Health

Bird Flu Is a National Embarrassment

America should have more aggressively intervened almost a year ago.

Public Health Can’t Stop Making the Same Nutrition Mistake

Telling Americans what food is healthy doesn’t mean they will listen.

Americans With Dementia Are Grieving Social Media

With its visual interface and constant updates, the social web is a nightmare for people with Alzheimer’s and other forms of cognitive decline.

You’ll Never Get Off the Dinner Treadmill

There’s no such thing as an easy weeknight meal.

Thermometers Are Hot Garbage

Just use your hand instead!

Doctors Thought They Knew What a Genetic Disease Is. They Were Wrong.

Mutations that happen throughout a person’s life may contribute to disease more than we realized.

You Are Drinking the Wrong Eggnog

Coquito has all of the holiday spirit—and none of the salmonella.

How Tortillas Lost Their Magic

Most American tortillas taste like cardboard. Chefs, restaurants, and companies are trying to restore the corny glory.

COVID’s End-of-Year Surprise

The dreaded “winter wave” looks different this year.

America’s Bird-Flu Luck Has Officially Run Out

Bird flu has spread so widely that it was always going to make someone seriously sick.

Has Your Cat Closed Its Rings Today?

Welcome to the era of the quantified pet.

RFK Jr.’s Testosterone Regimen Is Almost Reasonable

But the would-be health secretary has shown more interest in pressing iron than pressing the science forward.

The Ozempic Flip-Flop

West Virginia gave obesity drugs to teachers and state employees—then took them away.

America Can’t Break Its Wellness Habit

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fits into a long history of Americans who have waged battle against conventional medicine.

Ozempic Killed Diet and Exercise

Doctors might be slow to admit it, but Ozempic and other GLP-1 drugs are making dieting and exercise obsolete.

Murder Is an Awful Answer for Health-Care Anger

Online endorsement of the killing of a slain insurance CEO is evidence of a terrible coarsening in society.

The Real Appeal of Raw Milk

Not even bird flu can stop some Americans’ thirst for unpasteurized dairy.

Bedbugs Could Be More Horrifying Than You Think

They might be capable of spreading disease, recent research shows.

RFK Jr. Is in the Wrong Agency

He could be a great agriculture secretary.

The Next Abortion Battlefront

Plane tickets and gas money will shape the future of abortion in the United States.