Health
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America, before and after vaccines.
The justices face the awkward task of reviewing some very shoddy work by Judge Andy Oldham, a potential future colleague.
Tuberculosis is still the world’s top killer. The author has a plan to fight back.
What Trump’s return could mean for the global poor.
Regular giving, even in small amounts, can save lives.
Volunteers, not FEMA, are the bedrock of disaster response. How do we best support them?
Kennedy has promised to overhaul American health care. How much can he actually change?
For 20-somethings like me, it can bring order, and friendship, into our lives when we need it most.
America voted for chaos — but we don’t know what real chaos is. Yet.
We’re living in a golden age of STI prevention.
Coping strategies for the next few days — and the next four years.
What Trump’s return means for America’s poor people.
Donald Trump undermined public health measures during the Covid-19 pandemic. What would he do in a future health emergency?
Medicine shouldn’t be so hard to access — so the Four Thieves Vinegar Collective is helping people make their own.
Donald Trump’s election could allow the GOP to gut Medicaid and protections for preexisting conditions.
Red 3 has been banned for use in cosmetics and topical drugs since 1990. Why is it still in our food?
Nervous about the election? Try these tips to stay calm.
Preventing the disease can improve the quality of life for thousands.
But you don’t have to go cold turkey on your cold turkey. We can help.
Contaminated food from McDonald’s, Boar’s Head, and more is making Americans sick.
The wearable device looks great but, unfortunately, it won’t solve all of your health problems.
Since care for abortion and pregnancy loss is the same, restrictions on one have had disastrous impacts on the other.
The human mind is designed to predict, but uncertainty helps us thrive.
The myths and realities about the itchiest childhood tradition.
Billions of dollars later, neuroscientists are still struggling to address the mental health crisis.
Rwandan public health officials have a strategy that could help prevent further outbreaks.
Sexual choking is astonishingly common among young people.
Whippets on TikTok are just a re-run of inhaling nitrous on stage in the 1800s.
Private equity decimated emergency care in the United States — without you even noticing.
New brain stimulation techniques could help scientists understand how meditation changes the mind.
America unintentionally built a health care system that is hard to fix.
1.5 million people die from lead exposure a year. This new global partnership could change that.
Bacteria-eating viruses might be able to fight antibiotic resistance where new treatments are most needed.
The Georgia chemical plant fire, explained.
Doctors explain how to tell the truth from social media BS.
How diseases like cancer and diabetes are growing, explained in four charts.
Harris and Winfrey spoke to the family of Amber Thurman, who died after doctors delayed abortion-related care.
The collective freakout about the youth mental health crisis has reached a tipping point.
What to know about Meta’s new restrictions on young people’s social media use.
Kidney donors save lives. Why aren’t we compensated for it?