Health
Vox’s coverage of all things health, including personal health, public health, mental health, and more.
We’ve forgotten how radical household appliances are.
The end of pandemics is within reach. Why aren’t we acting like it?
My eyes are part of my body. Why do I have separate vision benefits?
One of the Democrats’ best political issues is to defend to Affordable Care Act. Is it worth defending?
How to decode your mental heath benefits.
The decline of one of America’s biggest health crises, in two charts.
The surprising path to more truly personal medicine.
The panic over lead in protein powder got the risk totally wrong.
From Maldives to the Democratic Republic of Congo, there has been stunning progress in tackling diseases.
More cities are finally choosing bikes over cars.
The CDC has lost one-third of its staff this year. What now?
The Republican justices seem eager to kill state bans on anti-LGBTQ conversion therapy.
And can Trump actually do something about it?
Vaccines delivered by Gavi saved the lives of 1.7 million people in poor countries
It’s become controversial. Here’s how to really think about it.
The president’s new plan to slash drug prices is “a splashy announcement without a lot of substance.”
A more complicated picture is emerging. Here’s what to know.
The major decline in city fires, explained in two charts.
Informal recycling is deadly — and relatively simple to fix.
Decoding online “psychobabble” with a real therapist.
A pediatrician on why we should trust the vaccine schedule — even when Trump officials don’t.
Trump is blaming Tylenol for autism. Here’s the context he’s missing.
The most life-changing feature on your phone is hiding in “Accessibility.”
The do’s and don’ts of asking an AI for health advice.
Kennedy’s support is fracturing. The childhood vaccine schedule could break it.
The year child malnutrition flipped, in one chart.
The paradox of moral perfectionism — and how to escape it.
How MAHA gets American history wrong.
Zeke Emanuel on RFK Jr. and the crisis of faith in public health.
Vaccine guidance has never been more confusing. Here’s how to navigate it.
The US eradicated screwworm. Its return could cost America billions.
Even some Republican senators seem to be getting fed up with Trump’s health secretary.
The case for giving one to your 3-year-old is not as outlandish as it sounds.
Kennedy wants to “Make America Healthy Again” — but doesn’t want you to see a report that could do just that.
Trump brought us the Covid vaccine. Now he’s trying to take it away.
A very Future Perfect newsletter mailbag.
The CDC is collapsing. Will America’s health follow suit?
Here’s how this African country is winning the fight against childhood HIV.
US vaccine consensus has officially shattered.