Month: July 2021

Many who received the shot may need to consider boosters, the authors said. But federal health officials do not recommend second doses. View original article Contributor: Apoorva Mandavilli

Overblown fears have turned the public against genetically modified food. But the potential benefits have never been greater. View original article Contributor: Jennifer Kahn

Though some of its own senior officials said there was little evidence of benefit for patients, the F.D.A. nonetheless greenlighted Biogen’s Aduhelm, or aducanumab. View original article Contributor: Pam Belluck, Sheila Kaplan and Rebecca Robbins

The American Academy of Pediatrics urged schools to resume in-person learning and said universal masking would ensure safety for students and staff. View original article Contributor: Reis Thebault

The growing calls to reinstate mask mandates have renewed their status as a cultural and health flashpoint a year and a half after the virus landed in the United States. View original article Contributor: Dan Diamond

The company doesn’t know some specifics about how falsehoods about Covid-19 and vaccines for the virus spread on its social network. View original article Contributor: Sheera Frenkel