Health

What the Chaos in Hospitals Is Doing to Doctors

Politicians’ refusal to admit when hospitals are overwhelmed puts a terrible burden on health-care providers.

The Pandemic’s Final Surge Will Be Brutal

Over the weekend, the seven-day average of COVID-19 deaths passed the spring’s peak.

Listen: Misinformation Mailbag

How do you talk with a loved one who believes pandemic conspiracy theories?

The U.S. Has Passed the Hospital Breaking Point

A new statistic shows that health-care workers are running out of space to treat COVID-19 patients.

Pandemic Data Are Stalling Out

Thanksgiving has skewed reporting of COVID-19 cases and deaths, but one metric is still clear: Hospitalizations keep rising.

America Is Careening Toward a Pandemic Nightmare Scenario

On Wednesday, the United States broke 100,000 coronavirus hospitalizations for the first time ever.

Photos: The Reality of the Current Coronavirus Surge

Images from around the world of the current battle against COVID-19, photographed over the past few weeks

The Long Haul of Vaccine Results Is Just Beginning

The initial results of the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine trials were unexpected and confusing, but there’s more data to come.

Sorry to Burst Your Quarantine Bubble

Pod means something different to everyone, and that’s a problem.

Dry Ice Is Hotter Than Ever

Solid carbon dioxide has long been essential to manufacturing, food processing, and high-school theater. Now it’s a key part of the race to get America vaccinated.

Pandemic Data Are About to Go Sideways

States are likely to report fewer coronavirus cases, but not because things are getting better.

A Tragic Beginning to the Holiday Season

COVID-19 hospitalizations have been at a record high for more than two weeks, and daily deaths have exceeded 2,000 for the first time since May.

Paging Dr. Hamblin: Is It Safe to See My Therapist in Person?

The benefit may very well outweigh any minor risk. But it’s all in how you do it.

The Logic of Pandemic Restrictions Is Falling Apart

This is why you can eat in a restaurant but can’t have Thanksgiving. ​​​

Answers to Every Possible Pandemic-Thanksgiving Question

There is no perfectly safe way to gather. That said, here’s how to make the holiday less dangerous.

The World’s Most Important Videoconference

How can Joe Biden build a government remotely during a pandemic?

Listen: How to Cancel Thanksgiving

Because you should.

Hospitals Know What’s Coming

“We are on an absolutely catastrophic path,” said a COVID-19 doctor at America’s best-prepared hospital.

Don’t Eat Inside a Restaurant

The risk of catching the coronavirus is much higher indoors.

The Final Pandemic Surge Is Crashing Over America

For the first time, the U.S. recorded 1 million COVID-19 cases in one week.