How Parents Should Handle the Baby Formula Shortage, According to Pediatricians

The U.S. is still in the throes of an unprecedented infant-formula shortage. Supply-chain issues caused by the pandemic started affecting baby formula in the summer of 2021, and inventory constricted even further after Abbott recalled certain formula products in February (then more in March) and shut down its Michigan plant. Families facing empty shelves are … Read more

Gun Violence Trauma Is a Huge Health Care Cost for Victims—As Well As For Their Families, Communities, and the Whole U.S.

It’s impossible to quantify the cost of gun violence. There’s no way to add up pain and grief. No way to multiply that by shock and outrage. But emotional suffering and physical injuries do become real numbers when traumatic shooting events, like other public-health epidemics, contribute to the national health care burden. A 2021 review … Read more

Here’s What Scientists Know About Paxlovid Rebound

Dr. David Ho has spent his entire career studying HIV and other viruses, so he thought he knew what to expect when he recently became infected with SARS-CoV-2. His symptoms weren’t very severe, but after discussing it with his doctor, Ho decided to take Paxlovid, the antiviral COVID-19 therapy made by Pfizer, for the five-day … Read more