A Crucial Group of Covid Drugs Has Stopped Working
A key tool in the early pandemic response, monoclonal antibodies are now ineffective against new variants. Immunocompromised patients are especially at risk. ..
A key tool in the early pandemic response, monoclonal antibodies are now ineffective against new variants. Immunocompromised patients are especially at risk. ..
Data gaps, funding cuts, and shyness about sex let gonorrhea gain drug resistance. There are no new treatments yet. ..
XBB.1.5, aka the Kraken, is sweeping the Northeast US and dodging immunity. But that doesn’t mean it’s time to panic. ..
Data from Sweden and the US suggests cash incentives increase uptake without denting people’s trust in vaccines or future willingness to get them. ..
Abstaining from alcohol can have immediate benefits. But lasting gains require lasting change. ..
Each year thousands die because there aren’t enough organs for transplants, and I may be one of them. It’s time to start compensating donors. ..
The epidemic has largely subsided, but largely because queer men seem to have learned more from AIDS and Covid-19 than the authorities did. ..
The US is more alert to the risks of strep infections, but the UK has better data. It’s not clear which makes more difference in controlling disease. ..
Internet-connected thermometers can quickly show how influenza is spreading—so measures to control the disease can be targeted more effectively. ..
For the past two years, social distancing kept seasonal viruses at bay. Now they’re roaring back. ..