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Joe Biden Is Getting His Booster Shot Today
By Zeke Miller / Associated Press
In a New Lifetime Documentary, Olympic Gymnast Aly Raisman Finds a Path to Healing After Her Experience With Sexual Abuse
By Alice Park
Why Counting Calories May Not Help You Lose Weight
By Robert J. Davis
CDC Panel Outlines Who Should Be the First to Get COVID-19 Boosters
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Can Cannabis Help Your Gut?
It’s not a panacea for gastrointestinal disorders, but it eases some patients’ symptoms
By Stacey Colino
September 23, 2021
FDA Authorizes Pfizer Booster Shot—for Some
The decision follows advice from the agency’s advisory committee
By Alice Park
September 22, 2021
Dr. Lorna Breen's Family: Doctors Shouldn't Be 'Punished' for Seeking Support
'We’re asking these professionals to take care of us, but when they need help for their mental health, they’re punished for it.'
By Elizabeth Millard
September 22, 2021
COVID-19 Is Making New Moms Feel Even More Pressure to Breastfeed
Jewel Pfaffroth could barely move while she pumped. She had struggled since her son was born in April to produce breast milk—he was underweight at his first doctor’s appointment, and she immediately had to supplement...
By Eliana Dockterman
September 22, 2021
Caring for the Caregivers Post-Pandemic
COVID made an ongoing burnout issue worse. These initiatives offer hope of solution
By Elaine K. Howley
September 21, 2021
COVID-19 Is Now the Deadliest Pandemic in American History
Like the Spanish flu, the coronavirus may never entirely disappear from our midst
By Carla K. Johnson / Associated Press
September 20, 2021
Will Doctors Who Are Spreading COVID-19 Misinformation Ever Face Penalty?
Some of the top spreaders of spurious COVID-19 and vaccine information are physicians with active medical licenses. Are medical oversight boards ready to step up to stop them?
By Victoria Knight / Kaiser Health News
September 20, 2021
Why Apple's Health App Could Be the Sleeper Hit of iOS 15
When Apple's iOS 15 goes live Monday, it will come with the usual bevy of software upgrades meant to enhance slightly older iPhones while also laying the groundwork for the Cupertino, Calif. company's next generation...
By Alex Fitzpatrick
September 20, 2021
Pfizer Says COVID-19 Vaccine Works in Kids Ages 5 to 11
More than 5 million children in the U.S. have tested positive for COVID-19 since the pandemic began, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics
By Lauran Neergaard / Associated Press
September 20, 2021
Chris Rock Says He Has COVID-19
The 56-year-old comedian wrote on Twitter: “Hey guys I just found out I have COVID, trust me you don’t want this. Get vaccinated
By Associated Press
September 19, 2021
My Child Was Vulnerable Long Before the Pandemic. But the Wait for a Vaccine Is Excruciating
Whenever my 9-year-old seizes, he’s coming out of sleep—as though his brain gets stuck in an elevator between the basement of REM and the lobby of consciousness. Around 5 a.m., always on a day I...
By Taylor Harris
September 18, 2021
FDA Panel Recommends Against Following White House Plan for Booster Doses for All
But it recommended third doses for the elderly and other at-risk groups
By Alice Park
September 17, 2021
Some Vaping Companies Are Turning to Synthetic Nicotine to Outsmart the FDA
Troy Johnston swears he wanted to play by the rules. Johnston, who owns the Texas-based vaping company VaporSalon, tried to follow the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) guidelines for selling e-cigarette products, which required...
By Jamie Ducharme
September 17, 2021
Moderna's COVID-19 Vaccine Protection Drops by 36% After 12 Months
In a preprint study, the company announced the latest results from its ongoing study of vaccine efficacy
By Alice Park
September 16, 2021
Indonesia's President Ruled Guilty of Neglecting Jakartans’ Right to Clean Air
In a rare victory for environmental activists, the court implored President Joko Widodo to take strong action in cleaning up Jakarta's air.
By Soraya Permatasari / Bloomberg
September 16, 2021
43 Hospitals Turned Away Alabama Patient
“In honor of Ray, please get vaccinated if you have not, in an effort to free up resources for non-COVID related emergencies,” his obituary read.
By Associated Press
September 14, 2021
The Gates Foundation's 2021 Report Shows That Childhood Vaccinations Dropped During the Pandemic—But There's a Bright Side
This time last year, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation warned of a grim potential side effect from the COVID-19 pandemic: its disruptions to routine medical care could erase 25 years of progress on childhood...
By Jamie Ducharme
September 13, 2021
COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters Are Not Necessary Yet, Say Top Health Officials
A group of public health officials say there isn’t strong evidence for booster doses yet
By Alice Park
September 13, 2021
I Didn't Want to Push My Aunt to Get the Vaccine. Now I Live With Regrets
In normal times, the ICU is a dreadful place. Sickness lingers like a fog. You can feel it, sense it, even hear it—the machinery pumping, the alarms ringing, the nurses scrambling. In pandemic times, the...
By Ross Dellenger
September 12, 2021
What 9/11 Survivors Taught Us About Health
Dr. David Prezant was knocked fully airborne at 9:59 on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001. He didn’t see the impact coming, but he felt it when it hit—and it nearly killed him. Little more...
By Jeffrey Kluger
September 10, 2021
America Needs an Operation Warp Speed for Rapid COVID Testing
The Delta variant has caused a resurgence in COVID-19 cases and deaths, threatening earlier gains made by the Biden Administration in tackling the pandemic. President Biden on Thursday laid out an ambitious comprehensive six-point COVID...
By Michael Mina
September 10, 2021
Fourth COVID Wave Could Be Ebbing. The Fifth Might Be Worse
We may see a modest surge from travel over the Labor Day weekend, but the real test will come in about two months
By Chris Wilson
September 10, 2021
Could We Have Avoided the COVID-19 Health Care Rationing Crisis?
With COVID-19's Delta variant continuing to dominate, ICU capacity has dipped into the negative zone for a number of hospitals in the country
By Alice Park
September 10, 2021
Bulgaria Struggling to Access Pandemic Aid
At stake is €6.3 billion of assistance that’s becoming ever-more crucial for its economy as deaths—already the E.U.’s highest per capita—begin to tick up
By Slav Okov / Bloomberg
September 10, 2021
Denmark, Where More Than 80% of People Are Vaccinated, Lifts All COVID-19 Restrictions
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — After 548 days with restrictions to limit the spread of COVID-19, Denmark's high vaccination rate has enabled the Scandinavian country to become one of the first European Union nations to lift...
By Associated Press
September 10, 2021
Fecal Transplants: a New Treatment for IBD
Fecal microbiota transplants are helping doctors treat GI disorders
By Stacey Colino
September 9, 2021
What Went Wrong with COVAX
In January 2020, world leaders and industry titans gathered in Switzerland for the World Economic Forum’s annual Davos conference. Much of the conversation centered around the mysterious new coronavirus that had emerged in Wuhan, China,...
By Jamie Ducharme
September 9, 2021
Idaho Hospitals Begin Rationing Health Care Amid COVID-19 Surge
There are more coronavirus patients than the institutions can handle
By REBECCA BOONE/Associated Press
September 8, 2021
New Orleans EMTs Fight Two Wars: A Hurricane and COVID-19
As Hurricane Ida pounded the coast of New Orleans with downpours and 150-mile-per-hour winds on the afternoon of Aug. 29, New Orleans Emergency Medical Services had to reverse course after spending 18 months running around...
By Tara Law
September 7, 2021
Nearly 9 Million Americans Just Lost All Their Unemployment Benefits
Starting Monday, an estimated 8.9 million people will lose all jobless benefits
By SHRAF KHALIL and LISA MASCARO/AP
September 7, 2021
Recovery From Severe COVID-19 May Provide Better Future Protection Against Some Variants
When it's better to get sicker
By Jeffrey Kluger
September 7, 2021
Juul, E-Cig Brands May Get FDA Authorization Soon
For the last 15 years, there’s been a caveat tacked on to any discussion of e-cigarettes’ public health impact. Though millions of people in the U.S. use them regularly, the devices have never been authorized...
By Jamie Ducharme
September 3, 2021
Nursing Home Vaccine Mandates Have a Tradeoff
Some two weeks before U.S. President Joe Biden announced on Aug. 18 that nursing homes must require their staff to get vaccinated or risk losing their Medicare and Medicaid funding, Genesis HealthCare, which manages about...
By Tara Law
September 2, 2021
What Is 'Tragic Optimism' and Can It Help Us Make Sense Of This Moment?
Learning to let happiness be a byproduct of the search for purpose.
By Susanna Schrobsdorff
September 2, 2021
What Ida Means for Louisiana's COVID Problem
With only about 40% of Louisianans vaccinated, the Delta variant is spreading as quickly as floodwaters
By Alice Park
September 1, 2021
I Was Nervous About Getting the COVID-19 Vaccine While Pregnant. Here's What Convinced Me to Do It
In March, when President Biden announced that COVID-19 vaccines would soon be available to all Americans, my husband and I decided to press pause on the whole maybe-getting-pregnant-soon thing. We would get our vaccines first,...
By Charlotte Alter
September 1, 2021
When Will COVID-19 Vaccines Be Available for Younger Kids?
As the school year gets underway and the Delta variant continues its march through the U.S. population, many parents with kids younger than 12 have the same question: When will vaccines become available for my...
By Jamie Ducharme
August 30, 2021
The Delta Variant Increases Your Chances of Being Hospitalized With COVID-19, Study Finds
It’s clear that the Delta variant is more contagious than previous COVID-19 strains, as evidenced by the soaring case counts in the U.S. and around the world. But the big question has been whether it...
By Jamie Ducharme
August 27, 2021
Delta Will Charge Unvaccinated Employees $200 Insurance Fee
As the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic continues, more companies are starting to require coronavirus vaccines for their employees. But this week, Delta Air Lines chose a different tactic when it became the first...
By Abigail Abrams
August 27, 2021
Largest Study of Lingering COVID-19 Effects Suggests a Looming Problem
Researchers in China followed COVID-19 patients’ health for up to a year to understand the disease’s long term effects
By Alice Park
August 26, 2021
Pediatric COVID-19 Cases and Hospitalizations Are Surging
Aug. 20 was a good day in the pediatric intensive care unit at Children’s Hospital New Orleans. Carvase Perrilloux, a two-month-old baby who’d come in about a week earlier with respiratory syncytial virus and COVID-19,...
By Jamie Ducharme/New Orleans, La.
August 26, 2021
We Asked Designers to Create a Better COVID-19 Vaccine Card
The CDC's COVID-19 vaccine card is a design mess. We had professionals create alternatives that would actually work
By Jeffrey Kluger
August 26, 2021
Telehealth Took Off During the Pandemic. Now, Battles Over State Lines and Licensing Threaten Patients’ Options
Televisits for medical care took off during the worst days of the pandemic, quickly becoming commonplace. Throughout, it’s probably seemed like it doesn’t matter what state the provider of these telehealth services is located. But...
By Julie Appleby / Kaiser Health News
August 26, 2021
Vermont Showed the U.S. How to for Reopen Schools Safely. Now It's Backtracking
Americans have reached consensus on a single goal: children must return to classrooms. Yet, as the Delta variant has surged, policymakers across the country have abandoned measures to protect unvaccinated children from COVID-19. Months after...
By Anne N. Sosin
August 25, 2021
What To Know About the Elizabeth Holmes Trial
The Theranos founder's trial begins on Aug 31, as she faces charges of defrauding investors and patients
By Eloise Barry
August 25, 2021
I'm Supposed to Be in a Wedding. Will I Risk COVID-19?
A reader asks for help navigating a tricky question
By Tara Law
August 24, 2021
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