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  1. health
    What to Know About the RSV SurgeThe common respiratory virus is back in full force.
    By Bindu Bansinath
  2. health
    What We Know About Monkeypox So FarThe Biden administration has declared the outbreak a public-health emergency.
    By Katie Heaney
  3. monkeypox
    The Monkeypox Vaccine Hunger Games Are OnEverybody’s angry, some are in denial, and … it’s hot out here.
    By Brock Colyar
  4. public health
    The FDA Just Changed Vape Life for GoodR.I.P. Juul — for now.
    By Olivia Truffaut-Wong
  5. power
    Complex SaviorsIn ERs, nurses and doctors can often be the first line of defense against human trafficking. Now they’re being trained to actually see it that way.
    By Magdalena Puniewska
  6. power
    “No One Wants to Get Sued”: Some Abortion Providers Have Stopped Working in TXNearly half of the doctors at one of the state’s biggest providers stopped working after Texas’ new law went into effect.
    By Jennifer Gerson for The 19th
  7. che disastro!
    No, Not the Salami!!Salmonella has come for Italian-style meats.
    By Danielle Cohen
  8. coronavirus news
    CDC Says Vaccinated People Can (Mostly) Stop Wearing MasksUnder the new guidance, fully vaccinated people can now go bare-faced in almost all indoor and outdoor settings.
    By Amanda Arnold
  9. coronavirus news
    All U.S. Adults Will Be Eligible for the COVID Vaccine by April 19President Biden plans to bump up the deadline by two weeks.
    By Amanda Arnold
  10. coronavirus news
    Fully Vaccinated? Here’s What the CDC Says You Can DoThe agency has released new guidelines on post-vaccine life.
    By Amanda Arnold
  11. coronavirus news
    CDC Chief Warns of ‘Impending Doom’ As COVID Cases RiseDr. Rochelle Walensky is urging Americans to “just hold on a little longer” and to get vaccinated as soon as they’re eligible.
    By Amanda Arnold
  12. coronavirus
    ‘Even for the Rich, It’s Hard to Access’America’s wealthiest are discovering the vaccine is one of the few things money can’t buy.
    By Anna Silman
  13. coronavirus news
    We May Soon Have Another COVID VaccineJohnson & Johnson, whose vaccine is highly protective against severe cases, has applied for emergency FDA authorization.
    By Amanda Arnold
  14. public health
    How Worried Should We Be About the Coronavirus Variants?The Cut spoke with Michael Worobey, a professor of evolutionary biology at the University of Arizona who studies the evolution of flu viruses.
    By Amanda Arnold
  15. public health
    Time to Start Double-Masking(If you haven’t already.)
    By Amanda Arnold
  16. public health
    Brace Yourselves, Winter Is ComingA powerful nor’easter is due to arrive tomorrow, ahead of the dark winter public-health experts have warned about.
    By Amanda Arnold
  17. how i get it done
    How A Vaccine Whisperer Gets It DoneAs the founder of the Vaccine Confidence Project, a nonprofit monitoring and addressing public trust in vaccines, Heidi Larson has never been busier.
    By Katie Heaney
  18. how i get it done
    How Elmhurst Hospital’s Chief Medical Officer Gets It DoneAt 82 years old, Dr. Jasmin Moshirpur is high-risk should she contract COVID. But she shows up to work every day, supporting her staff and patients.
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  19. coronavirus
    A Nurse Bragged About Flouting COVID-19 Guidelines on TikTokAfter boasting in a video that she doesn’t wear a mask and still travels freely, the Oregon nurse has been placed on administrative leave.
    By Amanda Arnold
  20. new york city
    Imagine Risking it All for a Party by Penn StationOver the weekend, nearly 400 people were caught reveling at an illicit party in Midtown.
    By Amanda Arnold
  21. power
    Their Patients Have COVID-19 and Still Think It’s a HoaxNurses treating coronavirus skeptics are being spit on and harassed. Many want to quit.
    By Angelina Chapin
  22. home for the holidays
    ‘Frankly, I Just Need a Change of Scenery’Six people explain why they’re still traveling for Thanksgiving.
    By Anna Silman
  23. fear vs. fun
    Eight New Yorkers on Partying During COVID“I’m aware that what we are doing is pretty stupid because we’re putting mad people at risk. For some reason, we still kept doing it.”
    As told to James D. Walsh
  24. coronavirus
    A City of BodiesThe week we started hoarding beans.
    By Molly Fischer
  25. coronavirus
    How Can We Fight a Pandemic Without Paid Sick Leave?As coronavirus spreads, millions of Americans have to choose between staying home when they’re ill and receiving a paycheck.
    By Hannah Gold
  26. coronavirus
    How to Protect Yourself Against the CoronavirusWash your hands, stop touching your face, and stay home if you’re sick.
    By Amanda Arnold
  27. health
    California Governor Has Signed the Vaccine Bill That Jessica Biel OpposedIn June, the actress came under fire for lobbying against SB 276, which tightens the medical exemption process for vaccinations.
    By Amanda Arnold
  28. science of us
    New York Is Cracking Down on Measles EpidemicIn the face of the state’s worst outbreak in decades.
    By Amanda Arnold and Lisa Ryan
  29. public health
    Should Adults Get a Measles Booster?It depends on your vaccination history.
    By Amanda Arnold
  30. health
    Measles Outbreak Hits Google Headquarters in Silicon ValleySome Google employees are upset that they found out about the measles case through a BuzzFeed News report.
    By Amanda Arnold
  31. health
    Everything to Know About MeaslesFrom symptoms to vaccination to what leads to a major outbreak.
    By Amanda Arnold
  32. anti-vaxxers
    How Anti-Vaccine Activists Harmed Somali-AmericansA recent outbreak is only going to bring further discrimination against a vulnerable group whose members were targeted by charlatans.
    By Jesse Singal
  33. public health
    More Evidence That Charlie Sheen’s 2015 HIV Announcement Saved LivesA new study looks at the sales of an at-home HIV-testing kit and finds some very encouraging results.
    By Jesse Singal
  34. public health
    Supervised Drug-Injection Sites Are Spreading in Canada, Which Is GoodIt might seem counterintuitive to advertise a place for injection-drug users to shoot up, but there’s smart public-health reasoning behind the idea.
    By Jesse Singal
  35. health
    The White-Mortality Crisis Shows How Psychological Distress Can Become PhysicalIf a group of people feels they have nothing left to strive for and that their best days are behind them, those thoughts will eventually take a toll.
    By Jesse Singal
  36. public health
    Australia Is Figuring Out How to Get People to Quit SmokingIt’s all in the packaging.
    By Drake Baer
  37. An Unusual Anti-Suicide Partnership Targeting Gun Shops Is Ramping UpIt will be a while before we have any data on its effectiveness, but this looks like a smart harm-reduction program.
    By Jesse Singal
  38. public health
    Here’s a Simple Way to Reduce Drunk-Driving DeathsThorough is good.
    By Drake Baer
  39. war on science
    Republicans Successfully Eviscerated Gun-Violence ResearchTwo new graphs show just how under-studied gun violence is relative to how many people it kills every year.
    By Jesse Singal
  40. public health
    More Evidence That Violence Is ContagiousLike smoking or obesity, it travels along social networks.
    By Drake Baer
  41. mortality
    People Are Dying Younger Because America Keeps Failing the Bad-Break TestIn the richest country in the world, it shouldn’t be the case that one bad break can trigger a downward spiral to death.
    By Jesse Singal
  42. public health
    Congress Pledges $1 Billion to Tackle the Opioid EpidemicFinally.
    By Drake Baer
  43. The Line Between a Safe Driver and a Dangerous One Is a Single Hour of SleepA driver who’s had six hours of shut-eye has twice the risk of crashing as someone who’s had seven.
    By Cari Romm
  44. bad science
    Tom Price Belongs to a Really Scary Medical OrganizationThe Association of American Physicians and Surgeons promotes anti-vaccine hysteria, fear of immigrants, and rejection of the concept of “evidence.”
    By Jesse Singal
  45. public health
    More Evidence That Drugs, Suicide, and Despair Fueled Trump’s WinPeople are “literally dying.”
    By Drake Baer
  46. science of us
    A New Campaign Will Address the Elderly Isolation EpidemicFinally.
    By Drake Baer
  47. public health
    New York City Should Open Facilities Where Heroin Users Can Shoot UpIt’s a smart public-health idea that has caught on in parts of Canada and Europe, but which hasn’t made much headway in the States.
    By Jesse Singal
  48. Instead of Convincing People to Drink Less, Just Water Down Everyone’s BeerA new paper argues that changing booze itself is easier than changing behavior.
    By Cari Romm
  49. public health
    Journalists Don’t Know What ‘Studies’ AreAs the coverage of a new article about alcohol and cancer shows.
    By Jesse Singal
  50. It Matters If You Think Crime Is a Monster or a DiseaseMetaphors frame the way you think.
    By Drake Baer
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