The CDC Is Squandering the Breakthrough RSV Vaccine
New RSV shots could make winter much safer for infants, but experts think current guidelines may be too strict.
I Just Want a Normal Drink
Who asked for seltzer with ashwagandha?
Daniel Kahneman Wanted You to Realize How Wrong You Are
The late psychologist gave the world an extraordinary gift: admitting his mistakes.
A Drug Half as Good as Ozempic for One-30th the Price
New obesity drugs are remarkable. But few people realize how useful the old ones can be.
No Parent Can Make Home-Cooked Meals All the Time
Baby-food pouches are unavoidable.
It’s Not the Economy. It’s the Pandemic.
Joe Biden is paying the price for America’s unprocessed COVID grief.
The Mothers Who Aren’t Waiting to Give Their Children Cystic-Fibrosis Drugs
A new treatment can change a person’s life, but is not officially approved for anyone under 2.
DNA Tests Are Uncovering the True Prevalence of Incest
People are discovering the truth about their biological parents with DNA—and learning that incest is far more common than many think.
The Ozempic Revolution Is Stuck
Millions more Americans are now eligible for obesity drugs. But the injections remain maddeningly hard to find.
The Return of Measles
Cases are creeping up in America, and not because of politics.
Everything Can Be Meat
The most promising future of lab-grown meat may not look like meat at all.
The Cystic-Fibrosis Breakthrough That Changed Everything
The disease once guaranteed an early death—but a new treatment has given many patients a chance to live decades longer than expected. What do they do now?
Pfizer Couldn’t Pay for Marketing This Good
Well now we know what happens when someone gets 217 COVID shots.
The Science Behind Ozempic Was Wrong
The weight-loss effects of GLP-1 drugs have little to do with the gut.
The Pandemic’s ‘Ghost Architecture’ Is Still Haunting Us
“Stand six feet apart” signs are outdated, ignored, and everywhere.
Why Are We Still Flu-ifying COVID?
The diseases are nowhere near the same.
Florida’s Experiment With Measles
How far can the state go before a serious outbreak hits?
‘Gut Health’ Has a Fatal Flaw
The obsession with digestion has gone too far.
The ‘Unthinkable’ New Reality About Bedbugs
Another, much stronger species is headed north.
Ozempic Can Turn Into No-zempic
The obesity-drug revolution is leaving lots of people behind.