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A Year Ago I Asked: How Bad Could Covid Get? Now We Know
No one was calling it a pandemic yet, at least publicly. Then came more troubling evidence about transmission, as the ... -
Vaping Won't Keep Young People From Smoking Cigarettes Later
It won’t prevent teens from later becoming smokers. But some health experts say that focusing on the risk of addicting ... -
Everything We Know Now About Schools, Kids, and Covid-19
Researchers are finally getting good data on how severely SARS-CoV-2 affects children and how they transmit it. What does it ... -
The Covid-19 Vaccine Rollout Faces a Two-Shot Problem
Millions of follow-up doses have been languishing in freezers, causing a massive logjam—and not everyone likes the ideas for a ... -
How Fast Can Scientists Find the New Coronavirus Strains?
The discovery of more contagious variants of SARS-CoV-2 in the US sparks a push for a long-overdue national genomic surveillance ... -
Vaccines Are Here. We Have to Talk About Side Effects
Disinformation could thwart distribution before government messages have a chance to push back. Debunking might turn out to be everyone’s ... -
The FDA's Green Light for a Vaccine Might Tank Ongoing Trials
The agency is close to authorizing Pfizer’s Covid-19 shot. That raises questions about the fate of study volunteers and lost ... -
How a Vibrating Smartwatch Could Be Used to Stop Nightmares
The FDA has given NightWare clearance to market a “digital therapeutic” device that uses an Apple Watch to interrupt PTSD-related ... -
The Last, ‘Ultra-Cold’ Mile for Covid-19 Vaccines
Two vaccines are nearly here—but their unusual storage requirements could deprive the rural areas that need them most. A tech ... -
Iowa’s Covid Wave and the Limits of Personal Responsibility
Until Monday, the governor urged Iowans to “do the right thing” but kept businesses open and masks optional. Now cases ...
