Health

Health By Helen Branswell

CDC director says ‘bruises are going to take a long time to heal’ at agency

Health By Andrew Joseph

Covid-19 cases are falling in the U.S. It could be a calm before a variant-driven storm

Health By Erin Brodwin and Nicholas St. Fleur

‘These numbers are incredibly important’: Doctors and lawmakers call on FDA to address racial disparities in pulse oximeters

First Opinion By Katie Baca and Susana Bejar

It’s not the ‘British variant.’ It’s B.1.1.7

Health By Helen Branswell

A Q&A with WHO’s emergencies chief on Covid-19, why he’s hopeful, and when normalcy might return

Health By Andrew Joseph

‘What other variants might be out there?’ An expert on viral evolution on what’s happening with coronavirus mutations

Health By Matthew Herper

South Africa halts rollout of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine after shot falters against variant

First Opinion By Lloyd I. Sederer

A buddy system can help doctors and nurses weather the Covid-19 maelstrom

Health By Andrew Joseph

The good and the (potentially) bad: What scientists know about variants and Covid-19 vaccines

Health By Kathleen McLaughlin

‘A waste of money’: The home Covid-19 test funded by the Biden administration is too costly and complex, critics say

Health By Helen Branswell

Johnson & Johnson submits application for Covid-19 vaccine to FDA

Health By Andrew Joseph

Thanks to physical distancing, masks, doctors see fewer cases of a polio-like condition in children

Health By Matthew Herper and Helen Branswell

With a seductive number, AstraZeneca study fueled hopes that eclipsed its data

First Opinion By Jeffrey E. Harris

Community health centers can help stamp out Covid-19

Biotech By Helen Branswell

GSK joins forces with CureVac to manufacture its Covid-19 vaccine — and to develop another

Health By Nicholas St. Fleur

STAT+ Conversations: A conversation on racial health disparities, Covid-19, and vaccine distribution

Health By Tara Haelle

Global trends in lung cancer show continuing disparities

Health By Amy Sokolow

A Baltimore pastor, preaching about vaccines to the Black community, emphasizes personal agency

Health By Rebecca Sohn

Large majority of doctors hold misconceptions about people with disabilities, survey finds

Health By Veronique Greenwood

A viral mystery: Can one infection prevent another?

Health By Andrew Joseph and Olivia Goldhill

Additional Covid-19 vaccines bring choices — and complications — to the rollout

Health By Matthew Herper

J&J one-dose Covid vaccine is 66% effective, a weapon but not a knockout punch

Health By Damian Garde, Meg Tirrell, and Adam Feuerstein

Science communication in the Covid-19 era is a brave new world, for better and worse

Health By Rebecca Sohn

Pediatricians pivot to vaccines on the go as immunization rates drop during the pandemic

Health By Matthew Herper and Damian Garde

Novavax says its Covid-19 vaccine is 90% effective, but far less so against one variant

Matt's Take By Matthew Herper

Having pandemic panic attacks about virus variants? National preparation is the cure

Health By Andrew Joseph

South Carolina identifies the first U.S. cases of coronavirus variant first seen in South Africa

Health By Nicholas St. Fleur

Virtual event: Preventing a black market for Covid-19 vaccines

Health By Nicholas St. Fleur

‘Just utter chaos’: A Twitter thread offers a window into the frustrating search for Covid-19 shots