Why Some Who Are Vaccinated Still Get Coronavirus

Experts say cases like these are not surprising and do not indicate that there was something wrong with the vaccines or how they were administered.

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Factcheck: Hank Aaron's Death Was Not Related to Covid-19 Vaccine

Anti-vaccine activists, including Robert F. Kennedy Jr., are seizing on the baseball legend’s death to suggest — without evidence — that there might be a link to his Covid vaccination.

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Andrew Brooks, Who Developed a Covid Spit Test, Dies at 51

His breakthrough helped millions get their results quickly in the early days of the pandemic, when tests were scarce and lines were long.

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Erasure Poetry At Home

Creating an erasure poem means finding your voice lurking in another’s words. It can be a way to start writing when words fail.

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Divorce During the Pandemic

Our routines may have stalled during Covid, but the desire to divorce certainly hasn’t. Here, some of the pandemic-age challenges to consider.

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Make Bath Bombs At Home

Your first batch of scent, salt and fizz may not be beautiful, but you’ll know exactly what you’re introducing to your tub.

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How to Have A Safe Super Bowl Sunday

Go team! Even if your watch party is small or on Zoom, there are games and other activities to get even the most casual fan involved and engaged.

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How to Downscale Your Super Bowl Spread

You probably won’t be watching with a crowd, but you can still have wings, dip and a sub-style sandwich to eat during the game.

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Things To Do At Home

This week, learn about metamorphosing insects, dance your way through the Cleveland Museum of Art or watch a documentary.

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How the Search for Covid-19 Treatments Faltered While Vaccines Sped Ahead

Vaccine development exceeded everyone’s expectations. But the next few months will still bring many sick people — and doctors have woefully few drugs with which to treat them.

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Evidence Builds That Pregnant Women Pass Covid Antibodies to Newborns

A new study suggests that protective antibodies can be transferred through the placenta, and the baby may receive more of them if a mother is infected with Covid earlier in her pregnancy.

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Health care unions amplify the voices of frontline workers overwhelmed by pandemic conditions.

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‘It’s Numbing’: Nine Retired Nuns in Michigan Die of Covid-19

The deaths add to what is becoming a familiar trend in the spread of the virus as it devastates religious congregate communities by infecting retired, aging populations of nuns and sisters.

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Pregnant Women May Receive Covid Vaccines Safely, W.H.O. Says

The change aligns the organization with the guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Which Covid Vaccine Should You Get? Experts Weigh the Effect Against Severe Disease

Infectious disease doctors say getting a shot of the J&J vaccine, which has a lower efficacy against the virus than other vaccines, would still be well worthwhile.

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A Pandemic Is Hard Enough. For Some, Being Single Has Made It Harder.

“One day I realized it had been three months since I had touched a human being,” one man said.

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What It’s Like to Give the Covid Vaccine

A doctor couple is working to get disadvantaged communities “their fair shot at getting the shot.”

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Johnson & Johnson’s Vaccine Offers Strong Protection but Fuels Concern About Variants

The vaccine’s efficacy rate dropped from 72 percent in the United States to just 57 percent in South Africa, where a highly contagious variant is driving most cases.

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Helping a Teen Who Is Angry About House Rules on Covid

Our grandson’s friends don’t socialize safely, so we don’t want him to see them. How do we keep his anger about it from causing chaos in our home?

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Pregnant Women Get Conflicting Advice on Covid-19 Vaccines

The W.H.O. and the C.D.C. provide differing views, and experts partly blame a lack of data because expectant mothers have been excluded from clinical trials.

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Novavax’s Vaccine Works Well — Except on Variant First Found in South Africa

An early analysis in Britain found that the vaccine had an efficacy rate of nearly 90 percent. But in a small South Africa trial, the efficacy rate dropped to just under 50 percent.

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Biden Re-Opens Obamacare Enrollment Period in 36 States

Evidence from states that also reopened enrollment suggests it could pull more young, healthy Americans into insurance coverage.

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As Pandemic Rages, Health Care Unions Find a Voice

Faced with the urgent need to protect their members and patients from the virus, labor organizations are pushing hospitals to do more.

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How the Coronavirus Turns the Body Against Itself

Some patients struggling with Covid-19 develop antibodies against their own tissues, scientists have found.

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From Michael Lewis, a ‘Superhero Story’ About the Pandemic

The author of “The Big Short” and “Moneyball” takes on a frightening subject in his new book “The Premonition”: how to prevent a viral outbreak even worse than Covid-19.

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What Can Covid-19 Teach Us About the Mysteries of Smell?

The virus’s strangest symptom has opened new doors to understanding our most neglected sense.

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Thailand Legalizes Early-Term Abortions but Keeps Other Restrictions

Women who end a pregnancy after 12 weeks could still face prison or fines. Abortion rights advocates claimed a partial victory.

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A New Option for Morning-After Contraception?

An hormonal IUD may work as well as morning-after pills for preventing pregnancy, a new study suggests.

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As More Deaf People Are Seen on TV, Others Want to Be Heard

Some deaf people identify with shows like “Deaf U.” For others, a deaf contestant on “The Bachelor” who doesn’t use sign language is a welcome change.

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A ‘Baby’ Aspirin a Day May Help Prevent a Second Pregnancy Loss

Women who have had a pregnancy loss and are trying to get pregnant again may benefit from a daily low-dose aspirin.

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As More Deaf People Are Seen on TV, Others Want to Be Heard

Some deaf people identify with shows like “Deaf U.” For others, a deaf contestant on “The Bachelor” who doesn’t use sign language is a welcome change.

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With All Eyes on Covid-19, Drug-Resistant Infections Crept In

The spread of other dangerous germs is surging — a result, in part, of the chaotic response to the pandemic.

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The Best Time of Day to Exercise

Men at risk for diabetes had greater blood sugar control and lost more belly fat when they exercised in the afternoon than in the morning.

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Christina Crosby, 67, Dies; Feminist Scholar Wrote of Becoming Disabled

After a bicycle accident left her paralyzed, she wrote a memoir, “A Body, Undone,” which refused to draw tidy lessons about overcoming hardship.

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Aetna to Expand Coverage for Gender-Affirming Surgeries

One of the nation’s largest health insurers is agreeing to pay for breast augmentation for some trans women.

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7 Podcasts About the Wonders of Science

Despite the darkness of the past year, this is a triumphant moment for science, and these shows spotlight the humanity behind it.

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Hong Kong’s First Covid-19 Lockdown Exposes Deep-Rooted Inequality

The city’s notorious tenement apartments are potential hotbeds of transmission, with their cramped quarters, faulty piping and poor ventilation.

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Doctors, Facing Burnout, Turn to Self-Care

A growing number of programs aim to help doctors, nurses and medical students who are struggling with mental health issues during the pandemic.

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Is It OK to Enroll in a Covid-19 Vaccine Trial If I Might Drop Out?

The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on the importance of control groups and elderly parents’ risky behavior.

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In Israel, Infections Drop Sharply After One Shot of Vaccine

Initial studies show a significant drop in infections and hospitalizations after just one dose, and very few cases after two. Experts caution that the results are preliminary.

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Flaming Lips Use of Plastic Bubbles at Concerts Leave Covid-19 Experts Unsure

Medical professionals questioned how well the individual plastic bubbles protected band members and concertgoers from the coronavirus.

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A vaccine ad invokes the culture of Mardi Gras to reduce hesitancy.

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Here's why West Virginia is a leader in the U.S. vaccine rollout.

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An Organ Recital, With a Coronavirus Shot

Salisbury Cathedral is joining Britain’s vaccination drive, and its organists are providing a musical accompaniment. They’re even taking requests.

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Five Past Vaccine Drives and How They Worked

As governments begin rolling out the biggest vaccine drives in history, a look at mass vaccination campaigns of the past offers insight into mistakes.

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Moderna Says Vaccine Still Protects Against Virus Variants

The vaccine yields fewer antibodies against the variant discovered in South Africa, and so the company plans to test an alternate version.

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Monitoring the Weather at the Edge of the World

Marsibil Erlendsdottir runs a farm and provides weather reports from a remote outpost in eastern Iceland. The job requires vigilance and an unfailing resolve.

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Yes, You Still Need to Wear a Mask

Short of a total lockdown, universal mask-wearing is the most effective way to slow the relentless rise in hospitalizations and deaths from Covid-19.

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There’s No Easy Fix for Children’s Weight Gain

Experts advise families to avoid blaming themselves and to look for opportunities to congratulate children for healthy behaviors and good decisions.

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Fauci on What Working for Trump Was Really Like

From denialism to death threats, Dr. Anthony S. Fauci describes a fraught year as an adviser to President Donald J. Trump on the Covid-19 pandemic.

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To Promote Vaccines, New Orleans Dances With Its Sleeves Rolled Up

The new, upbeat ‘Sleeves Up, NOLA’ campaign deftly uses local personalities and the Carnival dance culture to encourage citizens to get a Covid shot.

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Forget ‘Dry January’ and Other New Year’s Resolutions

It seems a long time since we pledged to drink less, eat better, exercise more, cut spending and stop doom-scrolling. Be gentle on yourself: It’s been a tough month.

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Make a Finger Trap From Newspaper

Weave a classic gag from newspaper, then find someone to fool.

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Simple Soup Recipes

With this foundation of vegetables and water, delicious, homemade soup doesn’t have to be complicated. Adding personality is up to you.

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Making New Friends During a Pandemic

The coronavirus pandemic has profoundly disrupted some social circles. Here’s what experts and new pals have to say about making, and maintaining, pandemic friends.

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Auto Insurance During a Pandemic

Is your car spending more time in the garage than on the road? You may be able to reduce your auto insurance payments.

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Things To Do At Home

This week, celebrate Australia Day, make masala chai and listen to Natalie Portman discuss her new children’s book.

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Eating Outside During the Pandemic

During the pandemic, wind chill and loaner blankets are the new considerations (don’t forget your handwarmers).

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U.S. Virus Cases Top 25 Million

Experts say that as staggering as that figure is, it significantly understates the true number of people in the country who have been infected and the scope of the nation’s failure to contain the spread of the virus.

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In Crises, Vaccines Can Be Stretched, But Not Easily

Shortages of shots for yellow fever, polio and other diseases have led to innovative solutions even in very poor countries.

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Do Curfews Slow the Coronavirus?

A restriction more often used in natural disasters, or to quell unrest, has never been tested against a pathogen like the virus.

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Pfizer Will Ship Fewer Covid-19 Vaccine Vials to Account for ‘Extra’ Doses

After the surprise discovery of an extra dose in every vial, Pfizer executives successfully lobbied the F.D.A. to change the vaccine’s formal authorization language. The company charges by the dose.

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Pfizer Will Ship Fewer Vaccine Vials to Account for ‘Extra’ Doses

After the surprise discovery of an extra dose in every vial, Pfizer executives successfully lobbied the F.D.A. to change the vaccine’s formal authorization language. The company charges by the dose.

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5 Ways Teens Can Get More Fruits and Vegetables Into Their Diets

A new study found that high school students aren’t getting enough produce.

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How Beijing Turned China’s Covid-19 Tragedy to Its Advantage

The Communist Party’s success in reclaiming the narrative has proved to the world its ability to rally the people to its side, no matter how stumbling its actions might be.

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The Toll of Fried Foods on Heart Health

Eating fried foods increased the risk of heart disease, stroke, heart failure and premature death.

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Filing Suit for ‘Wrongful Life’

More Americans are writing end-of-life instructions as the pandemic renders such decisions less abstract. But are medical providers listening?

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The Coronavirus Kills Mink. They May Get a Vaccine.

The pandemic has been a powerful reminder that there is no clear barrier between viruses affecting animals and people.

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Ukraine Ended Secret Government Spending. Vaccine Makers Now Demand It.

Seeking to secure vital supplies, the authorities in the country maneuvered around anticorruption rules that require public disclosure of contracts.

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The Eggs I Sold, the Baby I Gained

Instead of lolling around in a lush pool of liquid, our baby was balled tight. Was there a connection to the eggs I had donated 10 years earlier?

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Why Biden Inherited a Covid-19 Vaccine Supply Unlikely to Grow Before April

But with 200 million doses pledged for the first quarter of the year, some experts say President Biden’s plan for 100 million shots in 100 days is far too modest.

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Eli Lilly Claims Drug Prevents Coronavirus Infection in Nursing Homes

A monoclonal antibody protected residents and staff members in facilities where the virus had appeared.

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F.D.A. Approves Monthly Shots to Treat H.I.V.

A combination of two injectable drugs will provide an alternative to daily pills for people with H.I.V.

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Biden Inherits a Vaccine Supply Unlikely to Grow Before April

But with 200 million doses pledged for the first quarter of the year, some experts say President Biden’s plan for 100 million shots in 100 days is far too modest.

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U.S. Vaccine Supply: What to Know

Can President Biden really boost production? Why are governors trying to buy directly from Pfizer? And when will supply exceed demand?

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Drug Prevents Coronavirus Infection in Nursing Homes, Maker Claims

A monoclonal antibody protected residents and staff members in facilities where the virus had appeared.

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U.S. Vaccine Supply: What to Know

Can President Biden really boost production? Why are governors trying to buy directly from Pfizer? And when will supply exceed demand?

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Amid One Pandemic, Students Train for the Next

Researchers have banded together to find safe, virtual ways to teach the principles of microbiology and epidemiology.

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Coffee Tied to Lower Risk of Prostate Cancer

Each additional daily cup of coffee was associated with a 1 percent decrease in the risk of prostate cancer.

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A Living Legacy in Pediatric Cancer Research

Even as he was dying, he worked to raise awareness of pediatric cancer. Now scientists are using his cells to help others.

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What If You Never Get Better From Covid-19?

Some patients could be living with the aftereffects for years to come. Recent research into another persistent, mysterious disease might help us understand how to treat them.

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My ‘Long Covid’ Nightmare: Still Sick After 6 Months

A Times reporter caught the coronavirus during the New York City outbreak last April. But the acute phase of the illness was just the beginning.

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Is Mask-Slipping the New Manspreading?

Something about some men just makes it difficult to keep that mask where it should be.

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Emerging Coronavirus Variants May Pose Challenges to Vaccines

Laboratory studies of mutations circulating in South Africa suggest they may dodge some of the body’s immune responses.

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Hahn Resigns as F.D.A. Commissioner; Woodcock Named Interim Chief

The Biden administration has yet to name a permanent chief of the Food and Drug Administration, amid a deep review of potential treatments and vaccines against the coronavirus.

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Just One Drink a Day May Increase Risk of Atrial Fibrillation

As alcohol consumption increased, so did the risk of the potentially fatal heart rhythm disorder.

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Hypertension During Pregnancy Tied to Later Cognitive Decline

Pregnant women with blood pressure readings above 140/90 had deficits on tests of mental agility 15 years later.

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Exit Interview: C.D.C. Head Redfield Reflects on His Time on the Job

He predicted the “worst is yet to come” in the pandemic and expressed frustration with the politicization of mask-wearing and mitigation efforts.

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The Benefits of Moderate Exercise

High-intensity workouts get a lot of attention and can be great for health. But moderate physical activity may have metabolic advantages.

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The Strange Voyeurism of Watching Someone Else Get Vaccinated

Seeing a shot go in someone’s arm is largely devoid of drama, but the surrounding choreography and presentation of the moment can be fascinating.

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Could a Small Test Screen People for Covid-19?

A new modeling study hints that odor-based screens could quash outbreaks. But some experts are skeptical it would work in the real world.

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Could a Smell Test Screen People for Covid?

A new modeling study hints that odor-based screens could quash outbreaks. But some experts are skeptical it would work in the real world.

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New California Variant May Be Driving Virus Surge There, Study Suggests

Researchers found that the variant originated in California and showed up in more than half of samples tested last week by researchers in Los Angeles.

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What You Can Do to Avoid the New Coronavirus Variant Right Now

It’s more contagious than the original and spreading quickly. Upgrade your mask and double down on precautions to protect yourself.

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What You Can Do to Avoid the New Coronavirus Variant Right Now

It’s more contagious than the original and spreading quickly. Upgrade your mask and double down on precautions to protect yourself.

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The SAT is Dropping its Essay Section, Subject Matter Tests During Pandemic

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Why Medical Tourism Is Drawing Patients, Even in a Pandemic

The coronavirus pandemic has devastated medical tourism, but pent-up demand remains for affordable treatment in foreign lands.

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The Best Shoes for Knee Arthritis

People with knee arthritis were less likely to report pain and stiffness if they wore stable, supportive shoes, versus flat-soled, flexible ones.

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Egypt Denied an Oxygen Failure Killed Covid Patients. We Found That It Did.

For many Egyptians, a video offered a rare and uncensored view of the coronavirus’s real toll at the peak of Egypt’s second wave of the pandemic.

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Finding a Foothold for Nordic Skiing in Rural Alaska

The harsh wind-hammered tundra sometimes complicates the prospect, as do the polar bears. But the children are enthusiastic pupils.

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Twins with Covid Help Scientists Untangle the Disease’s Genetic Roots

“I want to know,” one twin said, “why did she have Covid worse than me?”

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Egypt Denied an Oxygen Failure Killed Covid Patients. We Found That It Did.

For many Egyptians, a video offered a rare and uncensored view of the coronavirus’s real toll at the peak of Egypt’s second wave of the pandemic.

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It’s Not Your Parents’ Hip Replacement Surgery

Perhaps the most exciting aspect of modern hip replacement is the increasing use of robotic surgery.

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Children’s Screen Time Has Soared in the Pandemic, Alarming Parents and Researchers

“There will be a period of epic withdrawal,” warned one addiction specialist, once schools, activities and social life return to normal.

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How to (Literally) Drive the Coronavirus Away

What’s the transmission risk inside a car? An airflow study offers some insight for passengers and drivers alike.

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Biden to Elevate Science Adviser to His Cabinet

The President-elect will nominate Eric S. Lander to head the Office of Science and Technology Policy, a post left vacant by President Trump for 18 months.

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How to Reimagine Your Relationship to Alcohol

For many, January is a month to rethink how much they imbibe, whether they’re worried about heavy drinking or just looking for a reset.

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C.D.C. Warns New Virus Variant Could Fuel Huge Spikes in Covid Cases

The more contagious version, first identified in Britain, is expected to spread widely and lead to further strains on an already overburdened health care system.

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Need a New Knee or Hip? A Robot May Help Install It

As more people strive to stay active on aging frames, robots and other technologies are likely to play a wider role in helping surgeons replace joints.

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Biden Picks Former F.D.A. Chief to Lead Federal Vaccine Efforts

Dr. David Kessler, who helped speed the development and approval of AIDS drugs in the 1990s, will become the top science official at Operation Warp Speed.

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What Does a More Contagious Virus Mean for Schools?

The coronavirus variant discovered in Britain is more easily spread among children, as it is among adults. Current safeguards should protect schools, experts said, but only if strictly enforced.

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Some Medical Students Wait in Line for Covid Vaccine, While Others Share Selfies of Shots

Across states and schools, medical students’ access to the coronavirus vaccine has varied widely, creating some confusion and stress.

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Which Americans Can Get a Covid-19 Vaccine Now? Full Guidance

Here are answers to some common questions about the U.S. government’s issued recommendations regarding which people in the country should be vaccinated first.

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Covid Vaccine Effort: The Push to Reach Wary Medical Workers

Some staff in hospitals and long-term care facilities don’t want to take the Covid-19 vaccine. Their employers are trying to change their minds.

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Traveling (or Returning) to the U.S.? Prepare to Take a Coronavirus Test

Beginning Jan. 26, international travelers bound for the United States must show negative coronavirus test results before boarding their flights. Here’s what you need to know.

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Harold N. Bornstein, Trump’s Former Personal Physician, Dies at 73

He attested that Trump would be the ‘healthiest president ever,’ but was later expelled from the Trump orbit.,

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Cash, Breakfasts and Firings: An All-Out Push to Vaccinate Wary Medical Workers

Some staff in hospitals and long-term care facilities don’t want to take the Covid-19 vaccine. Their employers are trying to change their minds.

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Zoom Funeral Tips

A virtual memorial offers several advantages: It’s easy for distant guests to attend, and you can record it.

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When the Cancer Doctor Leaves

I knew how difficult it would be to tell my colleagues I was leaving for a new job. I didn’t anticipate how hard it would be to tell my patients.

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W.H.O. Team Finally Lands in China to Begin Tracing Coronavirus

Beijing has repeatedly impeded the beginning of the World Health Organization’s inquiry into the virus’s emergence, worried about drawing attention to its early mistakes.

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Vitamins C and E Tied to Lower Risk for Parkinson’s Disease

Consuming foods high in vitamins C and E may help protect against the onset of Parkinson’s later in life, a Swedish study suggests.

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Excess Weight During Pregnancy Tied to Fertility Issues in Sons

Being overweight may be tied to hormone imbalances that affect a male offspring’s reproductive system, a new study suggests.

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Foods That May Lead to a Healthier Gut and Better Health

A diet full of highly processed foods with added sugars and salt promoted gut microbes linked to obesity, heart disease and diabetes.

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China Places Over 22 Million on Lockdown Amid New Covid Wave

The country is experiencing its worst coronavirus flare-up since last summer, testing the government’s success in subduing the disease.

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Kids and Covid Tests: What You Need to Know

Here’s everything you need to know about when to get it and what to expect.

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Johnson & Johnson Expects Vaccine Results Soon but Lags in Production

The U.S. needs J.&J.’s one-shot vaccine more than ever. But the company is behind on manufacturing promises made in its Operation Warp Speed contract.

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Losing a Loved One Twice: First to Prison, Then to Covid

As the coronavirus swept through prisons across the United States, mourning families were left to navigate grief complicated by stigma and red tape.

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U.S. to Require Negative Virus Tests From International Air Passengers

Before they board planes to the U.S., passengers will have to produce proof that they are not infected or have recently recovered.

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I Wanted to Give My Daughter a Sibling. I Got Covid Instead.

As the pandemic raged, I made dozens of visits to a fertility clinic. Did I catch Covid on one of those visits? I’ll never know, but the guilt is still there.

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Cuomo Outlines Plans to Revive Arts and Culture Industries

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said that New York urgently needs to bring the arts back — not only to help jobless artists, but to make sure that New York City survives.

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Doctor's Death After Getting the Covid Vaccine Is Investigated

A Florida physician developed an unusual blood disorder shortly after he received the Pfizer vaccine. It is not yet known if the shot is linked to the illness.

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One Mask Is Good. Would Two Be Better?

Health experts double down on their advice for slowing the spread of the coronavirus.

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The Future of the Coronavirus? An Annoying Childhood Infection

Once immunity is widespread in adults, the virus rampaging across the world will come to resemble the common cold, scientists predict.

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Seoul’s Advice to Pregnant Women: Cook, Clean and Stay Attractive

The guidelines, published on a government website, have drawn a backlash from people who called them symbolic of anachronistic views in a patriarchal country.

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How Our Sex Habits May Affect Our HPV and Cancer Risk

Certain sex practices, at certain ages, increased the risk of throat cancers related to human papillomavirus.

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The History Behind 'Mob' Mentality

Why do some mass gatherings turn violent? Experts in crowd behavior say there’s still much to learn.

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A Colonoscopy Alternative Comes Home

An at-home test for colon cancer is as reliable as the traditional screening, health experts say, and more agreeable.

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Alzheimer’s Drug Shows Promise in Small Trial

Participants with the disease still declined, but much more slowly than those receiving a placebo, investigators say.

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Foods That May Lead to a Healthier Gut and Better Health

A diet full of highly processed foods with added sugars and salt promoted gut microbes linked to obesity, heart disease and diabetes.

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Why Are We So Afraid of Fevers?

Under most circumstances, fever is beneficial, reducing the severity of illness and shortening its length.

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An Appreciation for Vaccines, and How Far They Have Come

The DTP vaccine teaches us about how brilliant vaccine technology can be, but also how it can be studied and improved over time.

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‘It Became Sort of Lawless’: Florida Vaccine Rollout Turns Into a Free-for-All

Florida decided people 65 and older should get the coronavirus vaccine first. But demand has overwhelmed supply, and people are frustrated.

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At Elite Medical Centers, Even Workers Who Don’t Qualify Are Vaccinated

Administrators and young graduate students have been inoculated at leading research hospitals, contrary to state and federal guidelines.

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Hooking Up in the Covid Era

New world. New rules. Same old problems.

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Things To Do At Home

This week, learn about the basics of perfume, listen to a string quartet or catch Regina King’s directorial debut.

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How to Keep Your Pandemic Habits

Starting a new habit is hard. To make it easier, try recycling an old one instead, building on lessons you learned from pandemic living.

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Pressure Grows for States to Open Vaccines to More Groups of People

Some states are already expanding eligibility to people 65 and over, even though millions of people the C.D.C. recommends go first — health care workers and nursing home residents — have yet to get shots.

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To Start a New Habit, Make It Easy

Removing obstacles makes it more likely you’ll achieve a new health goal. The 7-Day Well Challenge will show you how.

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An 11th-Hour Approval for Major Changes to Medicaid in Tennessee

The Trump administration’s move, which Biden could eventually reverse, would loosen program rules and cap the state’s funding as part of a block grant.

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False Reports of a New ‘U.S. Variant’ Came from White House Task Force

Reports of a highly contagious new variant, published on Friday by multiple news outlets, were based on speculative statements made by Dr. Deborah Birx.

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6 Months Later, Covid Survivors Plagued by Health Problems

A large study of patients from a Wuhan, China hospital showed that a half-year later, three-quarters were struggling with problems like fatigue, depression and diminished lung function.

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Pfizer Says Its Vaccine Works Against Key Mutation in Contagious Variants

It’s good news, but experts cautioned that the new variants from Britain and South Africa also carry other potentially dangerous mutations that have not yet been investigated.

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Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith Takes Aim at Racial Gaps in Health Care

Appointed head of the incoming administration’s task force on health equity, the Yale University scientist “is not sitting in her ivory tower.”

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Coronavirus Vaccine Demand Has Health Officials Turning to Eventbrite

Public health officials are using Eventbrite’s online ticketing platform to schedule shots. But appointments are still hard to find, and not everyone knows how to use the website.

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Covid Deaths Lowered in Trial of Tocilizumab and Sarilumab

The big dip in mortality shown in the trial of about 800 patients has caught some experts by surprise because previous studies of the drugs showed little benefit.

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The virus spread faster in counties where large universities held classes in person.

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The Sperm Kings Have a Problem: Too Much Demand

Many people want a pandemic baby, but some sperm banks are running low. So women are joining unregulated Facebook groups to find willing donors, no middleman required.

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To Create a Healthy Habit, Find an Accountability Buddy

Whether it’s a person or an app that sends us reminders, we make better choices when we’re being watched (even by ourselves.)

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Juggling My Children, Their Alcoholic Sitter and My Own Sobriety

The babysitter says she has nine days sober, but we all lie, every addict, every alcoholic.

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The virus spread faster in counties where large universities held classes in person.

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One 18-Hour Flight, Four Coronavirus Infections

An outbreak aboard a September flight from Qatar to New Zealand offers researchers, and airlines, an opportunity to study in-transit contagion.

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A Riot Amid a Pandemic: Did the Virus, Too, Storm the Capitol?

Some scientists fear that the mayhem on Capitol Hill may have led to a so-called super-spreading event.

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Los Angeles County memo responds to Covid-19 surge

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The Covid Balancing Act for Doctors

At the start of the pandemic, I was “Dr. No” to my in-laws and cancer patients, but my conversations have become more nuanced.

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Swimming With My Shirt Off

At 13, I was a guy with breasts, and I needed to get rid of them to survive my upcoming teenage years.

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Study Says Blood Plasma Reduces Risk of Severe Covid-19 if Given Early

Thousands of people received convalescent plasma as an experimental treatment for Covid. A new study shows that it works — but only when given within a few days of the onset of illness.

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Second doses have begun for the earliest U.S. vaccine recipients.

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U.S. Is Blind to Contagious New Virus Variant, Scientists Warn

It’s not too late to curb the contagious variant’s spread in the U.S., experts say — but only with a national program for genetic sequencing.

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Why Self-Care Isn’t Selfish

The pandemic taught us that when you take care of yourself, you’re also taking care of your family, friends and community. The 7-Day Well Challenge will show you how to focus on self-care in 2021.

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Set Your Exercise Goals High, but Not Too High

Inactive people started moving more if they received daily step targets that exceeded their usual number by about 500 steps.

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Nearly 1,500 inmates in Mississippi have been infected, but officials won’t say how many have died.

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Running low on oxygen, emergency workers in Los Angeles County are told to administer the minimum necessary.

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More than 40 people tested positive after Christmas services at a church in Massachusetts.

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A pharmacist accused of sabotaging vaccine doses is a conspiracy theorist, the police say.

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California endures more hospitalizations and deaths after its post-holiday infection surge.

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Julius Schachter, Leading Expert on Chlamydia, Dies at 84

He played a major role in combating trachoma, a chlamydia-related disease. He died of complications of Covid-19.

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Pharmacist accused of sabotaging vaccine doses is a conspiracy theorist, police say.

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A New Tool in Treating Mental Illness: Building Design

Research into the health effects of natural and man-made surroundings is spurring the development of psychiatric facilities that feel more residential and welcoming.

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A Night in the Hospital, From Both Ends of the Stethoscope

As a doctor writing about medical errors, I saw potential risks lurking everywhere when my daughter was hospitalized with appendicitis.

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How to Get More From Your Pandemic Bubble

Social bubbles have helped us cope with the restrictions of Covid-19. For today’s Well Challenge, look to your pandemic pod to inspire and motivate you toward a healthier and happier life.

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A Better Way to Take Blood Pressure?

A new analysis suggests that a difference in blood pressure between the left and right arms may signal increased risk for serious heart problems.

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Oral Contraceptives Tied to Lower Risk for Certain Cancers

The drugs may increase the risk of breast cancer, but may lower the risk of ovarian and endometrial cancers.

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Does Coconut Oil Deserve Its Health Halo?

“It’s been known for a long time that coconut oil raises blood levels of artery-damaging LDL cholesterol,” one expert said.

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Does Coconut Oil Deserve Its Health Halo?

“It’s been known for a long time that coconut oil raises blood levels of artery-damaging LDL cholesterol,” one expert said.

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For an Exercise ‘Snack,’ Try the New Standing 7-Minute Workout

During pandemic lockdowns, many of us learned the importance of short home workouts. Take the 7-Day Well Challenge for a new exercise video and more ways to keep moving in 2021.

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‘Losing our grip’: In some neighborhoods, the devastation of the pandemic goes far beyond the disease itself.

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A teacher whose 2018 class video made her a national sensation dies from Covid-19 at 35.

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As Rollout Falters, Scientists Debate New Vaccination Tactics

Should second doses be delayed? Should most adults receive half-doses? Scientists are pondering ways to get more shots into more arms.

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Inflatable Costume May Be Behind Outbreak at California Hospital

An employee at a hospital in San Jose wore an “air-powered” costume on Christmas. Within days, 44 staff members had tested positive for the coronavirus, a spokeswoman said.

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The homes of Mitch McConnell and Nancy Pelosi were reportedly vandalized.

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U.S. daily coronavirus cases are higher than ever, but the holidays are distorting the data.

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Kim Chernin, Who Wrote About Women, Weight and Identity, Dies at 80

In a memoir, she also recounted her upbringing as the daughter of Rose Chernin, a Communist organizer convicted of trying to overthrow the government.

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Coronavirus surge hits Los Angeles

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India Approves Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 Vaccine and 1 Other

The move, coming days after Britain became the first country to approve the AstraZeneca shots for emergency use, begins a vast campaign to inoculate the hard-hit nation’s 1.3 billion people.

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How to Take Your Family Geocaching

A game of hide-and-seek using GPS technology is a joyful distraction for many.

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How To Spend in 2021

Last year we were just trying to roll with the punches. Hopefully now we can apply some of those survival skills to our finances.

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Cold-Weather Podcasts

A polar podcast playlist from cold places, full of nonfiction and fiction storytelling set in the snow.

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Post-Pandemic "Firsts"

We put that question to readers and received more than 800 responses. Here are some of the highlights.

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Some Covid Survivors Haunted by Loss of Smell and Taste

As the coronavirus claims more victims, a once-rare diagnosis is receiving new attention from scientists, who fear it may affect nutrition and mental health.

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AstraZeneca and Sinopharm clear regulatory hurdles in a week of vaccine milestones.

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Britain Opts for Mix-and-Match Vaccinations, Confounding Experts

If a second dose of one vaccine isn’t available, another may be substituted, according to new U.K. guidelines.

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For a Healthier 2021, Keep the Best Habits of a Very Bad Year

Our 7-Day Well Challenge will show you how to build on the healthy habits you learned during pandemic life.

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