We need to drastically speed up the research on an effective coronavirus vaccine for this age group. I’m queasy about what this fall and beyond will bring. View original article Contributor: Rahul Parikh
The study of infected students at an isolation dorm suggests that opening a window could reduce the amount of coronavirus in a room by half. View original article Contributor: Emily Anthes
For the last 15 years, there’s been a caveat tacked on to any discussion of e-cigarettes’ public health impact. Though millions of people in the U.S. use them regularly, the devices have never been authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). That could change next week, as the multi-billion-dollar vaping industry nears its … Read more
The acting commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration and the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told a top White House official their agencies may not be able to approve a more expansive booster plan. View original article Contributor: Tyler Pager
“A perfect storm of viral changes and behavioral changes” is driving pandemic’s fourth wave in the United States. View original article Contributor: Ariana Eunjung Cha
The plan calls for an initial investment of at least $15 billion — half of what President Biden initially proposed. View original article Contributor: Sheryl Gay Stolberg
Businesses that expressed opposition to restrictive voting laws are declining to take a similar stand on the abortion measure. View original article Contributor: David Gelles
Vaccinations, however, have made a difference. View original article Contributor: Emma Goldberg and Emily Anthes
The maker of OxyContin won bankruptcy approval on Sept. 1 as part of a far-ranging settlement that ended thousands of lawsuits against the company and its owners, the Sacklers. View original article Contributor: Jan Hoffman
Federal regulators warned on Thursday they may not have enough data to recommend boosters for anyone except certain recipients of the Pfizer vaccine by late September. View original article Contributor: Sharon LaFraniere and Noah Weiland