The Coronavirus Outbreak

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

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

Too many people are suffering from long COVID and other postviral syndromes. Anthony Fauci says we need to step up funding and research now

Research on what makes people willing to donate organs shows how to motivate many of the unvaccinated this fall

Novavax’s protein-based vaccine is the latest FDA-authorized COVID booster available this fall. Here’s what you should know

Vaccinologist Peter Hotez explains how the movement to oppose science and scientists has gained power