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Health & Medicine

  1. A photo of Mary Bassett, New York state’s Commissioner of Health, receiving a COVID-19 booster shot.
    Health & Medicine

     How 4 major coronavirus tools impacted the pandemic in 2022

    During the third year of the pandemic, young kids got vaccines, a new booster shot came along, the use of at-home tests soared and Paxlovid became widely available.
    By Aimee Cunningham
  2. illustration of mpox virions
    Health & Medicine

     Viruses other than the coronavirus made headlines in 2022

    Here’s the latest on monkeypox, Ebola, bird flu and other outbreaks that hit this year.
    By Erin Garcia de Jesús
  3. A photo of a woman drinking from a water bottle on the beach with the sun setting in the background
    Health & Medicine

     How much water should you drink a day? It depends on several factors.

    A study of more than 5,000 people in 23 countries finds that individual water need varies widely depending on physical and environmental factors.
    By Allison Gasparini
  4. illustration showing masks and covid brochures falling into a trash can
    Health & Medicine

     Why pandemic fatigue and COVID-19 burnout took over in 2022

    As public health guidelines loosened this year, people were left to weigh COVID-19 risks on their own. It was confusing, frustrating and exhausting.
    By Tina Hesman Saey
  5. An older woman walking up stairs
    Health & Medicine

     Brief bursts of activity offer health benefits for people who don’t exercise

    Non-exercisers who had brief bouts of vigorous day-to-day activity saw a reduced risk of death comparable to that of people who exercise regularly.
    By Aimee Cunningham
  6. Several people hold up glasses of beer in a cheers motion
    Health & Medicine

     50 years ago, a ‘cure’ for intoxication showed promise

    In 1972, vitamin and chemical injections reduced the amount of time that rats fed alcohol spent drunk. The science has yet to pan out for people.
    By Erin Garcia de Jesús
  7. A photo shows water, a possible source of PFAS exposure, pouring into a glass.
    Health & Medicine

     ‘Forever chemicals’ may pose a bigger risk to our health than scientists thought

    PFAS are linked to obesity, cancers and more. Growing evidence of the chemicals’ risks has prompted new guidance for safe drinking water and consumer testing.
    By Melba Newsome
  8. A patient sits next to a doctor both looking at something on a tablet
    Health & Medicine

     How researchers are working to fill the gaps in long COVID data

    Collaboration with patients and with researchers from many specialties is key to better understanding long COVID and managing its many symptoms.
    By Betsy Ladyzhets
  9. Health & Medicine

     Pollution mucks up the lungs’ immune defenses over time

    A study of immune tissue in the lungs reports that particulate matter buildup from air pollution may impair respiratory immunity in older adults.
    By Aimee Cunningham
  10. A close-up image of discolored, swollen toes
    Health & Medicine

     Got a weird COVID-19 symptom? You’re not alone

    From head to COVID toe, doctors have seen a bevy of bizarre cases.
    By Meghan Rosen
  11. A photo of Louis Pasteur's head surrounded by illustrations of scientific equipment, leaves, and swirls
    Health & Medicine

    Louis Pasteur’s devotion to truth transformed what we know about health and disease

    Two centuries after his birth, Louis Pasteur's work on pasteurization, germ theory and vaccines is as relevant as ever.
    By Tom Siegfried
  12. Illustrations on a three week calendar showing a woman struggling with her COVID-19 symptoms
    Health & Medicine

    At a long COVID clinic, here’s how doctors are trying to help one woman who is struggling

    As more people experience long-term health problems from COVID-19, long COVID clinics try to help patients manage symptoms, like brain fog and fatigue.
    By Meghan Rosen