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Public Health Archive

Archives for August 2025

Today, Explained podcast
The Covid revenge policyThe Covid revenge policy
Podcast
Today, Explained podcast

Trump brought us the Covid vaccine. Now he’s trying to take it away.

By Sean Rameswaram and Avishay Artsy
Health
The bigger story behind the mass exodus of CDC leadershipThe bigger story behind the mass exodus of CDC leadership
Health

The CDC is collapsing. Will America’s health follow suit?

By Dylan Scott
The End of HIV
Botswana’s incredible HIV success story, explained in one chartBotswana’s incredible HIV success story, explained in one chart
The End of HIV

Here’s how this African country is winning the fight against childhood HIV.

By Sara Herschander
Health
America’s leading physician groups are now openly defying RFK Jr.America’s leading physician groups are now openly defying RFK Jr.
Health

US vaccine consensus has officially shattered.

By Dylan Scott
Health
A public health expert keeps going viral on Instagram for delivering this very simple messageA public health expert keeps going viral on Instagram for delivering this very simple message
Health

Jessica Knurick explains how to counter MAHA when no one trusts experts.

By Dylan Scott
The one, big unanswered question about Ozempic
The Highlight

Millions more people will be taking a GLP-1 soon. What’s the catch?

By Dylan Scott
Future Perfect
This cash experiment cut child deaths in half. Here’s the catch.This cash experiment cut child deaths in half. Here’s the catch.
Future Perfect

Cash transfers can save lives. Just not very cost-effectively.

By Dylan Matthews
Supreme Court
The Supreme Court hands down some incomprehensible gobbledygook about canceled federal grantsThe Supreme Court hands down some incomprehensible gobbledygook about canceled federal grants
Climate
This deadly bacteria was once an “only in New York” problem. Not anymore.This deadly bacteria was once an “only in New York” problem. Not anymore.
Climate

Extreme heat is increasing the prevalence of a disease that hits low-income people the hardest.

By Dylan Scott
Future Perfect
The decline of drinking, explained in one chartThe decline of drinking, explained in one chart
Future Perfect

Science says that even moderate drinking is bad for you — and Americans are listening.

By Bryan Walsh
The Logoff
RFK Jr. defunds a medical miracleRFK Jr. defunds a medical miracle
The Logoff

mRNA vaccines saved millions of lives. RFK Jr. is attacking them anyway.

By Cameron Peters
Future Perfect
The world just lost its health report card. Now what?The world just lost its health report card. Now what?
Future Perfect

Why this obscure survey has life-or-death stakes, and what its future could look like.

By Pratik Pawar