Public Health
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A former White House immigration official weighs the challenges ahead as the administration prepares for a spike in migrant arrivals.
The meat industry’s environmental racism problem, explained.
Here’s what to consider.
The case for treating internet access as a health necessity.
The case for cautious optimism for the US.
The secret sauce of the Partners in Health co-founder’s success.
There are two primary reasons more Americans aren’t boosted. One is easy to fix. The other is really hard.
A new study tried to figure out which messages can actually break through to vaccine skeptics.
The pandemic revealed the flaws in the FDA’s risk assessments.
Most people don’t need a fourth Covid-19 shot yet. But for some, it’s very important.
“We are really working day and night” to figure out long Covid, one researcher said.
An epidemiologist on the health risks of the omicron variant, child care issues, and the unique pandemic struggles of working parents.
Three factors make it hard for the US to respond nimbly to new pandemic threats.
This terrible Covid and flu season is a preview of the post-pandemic normal.
Why are public health officials so bad at talking to us?
The state is facing worryingly high hospitalizations, staff shortages, and dwindling ICU beds.
At-home tests work with omicron, but there are caveats.
There are not two Americas when it comes to omicron.
More than a year after Trump’s defeat, Biden is forced to share power with increasingly partisan judges.
Both metrics are important, but all of our data doesn’t matter if we don’t do anything with it.
Rapid tests are sold out everywhere, and help might not come until next year.
Covid-19 exposed many of the flaws in the US health care system. Congress might not do anything to fix them.
Omicron — and short-staffed hospitals — could force the US to rethink isolation rules.
There is no grand plan for stopping omicron — but that doesn’t mean we’re powerless.
We know lots of Americans skipped their second Covid-19 shot. We just don’t know exactly how many.
One of the country’s top health journalists on omicron, early case and hospitalization data, and the West’s travel bans.
The US health system’s racial inequities will still be felt after Covid-19 becomes endemic.
The pandemic refuses to quit. What can the White House do about it?
These 5 leading indicators will help experts figure out how much of a threat omicron really is.
The CDC is encouraging Covid-19 booster shots now while we wait on more omicron variant data. Here’s why.
How will we know if the omicron variant is actually a big deal?
The Biden administration wants to protect millions from Covid-19, but it faces an uphill fight in a GOP-dominated judiciary.
Burnout, vaccine hesitancy, and plum traveling gigs are making it harder for hospitals to hire the nurses they need.
Democrats’ plans for public health funding fall far short of what experts say is necessary.
A Covid-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11 could be authorized by early November.
Three big questions about booster shots, answered.
Why this winter should be better than the last one.
Inside the upside-down world where Covid-19 vaccines are dangerous and ivermectin is saving lives.
Why some people might need a booster shot right now — and some might not.