Medicine (Page 10)

Insights into the healthcare system and the latest in pharmaceutical development.

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woman wearing mask in subway station

The US finally has a national mask mandate

a healthcare worker wearing a surgical mask

What you can do right now to protect yourself from the new COVID-19 variants

By Claire Maldarelli

vials of COVID-19 vaccines

COVID-19 vaccines could end the pandemic by eliminating severe cases

By Kate Baggaley

covid-19 vaccine vials

There’s a new COVID-19 vaccine in the running—but variants could pose a problem

By Sara Chodosh

Gloved hands testing a COVID-19 sample in a lab

The US is way behind on tracking COVID-19 variants

By Tyler Santora

people wearing masks walking their dogs

The places where Americans aren’t wearing masks

a person putting a vaccine into a syringe.

To get vaccines to more people, the priority system needs to loosen up

Blood vials at a bank or testing lab

We may have grossly underestimated COVID-19 infection rates

By Nathaniel Scharping/Undark

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How does an mRNA vaccine work?

By Maddie Bender

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What you need to know about Biden’s 5-point COVID-19 relief plan

By Sara Chodosh

Close up of influenza vaccine shot being prepared.

Flu cases have been shockingly low during the pandemic. Here why.

By Sara Kiley Watson

a kid sick in bed having his temperature taken

What COVID-19 will look like once the pandemic ends

By Claire Maldarelli

woman with a mask on gets a vaccine

More evidence points to long-lasting COVID-19 immunity

By Sara Chodosh

Is one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine enough?

A US sailor at the Naval Medical Center in San Diego, California, prepares Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines for rollout

Vaccines conquered smallpox and polio, but COVID-19 looks like a tougher battle

By Tyler Santora

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The world may be at risk of a new COVID-19 surge

By Claire Maldarelli

people getting rapid covid testing outside

The new, more-contagious UK COVID-19 strain is officially in the US

By Sara Chodosh

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Ending the pandemic means vaccinating the whole world—but the US is focusing on itself

Mask and thermometer

The ‘darkest days’ of COVID-19 are still to come

By Sara Kiley Watson

two women wearing masks outside

Can you spread COVID-19 after vaccination? Here’s what we know.

By Kate Baggaley

Why two doses of the new COVID-19 vaccines are better than one

By Tyler Santora

woman sitting on a suitcase in an airport wearing a face mask

With two COVID-19 vaccines available, the CDC updates its guidance on who gets them first

By Sara Chodosh

person getting vaccinated

Rural America may miss out on early COVID-19 vaccines

By Tyler Santora

person preparing a vaccine

What you should know about allergic reactions to the COVID-19 vaccine

By Kate Baggaley

three vaccine bottles with "RX" on their labels, filled with small frozen beads of ice cream

What the Dippin’ Dots ‘cold chain’ can teach us about COVID-19 vaccines

By Maddie Bender

What to know about Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine before it reaches you

By Claire Maldarelli

Chemotherapy-drug bottles in black and white

The case for rethinking how we use cancer drugs

By Gunjan Sinha/Undark

Someone receiving a vaccine

Pfizer is shipping millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses this week

By Jessica Boddy

The FDA just green-lit America’s first COVID vaccine

By Sara Chodosh

A man in medical PPE holds a syringe full of yellow liquid

Pfizer’s COVID vaccine just hit a major milestone on its way to FDA authorization

By Rachel Feltman

A pharmacist picking a medication off a shelf

See how COVID-19 vaccines will get to your neighborhood

By Bahar Aliakbarian/The Conversation

person with acne

This popular acne medication carries a disturbing legacy

young girl receiving polio vaccine

COVID-19 is helping another terrible disease make a comeback in Afghanistan

By Ruchi Kumar/Undark

A surgeon in scrubs pulling a mask off their face

Vaccines could be out by the end of 2020, but reaching everyone will take time

By Tyler Santora

Why AstraZeneca’s COVID vaccine is an important addition to the fleet of offerings

person alone traveling

COVID-19 testing can’t guarantee a safe Thanksgiving. Here’s why.

By Kate Baggaley

A red wasp specimen on black background

The US is running out of wasp venom. That’s bad.

By Hannah Hoag/Undark

Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine is now 95 percent effective. Here’s what that actually means.

By Claire Maldarelli

A doctor wearing a mask and scrubs holds up a syringe with a vaccine inside

You can get COVID-19 and the flu at the same time

By Rachael Zisk

A second COVID-19 vaccine just reported excellent results. What now?

By Claire Maldarelli

infected human cell

How the COVID-19 pandemic might end

By Wendy Orent/Undark

a woman holding an umbrella

What really happened during the ‘Kentucky meat shower’?

By Popular Science Team

A child wearing a mask reading a picture book

The CDC released a COVID-19 test knowing it had a high failure rate

By Rachael Zisk

A collection of items used to ease flu symptoms: a glass of water, hot water bottle, allergy pills, a thermometer and a stethoscope

You can have COVID-19 without symptoms, but what about the flu?

By Rachael Zisk

A doctor wearing blue gloves giving someone a vaccine

Rural America is now the center of the COVID pandemic

By Rachael Zisk

map of covid infections among nursing staff at care homes

The current state of the pandemic in five graphs

By Sara Chodosh

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A taskforce of Black doctors is independently evaluating COVID-19 vaccine candidates

By Kate Baggaley

Two women just won the Nobel Prize for their work on the gene-editing technique CRISPR

By Claire Maldarelli

President Donald Trump signing an executive order in the White House in 2017

Why COVID-19 attacks aging immune systems so fiercely

By Brian Geiss/The Conversation

The Nobel Prize in Medicine goes to the trio that discovered hepatitis C

By Sara Kiley Watson

A pregnant person in a straw hat and blue shirt

How do we know if medicines are safe during pregnancies?

By Jyoti Madhusoodanan / Undark

Keeping older folks out of COVID-19 vaccine trials hurts everyone

a black pig is smiling

Pig sex and celery have a surprising connection

By Popular Science Team

CDC Director Robert Redfield and National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci in 2018

The CDC thinks 90 percent of the US could still catch COVID-19

By Purbita Saha

woman shopping with face mask on

It’s never been more important to get a flu shot

By Sara Chodosh

a person holding a set of vaccines

A coronavirus vaccine will save more lives if we share it widely

AstraZeneca resumed its COVID-19 vaccine trials after uncovering a mysterious reaction

By Claire Maldarelli

A cup full of multi-colored pills

The ‘inactive’ ingredients in your pills could harm you

By Yelena Ionova/The Conversation

a mother putting a mask on her daughter

Trump downplayed the threat from COVID-19. Here’s how we could’ve fought back harder.

By Kate Baggaley

Civil War medical dispatch

Times of strife can lead to medical innovation—when governments are willing

By Jeffrey Clemens/The Conversation

person receiving a vaccine

AstraZeneca just paused its COVID-19 vaccine trial, and that’s a good thing

By Claire Maldarelli

Causes of Mortality in the Army

Infographics have helped keep us alive for centuries

By Murray Dick/MIT Press Reader

Artificial intelligence creates better, faster MRI scans

a girl getting a bandaid after receiving a vaccine.

What would it actually take to have a COVID-19 vaccine by November?

By Kate Baggaley