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Health Helen Branswell

WHO to phase out the name ‘monkeypox’ for ‘mpox’

The preexisting name of the disease and even the virus itself has been deemed by many to exacerbate the stigma attached to the infection.

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Health Angus Chen

Q&A: Siddhartha Mukherjee on the rapid pace of cancer research and ‘luminous’ life of cells

Health Helen Branswell

Experimental flu vaccine, developed using mRNA, seen as potential game changer

First Opinion Anne N. Sosin, Lakshmi Ganapathi and Martha Lincoln

A tripledemic hurricane is making landfall. We need masks, not just tent hospitals

Health Brittany Trang

Why doesn’t the U.S. have at-home flu tests?

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Health Kay Lazar — Boston Globe

The secret to longer, healthier life? Ambitious new trial focuses on ‘super agers’ and seeks thousands of families.

Health Joe McDonald — Associated Press

China eases Covid rules after wide protests of lockdowns

Living With Isabella Cueto

Lessons from a thriving physical therapist to a younger self just learning about multiple sclerosis

Health Brian Melley — Associated Press

A jury finds NCAA is not to blame in lawsuit over football player’s death after repeated head trauma

Health Ambar Castillo

‘Mass incarceration is one of the greatest health challenges of our time’: MacArthur ‘genius’ Emily Wang on building solutions

Health Andrew Joseph

Real-world data show updated Covid-19 boosters increase protection against infection

Health Brittany Trang

One-third of U.S. labs have stopped using race-based equations to diagnose kidney disease

Health Andrew Joseph

U.K. analysis shows one dose of monkeypox vaccine yields strong protection

Health Katherine Harmon Courage

A simple screening question could help millions of women prevent cardiovascular disease. Why aren’t we using it?

Health Care Ambar Castillo

The case for universal oral health coverage, according to a new WHO report

Health Helen Branswell

How infectious disease experts are responding to Covid nearly three years in

Health Justin Chen

Nectar bats are ‘wonderful, majestic’ and sugar-obsessed. This researcher wants to know how they stay healthy

Health Nicholas Florko

To gin up opposition to the proposed menthol ban, tobacco companies are turning to gas station ads

Health Andrew Joseph

In country after country, primary care doctors report high burnout and degraded patient care

Health Lev Facher

Top U.S. addiction researcher calls for broad deregulation of methadone

Health Nicholas Florko

FDA formally warns companies behind Family Guy vapes, other illegal products marketed at kids

Health Helen Branswell

WHO, Uganda plan to test three candidate Ebola vaccines in outbreak

Biotech Olivia Goldhill

The scientist behind Pfizer’s Covid vaccine says a flu pandemic is only a matter of time

Health Lev Facher

Fentanyl isn’t just causing overdoses. It’s making it harder to start addiction treatment

Health Eleanor Cummins

After decades of setbacks, scientists make strides toward the holy grail of male birth control

Politics Eric Boodman

Chelsea Clinton on abortion care and the connection between democracy and women’s health

Biotech Jason Mast

‘If this works, it changes everything’: Altos Labs founders lay out plan to reverse disease

Health Andrew Joseph

‘I pushed back’: Fauci on how his response to Trump on Covid turned him into ‘public enemy No. 1’

Health Nicholas Florko

Health

WHO to phase out the name ‘monkeypox’ for ‘mpox’

Q&A: Siddhartha Mukherjee on the rapid pace of cancer research and ‘luminous’ life of cells

Experimental flu vaccine, developed using mRNA, seen as potential game changer

A tripledemic hurricane is making landfall. We need masks, not just tent hospitals

Why doesn’t the U.S. have at-home flu tests?

All Coverage

The secret to longer, healthier life? Ambitious new trial focuses on ‘super agers’ and seeks thousands of families.

China eases Covid rules after wide protests of lockdowns

Lessons from a thriving physical therapist to a younger self just learning about multiple sclerosis

A jury finds NCAA is not to blame in lawsuit over football player’s death after repeated head trauma

‘Mass incarceration is one of the greatest health challenges of our time’: MacArthur ‘genius’ Emily Wang on building solutions

Real-world data show updated Covid-19 boosters increase protection against infection

One-third of U.S. labs have stopped using race-based equations to diagnose kidney disease

U.K. analysis shows one dose of monkeypox vaccine yields strong protection

A simple screening question could help millions of women prevent cardiovascular disease. Why aren’t we using it?

The case for universal oral health coverage, according to a new WHO report

How infectious disease experts are responding to Covid nearly three years in

Nectar bats are ‘wonderful, majestic’ and sugar-obsessed. This researcher wants to know how they stay healthy

To gin up opposition to the proposed menthol ban, tobacco companies are turning to gas station ads

In country after country, primary care doctors report high burnout and degraded patient care

Top U.S. addiction researcher calls for broad deregulation of methadone

FDA formally warns companies behind Family Guy vapes, other illegal products marketed at kids

WHO, Uganda plan to test three candidate Ebola vaccines in outbreak

The scientist behind Pfizer’s Covid vaccine says a flu pandemic is only a matter of time

Fentanyl isn’t just causing overdoses. It’s making it harder to start addiction treatment

After decades of setbacks, scientists make strides toward the holy grail of male birth control

Chelsea Clinton on abortion care and the connection between democracy and women’s health

‘If this works, it changes everything’: Altos Labs founders lay out plan to reverse disease

‘I pushed back’: Fauci on how his response to Trump on Covid turned him into ‘public enemy No. 1’

White House’s Jha isn’t predicting a severe Covid surge this holiday season

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