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Cold and flu season

Why does it seem like everyone gets sick at the same time? How can I protect myself and others from illness? Vox reports on what you need to know during cold and flu season.

Health
What do I do about my family’s vaccinations now?What do I do about my family’s vaccinations now?
Health

Vaccine guidance has never been more confusing. Here’s how to navigate it.

By Dylan Scott
Health
Put down that cough medicinePut down that cough medicine
Health

Here’s what might help your cold — and what probably won’t.

By Keren Landman, MD
Even Better
Yes, everyone is sick right now. So what can you do about it?Yes, everyone is sick right now. So what can you do about it?
Even Better

How to prevent and treat colds, the flu, Covid-19, and more.

By Keren Landman, MD
Science
Why are so many useless cold medicines littering pharmacy shelves?Why are so many useless cold medicines littering pharmacy shelves?
Science

Phenylephrine and other medications that contain it, like Sudafed PE, don’t work.

By Keren Landman, MD
Science
5 experts share how to make day care less germy5 experts share how to make day care less germy
Science

Lasting change is going to take more than just good hand hygiene.

By Keren Landman, MD
Science
The US has never recorded this many positive flu tests in one weekThe US has never recorded this many positive flu tests in one week
Science

And health care systems are getting absolutely crushed ... again.

By Keren Landman, MD
Science
There’s no such thing as a good coldThere’s no such thing as a good cold
Science

“Immunity debt” can explain this year’s eye-popping cold and flu season — but it can also be dangerously misinterpreted.

By Keren Landman, MD
Science
This flu season is looking really scary, in one chartThis flu season is looking really scary, in one chart
Science

Here’s how to prepare for it.

By Keren Landman, MD
Science
Why everybody you know is sick right nowWhy everybody you know is sick right now
Science

What’s behind the early surge in RSV and flu — and what’s to come.

By Dylan Scott
Covid-19
We’ll never have a normal flu season againWe’ll never have a normal flu season again
Covid-19

This terrible Covid and flu season is a preview of the post-pandemic normal.

By Dylan Scott
Video
Why we need a better flu shotWhy we need a better flu shot
Play
Video

A universal flu vaccine is closer than you think.

By Kimberly Mas
Science
When’s the best time to get a flu shot?When’s the best time to get a flu shot?
Science

Research is mounting that shows the vaccine’s effectiveness declines over time. Late October may be your best bet.

By Julia Belluz
Video
No, Vitamin C won’t cure your coldNo, Vitamin C won’t cure your cold
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Video

Just because it’s good for you doesn’t mean more is better.

By Madeline Marshall
Science
How to tell a cold from the flu, in 2 great chartsHow to tell a cold from the flu, in 2 great charts
Science

Guess which one makes you feel like you’ve been hit by a truck.

By Julia Belluz