Warning Signs About the First Post-pandemic Winter
It may not be as bad as last year’s … but it certainly won’t be good.
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The Pandemic’s Legacy Is Already Clear
All of this will happen again.
Effective Altruism’s Philosopher King Just Wants to Be Practical
“Somehow people feel like unless you’re doing the most extreme version of your views, then it’s not justified,” Will MacAskill says.
When’s the Perfect Time to Get a Flu Shot?
Experts can’t agree.
Long COVID Has Forced a Reckoning for One of Medicine’s Most Neglected Diseases
Only a couple dozen doctors specialize in chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). Now their knowledge could be crucial to treating millions more patients.
The Glory of Feeling Fine
People seem cursed to take being well for granted. Can we change?
The ‘End’ of COVID Is Still Far Worse Than We Imagined
Even now, the coronavirus is killing three times as many people as the flu.
Fauci Addresses ‘The Pandemic Is Over’
President Biden’s controversial remarks, Fauci says, are a matter of “semantics.”
The Fatal Error of an Ancient, HIV-Like Virus
It got too cozy with its host.
The Other Abortion Pill
In the U.S., medication abortion usually consists of two drugs. One of them has always mattered more.