This birth control pill for men could begin human trials later this year By Hannah Seo / Published March 24, 2022
This cone snail’s deadly venom could hold the key to better pain meds By Lauren J. Young / Published March 23, 2022
Moderna’s latest COVID vaccine trial for kids offers ‘really good news’ By Hannah Seo / Published March 23, 2022
mRNA COVID vaccines pose no serious risks for immunocompromised people By Kate Baggaley / Published March 17, 2022
Why doctors still don’t understand the side effects of hormonal birth control By Saima Sidik / Undark / Published March 9, 2022
Why this French hospital serves dying patients wine and caviar By Jessica Wapner / Published March 2, 2022
A new kind of COVID vaccine could soon be available internationally By Hannah Seo / Published February 24, 2022
A ‘living’ cancer drug helped two patients stay disease-free for a decade By Kate Baggaley / Published February 17, 2022
The first woman has been cured of HIV using donor stem cells By Hannah Seo / Published February 16, 2022
Biologists successfully hatched gene-edited ticks for the first time By Shi En Kim / Published February 16, 2022
Who gets an organ transplant? Waitlist rules are complicated. By Philip Kiefer / Published February 3, 2022
The first people have received an experimental mRNA HIV vaccine By Hannah Seo / Published February 2, 2022
A COVID vaccine for young US children may be closer than ever By Hannah Seo / Published February 1, 2022
COVID antiviral pills work against Omicron—when people can get them By Kate Baggaley / Published January 28, 2022
Can cannabis protect people from COVID? Buzzy studies can’t say. By Hannah Seo / Published January 25, 2022
These doctors are fighting to make the kidney-donor system less racist By Jill Neimark / Undark / Published January 23, 2022
What the Supreme Court’s decision on vaccine mandates means for Americans By Debbie Kaminer / The Conversation / Published January 18, 2022
The first successful pig heart transplant into a human was a century in the making By Lauren J. Young / Published January 12, 2022
Omicron is causing record hospitalizations among the young and elderly By Purbita Saha / Published January 10, 2022
The FDA just announced new booster guidelines for kids ages 12 to 15 By Hannah Seo / Published January 4, 2022
New study finds booster protection against Omicron drops at 10 weeks By Hannah Seo / Published December 27, 2021
The FDA just authorized the first pills for treating COVID-19 By Philip Kiefer / Published December 23, 2021
It’s too early to dismiss Omicron as a mild COVID variant By Philip Kiefer / Published December 17, 2021
Why the CDC now recommends mRNA COVID vaccines over J&J’s By Hannah Seo / Published December 17, 2021
The CDC is urging pregnant people to get COVID-19 vaccines. Here’s how we know it’s safe. By Kate Baggaley / Published December 16, 2021
This new COVID vaccine uses plants as factories for viral proteins By Philip Kiefer / Published December 13, 2021
Researchers are racing to figure out if Omicron can beat our vaccines By Philip Kiefer / Published December 13, 2021
These urologists are setting the record straight about penises and COVID By Hallie Lieberman / Published December 3, 2021
New information may explain why the AstraZeneca COVID vaccine caused blood clots By Hannah Seo / Published December 2, 2021
How to make Thanksgiving COVID-safe with boosters and rapid tests By Philip Kiefer / Published November 19, 2021
When to get your kids vaccinated in time for the holidays By Jean Levasseur / Published November 18, 2021
Some people have a gene that could make COVID far more deadly By Margo Milanowski / Published November 12, 2021
How dangerous is myocarditis? The truth about the scary-sounding condition. By Philip Kiefer / Published November 5, 2021
The first government-approved COVID-19 pill is hitting the UK By Elana Spivack / Published November 5, 2021
HPV vaccination in the UK has prevented thousands of cases of cervical cancer By Hannah Seo / Published November 4, 2021
The CDC officially recommends the Pfizer COVID vaccine for kids 5 to 11 By Claire Maldarelli / Published November 3, 2021
Merck’s COVID pill is factory ready—but only with the FDA’s approval By Margo Milanowski / Published October 29, 2021
Worried about COVID vaccine side effects? Try this simple trick. By Robin Blades / Published October 29, 2021
You can get a COVID booster shot. Here’s what else you need to know. By Philip Kiefer / Published October 24, 2021
Mixing and matching COVID-19 vaccines could provide superior immunity By Kate Baggaley / Published October 21, 2021
The FDA just authorized boosters for Moderna and J&J—here’s what you need to know By Hannah Seo / Published October 21, 2021
Are US booster shots sapping the world’s vaccine supply? By Betsy Ladyzhets / Published October 21, 2021
Zoo animals are getting COVID vaccines made specially for them By Philip Kiefer / Published October 19, 2021
Is it safe to travel for the holidays this year? Here’s the CDC’s advice. By Margo Milanowski / Published October 18, 2021
Millions of people are vaccinated—less than 8,000 of them have died from the virus By Sara Kiley Watson / Published October 18, 2021
What happens when your doctor and pharmacist are the same person By Michael Schulson/Undark / Published October 18, 2021
What the COVID-19 vaccine booster data still can’t tell us By Philip Kiefer / Published October 15, 2021
FDA expert panel recommends all J&J vaccine recipients get a booster By Claire Maldarelli / Published October 15, 2021
Mixing boosters, tuberculosis rising, and other COVID news you missed this week By Margo Milanowski / Published October 15, 2021