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Here’s where all the COVID-19 vaccine candidates currently stand
The FDA officially approved Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine
4 important question about COVID booster shots, answered
COVID booster shots will be available to all Americans this fall
The first mRNA-based HIV vaccine is about to start human trials
COVID hospitalizations for kids and younger adults are at record highs
The COVID-19 delta variant is almost as contagious as chickenpox
People who had COVID should still get vaccinated, according to the CDC
How to talk to your vaccine-hesitant friends and family
Kids make up 19 percent of new US COVID-19 cases now
The safest ways to show proof of vaccination, wherever you are
What you need to know about variants, vaccines, and breakthrough COVID cases
As Olympics continue, Japan struggles with its largest COVID spike yet
How long will we keep wearing masks?
CDC: Vaccinated people in two-thirds of the US should mask up
What the CDC’s new mask guidance means for you
CRISPR breaks ground as a one-shot treatment for a rare disease
Despite surging Delta variant, a national vaccine mandate is unlikely
The J&J vaccine may be less effective against the Delta variant than we hoped
COVID cases are plaguing the Olympics even before they’ve begun
Scientists predicted the current measles outbreaks a year ago
Why the FDA issued a new warning about the J&J vaccine
What you should know about COVID booster shots so far
Under-vaccinated hotspots fuel 60 percent increase in US COVID-19 cases
6 important questions about COVID-19 booster vaccines, answered
What umbilical cord tests can and can’t tell us about stillbirths
Does Teeth Whitening Work? And Is It Safe?
All three US COVID vaccines protect against the Delta variant
How to make sure your leech bite doesn’t kill you
This Is What The Zika Virus Looks Like In Near-Atomic Detail
One Year Later, Face Transplant Recipient Just A Normal Guy
Immunity from mRNA vaccines could last for years
What you need to know about heart inflammation and COVID-19 vaccines
A booster shot trial is underway using Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine
Viagra could have been a groundbreaking cure for period cramps
Novavax’s COVID vaccine might be key for vaccinating the world
Indigenous languages hold the keys to medicinal forest libraries
The weirdest things we learned this week: smoke enemas, sneaky sound design, and stranded lighthouses
Segway Inventor’s Advanced Prosthetic Arm Will Go On Sale This Year
An Artist Is Growing A Skeleton Human Hand In A Lab
Inside the controversial new surgery to transplant human wombs
Instant Expert: the Return of Swine Flu
Why Belgium is limiting the Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine to adults over 40
Learning From the Dead
Green algae genes helped a blind man see for the first time in 40 years
A new Pfizer trial combines a COVID booster and pneumonia vaccine for seniors
Why we get shots in our arms and not in our butts
What the Yankees COVID outbreak means for the rest of us
How 3-D Printing Body Parts Will Revolutionize Medicine
There are more immunocompromised Americans than we think, and that’s a problem with COVID-19 vaccines
Experts says blood clots from AstraZeneca’s COVID vaccine are rare enough to justify its use
How should parents with unvaccinated kids handle the CDC’s new mask guidelines?
The US will send 20 million COVID-19 vaccines to countries in need
New Football Helmet Could Save the Sport
Your questions about kids and COVID-19 vaccines, answered
Fully vaccinated people no longer need to wear masks—but there’s a catch
There’s a secret room in the basement of the female body
The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally may account for 19 percent of US COVID-19 cases in August
The US joined the push to waive COVID-19 vaccine patents. Will it actually help?
Kids age 12 to 15 can now get vaccinated in the US
The flu disappeared this year. What will happen next winter?
The WHO approved China’s easy-storage Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine
Pfizer and Moderna are studying their COVID vaccines in kids as young as 6 months
Which allergy medication works the best? It’s complicated.