have every day on the subway...
By Jeffrey Kluger
April 20, 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
Moderna's Multi-Strain COVID-19 Vaccine Shows Real Promise
The vaccine targets two different strains of SARS-CoV-2
By Alice Park
April 19, 2022
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