America Is Having a Senior Moment on Vaccines

January 11, 2024 · Health

For years now, health experts have been warning that COVID-era politics and the spread of anti-vaxxer lies have brought us to the brink of public-health catastrophe—that a Great…

How a Common Stomach Bug Causes Cancer

October 19, 2023 · Health

At first, doctors didn’t believe that bacteria could live in the stomach at all. Too acidic, they thought. But in 1984, a young Australian physician named Barry Marshall…

This Fall’s COVID Vaccines Are for Everyone

September 13, 2023 · Health

Paul Offit is not an anti-vaxxer. His résumé alone would tell you that: A pediatrician at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, he is the co-inventor of a rotavirus vaccine…

Wildfire Masking Is Just Different

June 7, 2023 · Health

Late last night, New Yorkers were served a public-health recommendation with a huge helping of déjà vu: “If you are an older adult or have heart or breathing…

The Future of Monkeypox

November 28, 2022 · Health

The World Health Organization has recommended a new name for monkeypox, asking countries to forget the original term in favor of a new one, “mpox,” that scientists hope…

Lowering the Cost of Insulin Could Be Deadly

September 5, 2022 · Health

When I heard that my patient was back in the ICU, my heart sank. But I wasn’t surprised. Her paycheck usually runs short at the end of the…