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Preventing the Spread of Drug-Resistant TB

By Anna Gordon

Does It Matter Which COVID-19 Booster Shot You Get?

By Alice Park

What a Doctor Is Seeing In COVID Today

By Michael Daignault

Is It Flu, COVID-19, or RSV?

By Alice Park
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What It Will Take to Avoid a Tripledemic This Winter

RSV, the flu, and COVID-19 are racing towards us this winter, but we have the tools to fight back and focus on the most vulnerable.

By Dr. Ashish K. Jha

Wastewater Will Now Track Opioid Trends

A wastewater surveillance company is expanding its program to track opioids in sewage.

By Alice Park

Colleges Get Creative to Boost Mental Health

Faculty, staff, and even students are now helping to support well-being on college campuses.

By Jamie Ducharme

Biden Administration Announces Free Covid Tests Again

The Department of Health and Human Services says orders can be placed at COVIDTests.gov starting Sept. 25.

By Will Weissert / AP

What Psychedelics Teach Us About Play

Psychedelics, while not magic bullets, hold great magic. One of them is to invoke our ability to play, writes Ross Ellenhorn.

By Ross Ellenhorn

The Man Who Thinks He Can Live Forever

Bryan Johnson's quest for immortality.

By Charlotte Alter

Does Cycle Syncing Actually Work?

In their efforts to put female-specific sports science to use, fitness programs risk pushing an oversimplified view of menstruation.

By Haley Weiss

The Case for Mediocrity

Why "good enough" really is good enough.

By Jamie Ducharme

Tripledemic of Respiratory Diseases

The U.S. will face RSV, flu, and COVID-19 this winter, but we have the tools to beat them

By Scott A. Rivkees

Study Shows MDMA Can Reduce PTSD Symptoms

In a study of 104 people with post-traumatic stress disorder, the psychedelic MDMA effectively reduced symptoms when used alongside talk therapy.

By CARLA K. JOHNSON / AP

Is Phenylephrine the FDA's Test Case?

If the ineffective decongestant is removed from the market, other over-the-counter drugs could be up for reevaluation next.

By Haley Weiss

Firefighters Fear "Forever" Chemicals

Firefighters are starting to worry that the PFAS in their gear could be increasing their risk for cancer.

By MICHAEL CASEY / AP

Republicans Warn of Non-Existent COVID Mandates

GOP presidential candidates are warning about supposed widespread COVID-19 mandates and school closures that are not real.

By ALI SWENSON / AP

What to Know About the New COVID-19 Vaccine

The CDC recommends most people should get the updated COVID-19 vaccine, especially as hospitalizations from infections increase.

By Alice Park

4 Ways to Adapt Children to Uncertainty

'Perhaps the word “maybe” should be our new parenting mantra,' write Heather Tedesco, Jennifer Weaver, and Catherine McCarthy.

By Heather Tedesco, Jennifer Weaver, and Catherine McCarthy

Phenylephrine Doesn't Work, Say FDA Advisors

A panel of advisers to the U.S. FDA said that phenylephrine, a main component of over-the-counter cold medicines, doesn’t actually work.

By Cailley LaPara / Bloomberg
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