Health
Vox’s coverage of all things health, including personal health, public health, mental health, and more.
From HIV to malnutrition, here’s what the loss of 83 percent of USAID programs looks like.
From mRNA vaccines to remote work, the technologies that blunted the worst of the pandemic.
The confusing guidance about alcohol, simplified.
Five years later, the Covid-19 pandemic has turned people against a cutting-edge medical technology.
Here’s why you should never, ever drink the rain.
All to save 0.08 percent of the budget.
Why you should make your phone boring.
The rising popularity of this major healthcare program, briefly explained.
The anti-vax movement has gone mainstream, but before these shots, grief and loss marked the lives of children.
They’re a step in the right direction.
The new Health and Human Services secretary is facing one of his first public health crises. Will he blow up the typical protocol?
Some vaccinated people got measles in Texas. Here’s how to check your immunity.
Winter lovers share their tips for making the most of the season.
The neglected ways climate change is affecting our health, explained by Valley fever.
DOGE, please go to sleep. For your health.
Here’s what Trump gets right — and wrong — about the WHO.
There’s more to bird flu than expensive eggs.
All of us will be collateral damage in MAGA’s war on “DEI.”
Exclusive: California has a new plan to put chatbots in their place.
Egg donation is common. How well do we understand the risks?
Writing down your thoughts can be good for your mental health. Here’s how to start — and keep at it.
Nasal vaccines are more effective and easier to get to the people who need it most.
Are we really 89 seconds away from annihilation?
And four other burning bird flu questions, answered.
RFK Jr. wants to get ultra-processed foods out of school lunch. It’s harder than it sounds.
The global fight against HIV is at a perilous tipping point.
Ozempic is changing the way we think about diet and exercise.
The science behind why we think the past was better than the present.
And other practical meditation questions, answered.
Want to learn how to meditate? Scientists have a new theory that might change how you practice.
This year’s no good, very bad norovirus season.
Why we won’t cause a mirror bacteria apocalypse — thanks to science.
It turns out cleaning your hands is more complicated than killing germs.
A “suicide pod” in Switzerland roils the right-to-die debate.
An intervention to reduce child mortality may accelerate drug resistance.
It wasn’t the easiest year, but 2024 was not without its bright spots.
Why young people are getting cancer, problems with OpenAI, and the little intelligence agency that could.