Long-Haulers Are Fighting for Their Future
Many people with long COVID feel that science is failing them. Neglecting them could make the pandemic even worse.
You Might Want to Wait to Get a Booster Shot
There are no simple rules for timing on a third jab—but maybe don’t rush it.
Sorry, a Coronavirus Infection Might Not Be Enough to Protect You
Anyone who’d rather have COVID-19 than get vaccinated is taking two gambles: that immunity will stick around, and that symptoms won’t.
Theranos and COVID-19 Testing Are Mirror-Image Cautionary Tales
When you’re regulating new technology for diagnostics, it’s hard to balance speed and safety.
Tell Children the Truth
What I learned when I told my 5-year-old boys that I had cancer
Our Most Reliable Pandemic Number Is Losing Meaning
A new study suggests that almost half of those hospitalized with COVID-19 have mild or asymptomatic cases.
Booster Bandits Are Walking a Fine Line
Getting an illicit third shot has gone mainstream, but it’s still a real ethical dilemma.
Tongue Posture Is a Big Business With Little Evidence
Treatments to address improper tongue position have been hyped as a health remedy, but they may be doing more harm than good.
Don’t Believe the Salad Millionaire
You’re smart enough to pick your own lunch, no matter what Sweetgreen's CEO says.
We’re Asking the Impossible of Vaccines
Complete protection against infection has long been hailed as the holy grail of vaccination. It might simply be unachievable.
The Plan to Stop Every Respiratory Virus at Once
The benefits of ventilation reach far beyond the coronavirus. What if we stop taking colds and flus for granted, too?
2020 Was Almost Worse Than 2008
In a crisis like the one that hit the world in March 2020, only one thing will restore confidence: limitless cash. An excerpt from Shutdown: How Covid Shook the World’s Economy.
Not Even a Pandemic Could Settle One of Medicine’s Greatest Controversies
In the spring of 2020, it looked as though a massive, unprecedented experiment in health care was about to take place. What happened?
No One Really Knows How Many Indians Die Each Year
The country’s unreliable death records are hampering its public-health efforts.
What We Actually Know About Waning Immunity
Reports of vaccines’ decline have been greatly overstated.
The Wrong Way to Test Yourself for the Coronavirus
Rapid tests can help you stay safe in the Delta outbreak. But you have to use them correctly.
‘We Were Going and I Am Not at All Sorry’
Many Americans booked travel well before COVID-19 cases started soaring. Now what?
The Coronavirus Could Get Worse
Delta is far from the last variant. But what shape the virus takes next depends on us.
The FDA Really Did Have to Take This Long
If vaccine approval feels maddeningly scrupulous, that’s because the alternative is worse.
This School Year Is Going to Be a Mess—Again
We have the tools to keep Delta in check, but schools have to actually use them.
I’ll Tell You the Secret of Cancer
It’s been almost 20 years since my diagnosis, and I’ve learned quite a bit.