Health

December Is Now the Deadliest Month of the Pandemic

With days left to go in the month, the number of deaths reported passed April’s high.

The Mink Pandemic Is No Joke

Nine countries have now reported outbreaks on mink farms.

Ask Dr. Hamblin: Is My Fear of Vaccine Allergies Overblown?

Despite alarming news reports, most allergies shouldn’t be an issue.

The Virus Is Showing Black People What They Knew All Along

COVID-19 doesn’t discriminate by race, yet it has still laid bare the brutality of racism in the United States.

California Has Lost Control

The Golden State was in better shape than most of the country. Now the outbreak there is going from bad to worse.

The Mysterious Link Between COVID-19 and Sleep

The coronavirus can cause insomnia and long-term changes in our nervous systems. But sleep could also be a key to ending the pandemic.

What the Vaccine’s Side Effects Feel Like

The COVID-19 vaccine will make some people feel sick. But they’re not—that’s the immune system doing its job.

Podcast: The Vaccine Is Here! What Now?

We’re very relieved, but now entering the strange time of vaccine purgatory.

A Day of Deaths 25 Percent Higher Than Spring’s Worst

For the second week in a row, more COVID-19 deaths were reported in the U.S. than at any other time in the pandemic.

The Terrible Déjà Vu of COVID-19’s Winter Surge

The coronavirus is now resurgent in some of the states hardest hit in the spring and summer.

Have Yourself a Million Little Christmases

Christmas will look a little different this year, but everyone is still jonesing for a tree all their own.

Listen: Americans Are Going Hungry

How could we let people go so long without help?

The Next 6 Months Will Be Vaccine Purgatory

The period after a vaccine is approved will be strange and confusing, as certain groups of people get vaccinated but others have to wait.

This Is Only Going to Get Worse

The United States is entering a long, dark period, and the pandemic is already breaking records from the spring.

The Vaccine Is Here. Now for the Hard Part.

An FDA-advisory-committee vote has marked the beginning of the end of the pandemic. But there’s still a long road ahead.

One Day, 3,000 Deaths

The pandemic set a devastating record today. It will not be the last.

The Vaccine Is Not Coming Soon Enough for Nursing Homes

COVID-19 deaths in long-term-care facilities jumped 27 percent last week.

Paging Dr. Hamblin: I Want to Give People Cookies

Is it okay to bake for my neighbors during the pandemic?

The Real Reason Americans Aren’t Quarantining

Many states have quarantine requirements for visitors, but only one really enforces them: Hawaii.

America’s Most Hated Garment

Not even a pandemic will silence the sweatpants scolds.