Health
Two Major Coronavirus Vaccine Trials Have Restarted After Being Paused For Safety Investigations
Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca will resume their coronavirus vaccine trials in the US after pauses to investigate unexplained illnesses in trial participants.
Azeen Ghorayshi
Remdesivir Just Became The First Drug Approved By The FDA To Treat COVID-19
"It is absolutely not a blockbuster drug or a miracle drug," one expert said. "We give it because we don’t have anything better."
Azeen Ghorayshi
Trump's Doctor Said The President Now Has Antibodies, Leaving Out The Fact That He Was Just Given A High Dose Of Antibodies
"Why would you test for antibodies when you’ve given someone such a high dose of antibodies?" one expert told BuzzFeed News.
Azeen Ghorayshi
Lizzo Said The Body Positivity Movement Has Been "Made Acceptable" And Is "No Longer Benefiting" The People Who Created It
"I want to normalise my body... Being fat is normal."
Ellie Bate
Top Health Officials Are Hitting The Brakes As Trump Rushes For An October Vaccine
"Some of the scientists have come to a point where they realize they have to speak out as a matter of life and death," said one expert.
Dan Vergano
“I Barely Have Anything Left To Give”: What It’s Like Parenting Kids With Autism During The Pandemic
For parents of kids with autism, the unique challenges presented by the isolation of the coronavirus pandemic have sometimes been overwhelming.
Caroline Haskins
Wildfire Smoke Is Causing A New Public Health Crisis On The West Coast
The fires are likely already causing an upsurge in fatal heart attacks and hospitalizations for people with asthma — and it might also make people more vulnerable to COVID-19.
Peter Aldhous
Charli D'Amelio Said She Has An Eating Disorder And Admitted She Was "Afraid" To Speak About It Publicly
"Ultimately I hope that by sharing this I can help someone else."
Ellie Bate
An FDA Deadline For Vape Shops Is Today. No One Knows What Comes Next.
“I worry it will be Armageddon for the vaping industry.”
Dan Vergano
COVID-19 Is Causing Heart Damage In Many Patients, Not Just Football Players
A Penn State official retracted saying a third of Big 10 football players with coronavirus infections had suffered heart injuries. But experts confirmed they are seeing heart muscle injuries in many patients.
Dan Vergano
I Saw “Tenet” In A Movie Theater. This Is What It Was Like.
The Christopher Nolan blockbuster gave me exactly what I needed.
Elamin Abdelmahmoud
These Countries Have The Highest COVID-19 Case Counts. This Is What The US Has In Common With Them.
“The US is no longer an example for other countries to follow.”
Karla Zabludovsky
COVID Is Making Younger, Healthy People Debilitatingly Sick For Months. Now They’re Fighting For Recognition.
Across the globe, scores of COVID “long-haulers” have been fighting for doctors to believe and help them. On Friday, they finally got a meeting with the World Health Organization.
Brianna Sacks
Pussies Are The Stars Of The Summer
Thanks to songs like "WAP," we're moving from merely accepting our pussies to celebrating them in their untameable glory.
Lauren Strapagiel
USPS Delays Are Causing People To Get Their Prescriptions Late
“A lot of people are getting hurt by this senseless act.”
Rosalind Adams
The Right Wing Has A New Theory For Why The Pandemic Will End Soon: T Cells
Right-wing commentators and Trump’s new science adviser, Scott Atlas, say new studies signal good news for ending the pandemic. Scientists say that’s a dangerous leap.
Stephanie M. Lee
Convalescent Plasma Is Looking Like A Coronavirus Success Story
US hospitals are now treating around 1,500 patients a day with antibodies found in the blood of COVID-19 survivors.
Dan Vergano
Selena Gomez Opened Up About How Quarantine Has Affected Her Mental Health After Revealing She Was Diagnosed With Bipolar Disorder
"It’s not normal, and it’s affecting people."
Ellie Bate
It Will Be Very Difficult For Trump To Rush A Vaccine Before The Election, Even If He Tries
“I can’t see how this is done, frankly, before the middle of next year,” said one expert, of a coronavirus vaccine.
Dan Vergano
The Coronavirus Pandemic Is Making The Threat Of Summer Heat Worse For Pregnant Women
As summer heats up and coronavirus cases continue to surge, pregnant women of color in particular face the greatest health risks.
Zahra Hirji
What's The Point Of A Coronavirus Test That Takes 19 Days For Results?
Private laboratories and health agencies are swamped, leading to communication and technical breakdowns, as well as extensive delays for results.
David Mack
What My Mother Didn't Talk About
My mother and I were very close, but when she died last year there was still so much I didn’t know about her.
Karolina Waclawiak
Katy Perry Said That Writing "Firework" Made Her Feel "Ashamed" Of Taking Medication For Her Depression
"I was clinically depressed because I had a change in my career," Katy said in an interview with Howard Stern. "The last record didn't necessarily meet my expectations."
Ben Henry
Anna Camp Revealed She Tested Positive For COVID-19 And Opened Up About Her "Persistent" And "Stressful" Symptoms
"I decided to forgo wearing my mask in public. One. Time. And I ended up getting it."
Ellie Bate
Dr. Fauci Still Gets Support From Senate Republicans Even After White House Attacks
“I think Fauci has become emblematic of what tribe you’re in and what side you’re on in a political civil war,” said Sen. Ted Cruz.
Paul McLeod
New Early Coronavirus Vaccine Results Show Promising Signs Of Immunity
"The safety signals from these two important trials are reassuring," said two experts.
Dan Vergano
Moderna's Early Coronavirus Vaccine Results Show It Can Spur An Immune Response
Two doses of the vaccine triggered the production of antibodies in all 45 patients tested, though the results are still preliminary.
Salvador Hernandez
Texas, California, And Florida Are Now Seeing A Sharp Rise In COVID-19 Deaths
“We just reopened too fast and these are the consequences of it,” an emergency room doctor in Houston said.
Peter Aldhous
After My Marriage Ended, I Started Having The Sex I Really Wanted
The sex I’ve had since I left my marriage has given me a way to live in the present and ask for my present needs — and made me realize how much that freedom means.
Eva Hagberg
The Forces Fighting Congress’s Bill To End Surprise Billing Are Acting Like They’ve Already Won. They Likely Have.
The private equity firms that profit off of surprise billing and mounted an ad campaign against the legislation have gone dark. It's a sign that the battle in Congress may be over.
Paul McLeod
