Public Health
Do soda taxes fight obesity? How did Juul hook American teens? Vox tackles all your questions about public health issues and trends.
Beer for a tan? Garlic cloves for sinuses? Don’t fall for the firehose of health BS online.
Americans are confronting a whole new reality of patchwork abortion access after the Dobbs decision.
Scientists are testing futuristic tools to dismantle antibiotic resistance.
Bottom line: Wearing it is still good advice.
MDMA looked like it was on a fast track for PTSD treatment. Now, an FDA committee is advising otherwise.
A new study finds that combating malaria, TB, and HIV pays for itself 405 times over.
Obesity will go down, electric cars will go up, and a nuclear bomb might just fall.
With bird flu affecting multiple dairy farms, unpasteurized products are more dangerous than ever — but some people are reluctant to heed government guidance.
It’s not as complicated as it seems, but there’s one key hurdle.
Longevity research may not let us live forever — but it could still make our lives better in smaller ways.
A pandemic response that amounts to hoping and praying isn’t nearly enough.
“A billion people at risk”: How worldwide cholera outbreaks are threatening lives.
How conspiring doctors, questionable tonics, and twisted patriotism led to the 1864 Arizona abortion ban that has finally been repealed.
The US Department of Agriculture’s failed response to bird flu in cows, explained.
It is almost hard to believe just how effective vaccines are at saving infants’ lives.
The detection of bird flu in cows and the commercial milk supply raises new concerns about the risks to public health.
A roadmap for PFAS risk, testing, and more.
What doulas, midwives, and policymakers are doing to end the maternal mortality crisis.
For the last 100 years, we’ve only had one TB vaccine — and it leaves a lot to be desired.
Disease surveillance has so far kept the infection at bay in the US, but the CDC has renewed concerns.
A new EPA rule imposes federal regulations for the first time. Here’s what you can do on your own.
What lead-tainted Lunchables reveal about the persistent threat of lead exposure.
Cancer used to be a disease of the old. Not anymore.
Millions of Medicare patients could soon be prescribed Wegovy — and it’s going to cost taxpayers a lot of money.
Fewer kids are dying than ever before — but a lot of work remains.
Dengue is erupting in South America — and has even found its way to the US.
Medications can help the 1 in 12 people who suffer from alcohol use disorder. But most will never be treated.
Leaving food safety to private enterprise has risks.
Isolation policies haven’t stopped Covid’s worst outcomes. Other, better policies might.
Faked cancer data is the latest sign of science’s fraud problem.
Reckless speeding is epidemic in the US. This simple technology could save tens of thousands of lives.
There’s a stalemate over stopping future pandemics — and it comes down to money.
Israel’s raid on Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis might break international humanitarian law.
Car crashes are killing too many young Africans like Kelvin Kiptum.
Opioid addiction doesn’t get as many headlines as it used to, but the crisis is as bad as ever. It doesn’t have to be.
In the 21st century, famine isn’t inevitable. It’s a policy choice.
The lifesaving revolution in widespread medical testing for infants.
The no good, very bad case against malaria bednets, explained.
With foreign aid increasingly uncertain, Africa wants to tackle disease emergencies on its own.
Covid politicized public health. Now, the US might give up on saving millions of lives.