Unraveling Mysterious Mutations That Make Delta Most Transmissible Variant
Delta has kept some of the most successful mutations found in earlier variants, but also contains new genetic changes that enable it to spread twice as fast.
Liz Szabo
Damage to Children’s Education — And Their Health — Could Last a Lifetime
Missing educational opportunities doesn’t just deprive kids of better careers: Study after study shows that people with less education die younger than those with more.
Black and Hispanic Americans Suffer Most in Biggest US Decline in Life Expectancy Since WWII
In addition to the death toll and people suffering persistent symptoms, the pandemic has threatened the health of vulnerable people who've been devastated by the loss of jobs, homes and opportunities for the future.
Doctors More Likely to Prescribe Opioids to COVID ‘Long Haulers,’ Raising Addiction Fears
A new study in the journal Nature found alarmingly high rates of opioid use among COVID survivors with lingering symptoms at Veterans Health Administration facilities.
Coronavirus Deranges the Immune System in Complex and Deadly Ways
Scientists say unprepared immune cells appear to be responding to the coronavirus with a devastating release of chemicals, inflicting damage that may endure long after the threat has been eliminated.
Anti-Vaccine Activists Peddle Theories That Covid Shots Are Deadly, Undermining Vaccination
Anti-vaccine groups are blaming patients’ coincidental medical problems on covid shots, even when it’s clear that age or underlying health conditions are to blame.
Fauci Says COVID Vaccine Trials Could End Early If Results Are Overwhelming
The nation's top infectious disease expert says If a monitoring board gave the green light, vaccine manufacturers would be obligated to end their trials early and make the shots available.
Fauci Unfazed as Scientists Rely on Unproven Methods to Create COVID Vaccines
With millions of lives on the line, researchers have been working at an unprecedented pace to develop a COVID-19 vaccine.
Anti-Vaccine Activists Latch Onto Coronavirus To Bolster Their Movement
While most of the world hungers for a vaccine to put an end to the death and economic destruction wrought by COVID-19, some anti-vaccine groups are joining with anti-lockdown protesters to challenge restrictions aimed at protecting public health.
As The Coronavirus Spreads, Americans Lose Ground Against Other Health Threats
For much of the 20th century, medical progress seemed limitless.
Antibiotics revolutionized the care of infections. Vaccines turned deadly childhood diseases into distant memories. Americans lived longer, healthier lives than their parents.
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