Omicron Is Likely to Weaken COVID Vaccine Protection--but Boosters Could Restore It
The rapid spread of new variants such as Omicron offers clues to how SARS-CoV-2 is adapting and how the pandemic will play out over the next several months
By Ewen Callaway and Nature magazine
Vaccines
The Benefits of Vaccinating Kids against COVID Far Outweigh the Risks of Myocarditis
Vaccination is likely to prevent many more COVID cases than it is to cause a rare and nonfatal heart side effect in five- to 11-year-olds
By Tanya Lewis
Medicine
Is There More to a Healthy-Heart Diet Than Cholesterol?
A high-fat diet is thought to increase the risk of a heart attack. But some say that the long-held dogma of “bad” cholesterol might be flawed
By Natalie Healey
Special Report
Innovations In
Medicine
Four Success Stories in Gene Therapy
The field is beginning to fulfill its potential. These therapies offer a glimpse of what’s to come
By Jim Daley
Cancer
The COVID Cancer Effect
Oncologists are grappling with predicting—and mitigating—the effects of the pandemic
By Usha Lee McFarling
Departments
From the Editor
Our Best Bets against COVID
News
Gut Bacteria Change as You Get Older--and May Accelerate Aging
Investigating Antidepressants' Surprising Effect on COVID Deaths
Cannabis Use in Pregnancy Is Linked to Child Anxiety, Hyperactivity
COVID Can Cause Strange Eye and Ear Symptoms
Physical Activity Could Be an Evolutionary Adaptation for Grandparenting
The Smartest Way to Use Rapid At-Home COVID Tests
Can Intense Exercise Lead to ALS?
Opinion
Why COVID Deaths Have Surpassed AIDS Deaths in the U.S.
Abortion Doesn't Have to Be an Either-Or Conversation
