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The Anti-Vaccine Movement’s New Frontier
A wave of parents has been radicalized by Covid-era misinformation to reject ordinary childhood immunizations — with potentially lethal consequences.
How Republicans Failed the Unvaccinated
Why more enthusiasm and more advertisement might have saved more lives.
Is 30 Minutes of Exercise a Day Enough?
Science says you may need less exercise than you think to live a long and healthy life.
The Pandemic Policy That Really Mattered Wasn’t a Policy
Public health is rooted in the soil of trust.
Family in Nigeria Lost 3 Daughters to Sickle Cell. Can They Save a Fourth?
About 150,000 babies are born each year in Nigeria with sickle cell, a deadly disease. Tens of thousands of them die annually before their fifth birthdays.
More Than Half of Police Killings Are Mislabeled, New Study Says
Researchers comparing information from death certificates with data from organizations that track police killings in the United States identified a startling discrepancy.
In Review, Top F.D.A. Scientists Question Imminent Need for Booster Shots
An article, written with other vaccine experts, put the regulators at odds with key federal health officials, including Dr. Anthony S. Fauci.
Medical Journals Call Climate Change the ‘Greatest Threat to Global Public Health’
An editorial published by more than 200 journals worldwide warned of ‘catastrophic harm to health that will be impossible to reverse.’
Is Nose Hair Essential to Fighting Off Colds and Other Viral Illnesses?
Expert advice on whether trimming or waxing your nose hairs might increase the risk of respiratory infections.
Severe Covid Is More Often Fatal in Africa Than in Other Regions
Inadequate treatment for critically ill patients contributed to higher death rates in Africa, compared to other parts of the world, a study found.
Pfizer Vaccine Is Highly Effective Against Variants, Studies Find
Two studies showed the vaccine to be more than 95 percent effective at protecting against severe disease or death from the variants first identified in South Africa and the U.K.
Slovakia Claims a Bait-and-Switch With the Russian Vaccines it Ordered
Slovakia says that Sputnik V doses it received did “not have the same characteristics and properties” as a version endorsed by a respected British medical journal.
Coronavirus Reinfections Are Rare, Danish Researchers Report
People over 65 are more likely to experience a second bout with the virus, according to a large study of medical records.
6 Months Later, Covid Survivors Plagued by Health Problems
A large study of patients from a Wuhan, China hospital showed that a half-year later, three-quarters were struggling with problems like fatigue, depression and diminished lung function.
Hotter Planet Already Poses Fatal Risks, Health Experts Warn
A new report presented climate change as an immediate public health danger and urged lawmakers to curb greenhouse gas emissions.
Scientific Journals Commit to Diversity but Lack the Data
Several prominent publishers said they did not track the race and ethnicity of the researchers contributing to their platforms.
Respecting Children’s Pain
A new study challenges those who care for children to end what researchers say is the common undertreatment of pain in children, starting at birth.
Can Humans Give Coronavirus to Bats, and Other Wildlife?
Federal agencies suggest caution in U.S. bat research to avoid transmitting the novel coronavirus to wildlife.
The Pandemic Claims New Victims: Prestigious Medical Journals
Two major study retractions in one month have left researchers wondering if the peer review process is broken.
Two Huge Covid-19 Studies Are Retracted After Scientists Sound Alarms
The reports, published in two leading journals, were retracted after authors could not verify an enormous database of medical records.
Scientists Question Medical Data Used in Second Coronavirus Study
Medical records from a little-known company were used in two studies published in major journals. The New England Journal of Medicine has asked to see the data.
Medical Workers Should Use Respirator Masks, Not Surgical Masks
The surgical masks used in risky settings like hospitals offer much less protection against the coronavirus, an analysis found.
Scientists Question Major Hydroxychloroquine Study
Experts demanded verification of data and methods used in a study of drugs to treat Covid-19. The study suggested the drugs might have increased deaths.
Scientists Question Validity of Major Hydroxychloroquine Study
Experts are demanding verification of data and methods used in a study of malaria drugs used to treat Covid-19. The study suggested the drugs may have increased deaths.