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

US schools aren’t ready for another pandemic

By Katherine Reynolds Lewis/Undark

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

The deadliest viruses in human history, from COVID to smallpox

By Eva Botkin-Kowacki

flying foxes aka bats in trees spreading disease potentially
Environment

How studying bats can help predict and prevent the next deadly pandemic

By Caroline Chen / ProPublica

Long COVID and its mental health effects represented in pop art
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What patients find at long COVID clinics: rejection, outdated therapies, and unanswered questions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
Health

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.
Health

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

By Hannah Seo

N95 respirators
Health

The ultimate guide to reusing and buying N95 masks

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

the novel coronavirus
Health

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

By Hannah Seo

COVID rapid antigen tests for Omicron detection lined up like dominoes
Health

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

By Philip Kiefer

Woman with tissue sneezing
Health

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

By Hannah Seo

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

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

By Hannah Seo

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

Here’s more evidence that vaccines help against Omicron

By Philip Kiefer

female doctor in protective clothing prepares test tubes for covid
Health

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
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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
Health

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

By Hannah Seo

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

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

By Hannah Seo

New study finds booster protection against Omicron drops at 10 weeks
Health

New study finds booster protection against Omicron drops at 10 weeks

By Hannah Seo

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

What the Omicron surge means for your holiday travel

By Rachel Feltman

Razer Zephyr
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Razer Zephyr review: A mask out of time

By Mike Epstein