Public Health
Do soda taxes fight obesity? How did Juul hook American teens? Vox tackles all your questions about public health issues and trends.
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.
The New York Times painted a misleading picture. Less than 0.2 percent of US charity is ruthlessly optimized.
Everybody loves MAHA — because nobody knows what it really is.
The industry’s blame game will not end the US national health care nightmare.
It’s not cocaine, but it can be just about anything else — except a good idea.
We need new malaria drugs — so I spent a year as a guinea pig.
The justices spent Monday morning reminding us that the Court can always get worse under Trump.
Could RFK Jr.’s ascent change anything?
America, before and after vaccines.
The justices face the awkward task of reviewing some very shoddy work by Judge Andy Oldham, a potential future colleague.
Tuberculosis is still the world’s top killer. The author has a plan to fight back.
What Trump’s return could mean for the global poor.
Regular giving, even in small amounts, can save lives.
Volunteers, not FEMA, are the bedrock of disaster response. How do we best support them?
Kennedy has promised to overhaul American health care. How much can he actually change?
America voted for chaos — but we don’t know what real chaos is. Yet.
Donald Trump undermined public health measures during the Covid-19 pandemic. What would he do in a future health emergency?
Donald Trump’s election could allow the GOP to gut Medicaid and protections for preexisting conditions.
Preventing the disease can improve the quality of life for thousands.
Contaminated food from McDonald’s, Boar’s Head, and more is making Americans sick.
Rwandan public health officials have a strategy that could help prevent further outbreaks.
1.5 million people die from lead exposure a year. This new global partnership could change that.
Bacteria-eating viruses might be able to fight antibiotic resistance where new treatments are most needed.
The Georgia chemical plant fire, explained.
How diseases like cancer and diabetes are growing, explained in four charts.
Harris and Winfrey spoke to the family of Amber Thurman, who died after doctors delayed abortion-related care.
Experts are losing a little sleep over the latest Missouri case, but that doesn’t mean you should.
It’s not just the Princess of Wales. More and more young people are getting cancer.
From granola bars to chips, more studies are revealing that UPFs are tied to diseases like cancer and depression.
Too much fluoride might lower IQ in kids, a new federal report says. The science (and debate), explained.
Organ companies are getting up to pancreas hijinks.
A new generation of drugs promised salvation from hepatitis B and C. What went wrong?
The case against Medicare drug price negotiations doesn’t add up.
Who should actually get the jab, and when?
But there might be global consequences.
Researchers wildly underestimated how many people don’t have safe drinking water.
A first case outside of the continent has been detected in Sweden. What’s next?
Covid’s summer surge, explained
The former president says he’ll block funding for US schools that require vaccines.