The Core Lesson of the COVID-19 Heart Debate
The new coronavirus seems so strange because it has our full attention in a way most viruses don’t.
Bill Gates: The Pandemic Has Erased Years of Progress
“If you only look at COVID deaths, you’re actually missing the scale of the setback.”
Fauci to a Meddling HHS Official: ‘Take a Hike’
The nation’s top public-health expert addresses political interference in the COVID-19 response, but urges Americans to focus on the winter ahead.
Paging Dr. Hamblin: What If the Vaccine Works Only Half the Time?
A coronavirus vaccine doesn’t need to be perfect to still be valuable.
A Failure of Empathy Led to 200,000 Deaths. It Has Deep Roots.
One giant psychology experiment explains why many people seem like they don’t care about the deaths of the elderly.
How We Survive the Winter
The coming months of the pandemic could be catastrophic. The U.S. still has ways to prepare.
Listen: Fires Outside, Virus Inside
How wildfires make the virus more dangerous
Listen: Is Faster Better?
We want vaccines. We want rapid tests. But when is fast too fast?
The Fog of the Pandemic Is Returning
Millions of coronavirus tests may be happening without their results being made public.
Paging Dr. Hamblin: Why Didn’t America’s Shutdowns Work?
Many places only half-heartedly gave lockdowns a shot in the spring—and now might have to try them again.
America Is Trapped in a Pandemic Spiral
As the U.S. heads toward the winter, the country is going round in circles, making the same conceptual errors that have plagued it since spring.
Why Americans Really Go to the Gym
People lost more than fitness when their favorite gyms shut down.
How I Mastered the Art of Ventilating My Home
Let me tell you about my fans.
Sewers Are Now a COVID-19 Early-Warning System
Wastewater samples can give communities a near-immediate snapshot of how the pandemic is spreading.
Did COVID-19 Mess Up My Heart?
I got sick six months ago. Now I can barely make it up the stairs.
Herd Immunity Is Not a Strategy
What the term actually means, and what it doesn’t
Paging Dr. Hamblin: Please Tell Me I Can’t Get COVID-19 Again
One bout of the disease was bad enough.
Listen: Plasma and Immunity
A COVID-19 survivor asks questions about her immunity and donating plasma.
The Most American COVID-19 Failure Yet
Contact tracing works almost everywhere else. Why not here?
The Empty Space Where Normal Once Lived
In the heat of COVID-19 and climate change, it’s too easy to forget what flourishing feels like.
Everyone I Know Keeps Breaking Things
I’m running out of glasses.