
We Accidentally Solved the Flu. Now What?
America has a choice to make.
Our health writers explore wellness culture, human behavior, mortality and disease, and other mysteries of the body and the mind.

America has a choice to make.

Actually, you’re probably not in quarantine.

The drug, molnupiravir, is named after Thor’s hammer, Mjölnir. But its power depends on reaching the right people, in the right time frame.

For months we’ve been fixated on the idea that some people are at “high risk” and others aren’t. Now scientists have a better understanding of the continuum.

The phrase took off earlier this year but flew too close to the sun. Maybe we should let it burn.

It’s long past time for an upgrade.

A decision to go with a lower dose might have helped speed things up last year. Now we may be seeing the consequences.

This one is far from over, but the window to prepare for future threats is closing fast.

Pfizer’s CEO set a timeline for when Americans can expect the earliest news about shots for young children.

Joe Biden’s chief medical adviser on the future of COVID-19 vaccination and how to prevent the next pandemic