Public Health
Do soda taxes fight obesity? How did Juul hook American teens? Vox tackles all your questions about public health issues and trends.
Monkeypox is a viral disease that’s a much milder cousin of smallpox.
Accurate data is critical for public health, and the US doesn’t have it.
How a polio case in New York — and genetic evidence of under-the-radar spread — affects US risk and global eradication efforts.
The enthusiasm for requiring kids to get their shots has mostly evaporated.
We have safe, effective options — but in short supply.
Why muddled messaging helped monkeypox become a public health emergency.
Covid-19 cases are rising again, but redesigned vaccines are on the horizon.
Got a protein? This AI will tell you what it looks like.
Public health leaders are weighing significant trade-offs to ACAM2000, including the vaccine’s side effects.
Despite increased cases, public health officials’ plans seem muted, at best.
A new law will require the school day to start later in California — and other states may soon follow.
A series about the collateral health effects of the Covid-19 pandemic in communities around the US.
America’s 1.7 million incarcerated people have a constitutional right to medical treatment. During the pandemic, many of them say they didn’t get it in time.
How “pro-life” states are failing new parents and babies.
A landmark study revealed connections between carrying an unwanted pregnancy to term and negative outcomes for children and pregnant people.
Poor health care access and aggressive formula marketing are driving down America’s breastfeeding rates.
America’s failures to respond to Covid-19 and to deliver universal health care are part of the same story.
Experts are worried about the overlapping risks of uncontrolled HIV and monkeypox infection.
Firearm injuries undermine mental, physical, and financial health, even for people who’ve never encountered a bullet.
Hospitals don’t profit off having good nurses. That’s a big problem.
Verizon didn’t keep up with requirements meant to stop the spread of a dangerous bacteria.
The real reasons why America is having so much trouble feeding its babies — and how to make sure it never happens again.
Health experts are optimistic monkeypox can be contained. Here’s why, and where it could go wrong.
US public policy is a disaster on guns — and so much more.
Hundreds of cases of the rare viral disease have been detected in Europe and North America. Experts are cautiously concerned.
What researchers are still learning about in-person instruction during Covid-19.
Covid-19 isn’t going anywhere, yet conflicting public health messaging and a lack of funds may only prolong the crisis.
The Biden administration is begging Congress to fund its pandemic response.
Meet the person who wants to bring effective altruism to Congress.
America is enduring its worst baby formula shortage in decades.
Covid-19 case numbers aren’t as reliable these days. How can we keep track of the virus?
Covid-19 vaccines and antivirals can’t fix the US health care system’s inequities.
What the end of plane mask mandates reveals about our new pandemic normal.
An expert explains why a shifting pandemic demands a broader set of solutions.
Wastewater can help us monitor Covid-19. What else can it tell us?
Journalists struggled to accurately convey scientific uncertainty on Covid-19.
How 3D printing can help mitigate PPE supply shortages in future pandemics.
Even if BA.2 doesn’t spark a nationwide surge, it still poses dangers.
The ins and outs of wastewater surveillance.
The global vaccination campaign got cut out of Congress’s new Covid-19 funding bill. That’s a mistake.