The Sit-Up Is Over
It used to dominate American fitness practice. Now it’s all but over.
Health
Newsletter
Being Human
Our health writers explore wellness culture, human behavior, mortality and disease, and other mysteries of the body and the mind.
Subject to The Atlantic's Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions
You Are Going to Get COVID Again … And Again … And Again
Will the danger mount each time, or will it fade away?
Rebound COVID Is Just the Start of Paxlovid’s Mysteries
There’s plenty more to learn about the lifesaving antiviral COVID treatment.
An ER Doctor’s ‘Third Way’ Approach to the Gun Crisis
Why violence demands not just policy solutions, but public-health ones
Vaccines Are Still Mostly Blocking Severe Disease
Our original-recipe shots are holding up against new variants. But we may need to improve them, and soon.
How the End of Roe Would Change Prenatal Care
Genetic testing is a routine part of pregnancy. Abortion restrictions are already shifting how doctors talk about the results.
So, Have You Heard About Monkeypox?
A new viral outbreak is testing whether the world has learned anything from COVID.
A Very Expensive, Technically Illegal Workaround to the Formula Shortage
While some parents struggle to get ahold of formula, others with the means and know-how are turning to the black market.
What COVID Hospitalization Numbers Are Missing
As COVID numbers tick up, hospitals are supposed to be ready to jump in as needed. Only, they never really had a reprieve.
How a SIDS Study Became a Media Train Wreck
An inspiring research project went viral for the wrong reasons.