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Doctors Suddenly Got Way Better at Treating Eczema
Up until a few years ago, Heather Sullivan’s 14-year-old son, Sawyer, had…
Ticks’ Secret Weapon
In the three-plus decades I’ve been alive, I have never been bitten…
A Gaping Hole in Cancer-Therapy Trials
This article was originally published by Undark Magazine. In October 2021, 84-year-old…
The COVID Question That Will Take Decades to Answer
To be a newborn in the year 2023—and, almost certainly, every year…
Someday, You Might Be Able to Eat Your Way Out of a Cold
When it comes to treating disease with food, the quackery stretches back…
Is COVID Immunity Hung Up on Old Variants?
In the two-plus years that COVID vaccines have been available in America,…
Will Nasal COVID Vaccines Save Us?
Since the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, a niche subset of…
I Was Allergic to Cats. Until Suddenly, I Wasn’t.
Of all the nicknames I have for my cat Calvin—Fluffernutter, Chonk-a-Donk, Fuzzy…
When’s the Perfect Time to Get a Flu Shot?
For about 60 years, health authorities in the United States have been…
Should Your Flu and COVID Shots Go in Different Arms?
At a press briefing earlier this month, Ashish Jha, the White House’s…