The Disaster of School Closures Should Have Been Foreseen
A plan was set in motion with no idea of how to stop it.
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Long COVID Showed Me the Bottom of American Health Care
Access to clinics has only gotten patchier as attention to the disease has faded.
The Evermaskers
The isolation of people who take precautions against COVID has only gotten more intense.
The COVID Mistake No One Talks Enough About
Deaths in isolation have been treated as a painful memory, not as a problem that hospitals need to address.
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The Food-Stamp Crisis Could Last Months
America has a lifeline against hunger: ultra-processed foods.
The Inflammation Gap
Popular ideas about inflammation have lost touch with medical reality.
In Defense of ‘Groupthink’
Are we too quick to agree on the dangers of consensus?
America’s Grocery Lifeline Is Fraying
Inflation and tariffs are hitting canned food just when the most vulnerable Americans need to stock up.
The Obesity-Drug Revolution Is Stalling
Somehow, it’s becoming even harder to get a GLP-1.
Trump Needs the UN in Gaza
Humanitarian aid is a key component of Trump’s peace deal. Securing it will depend on American involvement.
The Pitfalls of Sleepmaxxing
Technology might help you sleep better, or go haywire.
No Appointments, No Nurses, No Private Insurance Needed
Many health facilities try to avoid Medicaid. A Colorado clinic prefers it.
The Cleaner Way to Get Ripped
The wellness movement has come for bodybuilding.
The Democratic Governor Who Drinks Raw Milk
Jared Polis has taken a different approach to RFK Jr. than others in his party.