COVID

Several new studies reveal that getting multiple COVID vaccine doses provides strong protection against lingering symptoms

Ongoing research shows electrical vagus nerve stimulators could relieve some long COVID symptoms. But are the expensive devices worth the price?

Critics push back on proposed CDC guidelines that they say leave health care facilities free to cut corners on N95 masks and other measures that protect workers against airborne diseases such as COVID

Here’s how to plan COVID-safer holiday get-togethers, using websites that show viral levels in wastewater

The colors of lines on COVID tests can show whether you’re getting healthy or staying sick—if they’re interpreted the right way

From new uses for weight-loss drugs to the first CRISPR gene editing therapy, these were some of the most impactful health stories of the year

The death of a grandparent may be a rite of passage, but it is not harmless for many boys, particularly boys of color. Losing a grandparent in childhood corresponds with lower reading, math and verbal skills among boys at a critical age

An injection that targets nerves in the neck appears to relieve parosmia related to COVID infection in some people, but more rigorous studies are needed

Here’s why Long COVID may be declining and what we know about the trend so far

A pandemic film shows that compassion and civil dialogue might be the best antidote to vaccine distrust

Access to pediatric COVID vaccines has been hampered by a shortage of doses, higher costs to providers and parental skepticism

Unions are good medicine, spurring vaccinations in their wider communities while overcoming pandemic politics