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Photograph of the fresco Trionfo della Morte, taken at its original location in the Camposanto Monumentale in Pisa. The fresco, known as the “Triumph of Death” and attributed to the painter Buonamico Buffalmacco, is not precisely dated; scholarly estimates range from 1335 to 1350. While it does not depict the Black Death explicitly, the selected detail shows victims of an epidemic from diverse social backgrounds, their souls carried off by demons.

Medieval volcanoes may have ignited the Black Death

Student at desk doing math homework during COVID-19 lockdown.

US schools aren’t ready for another pandemic

By Katherine Reynolds Lewis/Undark

HIV, seen in red budding particles, is among the deadliest viruses.

The deadliest viruses in human history, from COVID to smallpox

By Eva Botkin-Kowacki

Long COVID and its mental health effects represented in pop art

What patients find at long COVID clinics: rejection, outdated therapies, and unanswered questions

By Miles W. Griffis

A doctor in a protective suit taking a nasal swab from a person to test for possible coronavirus infection

What does it mean for Omicron to peak?

By Philip Kiefer

Bits of marijuana lay on a table on top of a doctor's prescription pad.

No, smoking weed will not protect you against COVID-19

N95 respirators

The ultimate guide to reusing and buying N95 masks

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

the novel coronavirus

The ‘Deltacron’ COVID variant almost certainly doesn’t exist

COVID rapid antigen tests for Omicron detection lined up like dominoes

Why at-home antigen tests might be missing early cases of Omicron

By Philip Kiefer

Woman with tissue sneezing

Hearing people talk about ‘flurona?’ Here’s the deal.

A woman gives a COVID-19 vaccine shot to a young person while both wear masks

The FDA just announced new booster guidelines for kids ages 12 to 15

A nurse in a mask and gown writes in a medical chart in front of a patient in a hospital bed.

Here’s more evidence that vaccines help against Omicron

By Philip Kiefer

female doctor in protective clothing prepares test tubes for covid

Why it’s so hard to make quick, accurate estimates on new COVID variants

By Philip Kiefer

What to do if you test positive for COVID, were exposed, or have symptoms

What to do if you test positive for COVID, were exposed, or have symptoms

By Philip Kiefer

A doctor in a protective suit taking a nasal swab from a person to test for possible coronavirus infection

Omicron isn’t overtaking Delta as quickly as the CDC thought—and that’s bad news

COVID tent filled with green light and a forest scene projected on one wall

Can ‘recharge rooms’ help frontline workers avoid pandemic burnout?

By Lina Zeldovich

Why the CDC just shortened COVID quarantines to 5 days for asymptomatic cases

Why the CDC just shortened COVID quarantines to 5 days for asymptomatic cases

New study finds booster protection against Omicron drops at 10 weeks

New study finds booster protection against Omicron drops at 10 weeks

a woman in a purple coat and a red hat looks at a shop covered in christmas lights

What the Omicron surge means for your holiday travel

By Rachel Feltman

Razer Zephyr review: A mask out of time

By Mike Epstein