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Plenty of People Could Quit Therapy Right Now
About four years ago, a new patient came to see me for…
One of Tuberculosis’s Biggest, Scariest Numbers Is Probably Wrong
Growing up in India, which for decades has clocked millions of tuberculosis…
It’s scary season for kids’ teeth. Help keep them cavity-free with these tips
As Halloween nears, you might be strategizing how to deal with your…
How Do I Make Sense of My Mother’s Decision to Die?
My mom could always leap into the coldest water. Every summer when…
Kevin McCarthy Finally Defies the Right
The speaker made a last-minute reversal to avert a government shutdown. It…
Humans Can No Longer Ignore the Threat of Fungi
This article was originally published by Undark Magazine. Back at the turn…
How Bad Could BA.2.86 Get?
Since Omicron swept across the globe in 2021, the evolution of SARS-CoV-2…
Americans Eat Obscene Amounts of Protein. Is It Enough?
For years, the American approach to protein has been a never-ending quest…
What ‘Fitboxing’ Is Missing
Outside the door, I heard a flurry of thudding that reverberated back…
Sorry, Honey, It’s Too Hot for Camp
A heat dome in Texas. Wildfire smoke polluting the air in the…
Why Biden Caved
The White House and Congress have not made much progress in their…
Will COVID’s Spring Lull Last?
By all official counts—at least, the ones still being tallied—the global situation…
Seltzer Is Torture
I do not like carbonated beverages, plain and simple. I won’t drink…
Life Is Worse for Older People Now
Last December, during a Christmas Eve celebration with my in-laws in California,…
Radio Atlantic: This Is Not Your Parents’ Cold War
During the Cold War, NATO had nightmares of hundreds of thousands of…
The COVID Emergency Is Ending. Is Vaccine Outreach Over Too?
Stephen B. Thomas, the director of the Center for Health Equity at…
Why We Just Can’t Quit the Handshake
Mark Sklansky, a pediatric cardiologist at UCLA, has not shaken a hand…
Consider Armadillo COVID
This past spring, Amanda Goldberg crouched in the leafy undergrowth of a…
The Fatal Error of an Ancient, HIV-Like Virus
Many, many millions of years ago, an HIV-like virus wriggled its way…