Public Health
Do soda taxes fight obesity? How did Juul hook American teens? Vox tackles all your questions about public health issues and trends.
The problem with hantavirus coverage isn’t the alarmism.
Why Marty Makary is out at the FDA, briefly explained.
The hantavirus outbreak is still small. But it’s a huge test for a battered public health sector.
An infectious disease researcher explains what’s going on — and why this isn’t the outbreak to worry about.
5 questions about the hantavirus cruise ship outbreak, answered.
Glycol vapors, explained.
Most health influencers don’t have real credentials — but they are more influential than ever.
The official numbers are finally here.
A new generation of influencers is changing the face of the movement.
Thanks to PrEP drugs, a country without HIV was in reach. That’s now at risk.
How one number explains how we’re winning the 60-year war on smoking.
Why Americans have gone wild self-experimenting with the hottest thing in wellness: Peptides.
The real reason Trump’s health secretary is launching a podcast.
Why the $14 drug could reshape global health.
This could be the future of foreign aid. Or a total disaster.
The FDA just approved Foundayo. Here’s what it can and can’t do.
We have the tools to end the virus. The question is whether we’ll abandon them.
The next phase of America’s drug crisis is here.
We discovered its cause 144 years ago. It’s still a massive problem.
Paul Ehrlich predicted hundreds of millions would starve thanks to overpopulation. Here’s what actually happened.
Health care in America is too expensive. But you can make your physician your ally.
The ‘gray area’ of addiction.
You need a primary care appointment. Should you see an MD — or NP?
RFK Jr. wanted parents to question the science. A study of 12 million newborns shows they listened.
How to think about long-term use, dependence, and withdrawal — according to a professional.
Women’s heart health needs its pink-ribbon moment.
Is sugar really that bad for you? Well, what kind of sugar are we talking about?
William Foege helped give us a world without smallpox. We’re marking his death by letting measles come back.
Statin hysteria has made it hard to convince people that this effective drug is actually very safe.
The deep roots of mutual aid.
The big health benefits of just a little movement.
How a small innovation lab resurrected itself.
We’re finally making progress toward a universal flu vaccine.
Research has found that a routine vaccine slows aging and cuts dementia risk.
When “pro-life” foreign aid hurts women and children the most.
This undersung service saves Americans $3.1 billion every year. Why aren’t we funding them more?
Yes, food can be medicine — just not the way RFK Jr. means it.
Microplastics are bad for us. But scientists are still figuring out the rest of the story.
Major studies on microplastics are now being called into question.