Health

How Lifeguards Lost Their Luster

There’s a lifeguard shortage in America. It’s been going on for a century.

Wildfire Masking Is Just Different

The not-COVID reason to mask is here.

It’s 5 a.m. Somewhere

Why do people drink so early at airports?

The Missing Piece of the Foraging Renaissance

My attempt to harvest hyperlocal produce led me to something perhaps even better.

What the Pandemic Simulations Missed

And why it's the perfect time to role-play the next one

Fall’s COVID Shots May Be Different in One Key Way

This year’s might include XBB.1 and … perhaps no other strain.

Ozempic in Teens Is a Mess

The drug could reroute the trajectory of a kid’s life—or throw it off course.

Eating Fast Is Bad for You—Right?

The widespread advice to go slow is neither definitive nor universal.

Did Scientists Accidentally Invent an Anti-addiction Drug?

People taking Ozempic for weight loss say they have also stopped drinking, smoking, shopping, and even nail biting.

Something Weird Is Going On With Melatonin

Pediatric overdoses have increased by 530 percent over the past decade.

American Food Will Never Look Natural Again

Health concerns keep shrinking the roster of approved artificial dyes. But Americans still can’t seem to go cold turkey on ultra-colorful foods.

MSG Is Finally Getting Its Revenge

The much-maligned seasoning could be the secret to eating less salt.

Elizabeth Holmes Isn’t Fooling Anyone

Neither are the journalists who cover her.

Your Next Mosquito Repellent Might Already Be in Your Shower

A small study has found that certain soaps can make people less attractive to mosquitoes, but it probably won’t work for everyone.

23 Pandemic Decisions That Actually Went Right

A lot went wrong with COVID, but the responses that worked could help guide us in future pandemics.

Only the Emergency Has Ended

The pandemic and the need to respond remain.

The Outer Limits of Liberalism

What happens when a society takes individualism to its logical conclusion?

Can You Have a Fun Vacation on Ozempic?

The drug can make food no fun. What happens if you skip a dose?

Do Overdoses Look Different Now?

The symptoms are the same, but the entire context has changed over the past few decades.

Beware the Ozempic Burp

Some patients taking weight-loss and diabetes drugs end up with sulfur-smelling “eructations.”