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Vox's coverage of all things health, including personal health, public health, mental health, and more.

Even Better

A personality test can’t tell you who you are

By Allie Volpe

Even Better

A guide to meditation for people who think they can’t meditate

By Allie Volpe

Abortion

A 10-year-old Ohio rape victim got an abortion. Now her doctor is being punished.

By Nicole Narea

The next frontier for Ozempic: Health insurance

By Dylan Scott May 26

The cancer-reducing birth control method you might not have heard of

By Anna North May 24

The psychedelic renaissance is at risk of missing the bigger picture

By Oshan Jarow May 20

Why more mammograms aren’t the solution to breast cancer

By Keren Landman May 19

Hundreds of thousands of Americans are losing Medicaid every month

By Dylan Scott May 19

Half the world is at risk of dengue. Why is there no universal way to prevent it?

By Rachel DuRose May 18

It’s not just climate disasters. “Normal” weather is getting weirder, too.

By Umair Irfan May 17

How to talk about pregnancy loss

By Allie Volpe May 13

The rise of artificial intelligence, explained

Don’t let AI fears of the future overshadow present-day causes

By Kelsey Piper May 10

A frightening virus is killing a massive number of wild birds

By Benji Jones May 9

Mental illness is not responsible for America’s guns crisis

By Nicole Narea May 8

A Covid outbreak at a CDC conference is ironic. But is it a big deal?

By Keren Landman May 5

What the ending of the WHO’s Covid emergency does (and doesn’t) change

By Keren Landman May 5

The FDA approves a breakthrough vaccine 50 years in the making

By Keren Landman May 4

Why the world should celebrate Smallpox Eradication Day

By Kelsey Piper May 3

The surgeon general says loneliness is as deadly as smoking

By Dylan Scott May 3

A leading cause of maternal mortality is something few moms worry about

By Keren Landman May 2

Can a 50-year-old treaty still keep the world safe from the changing threat of bioweapons?

By Jen Kirby April 28

How Ron DeSantis transformed into an anti-public health crusader

By Dylan Scott April 27

The US foreign aid budget could do a lot more good. This House bill wants to force it to.

By Dylan Matthews April 25

What is misoprostol? Crucial questions about the other abortion drug.

By Anna North April 24

3 theories to explain why syphilis rates are exploding among women

By Keren Landman April 20

The devil lurking in the dust

By Keren Landman April 20

The pregnancy risks of Ozempic and Wegovy need more attention

By Julia Belluz April 18

6 questions about mifepristone and abortion access, answered

By Rachel M. Cohen, Ian Millhiser, and 2 more April 13

Republicans want to force doctors to mislead patients about reversing abortions

By Dylan Scott April 13

Mifepristone is safe

By Keren Landman April 11

The ongoing, unnecessary Adderall shortage, explained

By Dylan Scott April 10

Why this toxic algae is quietly ruining all your beach days

By Rachel DuRose April 7

Joe Biden’s newest primary challenger is an anti-vaxxer Kennedy scion

By Ben Jacobs April 6

Why we’re scared of AI and not scared enough of bio risks

By Kelsey Piper April 6

Can we solve the EpiPen cost crisis?

By Dylan Scott April 4

The number of uninsured Americans is about to jump dramatically

By Dylan Scott March 31

What is Narcan? The opioid overdose spray, explained.

By Dylan Scott March 31

Why don’t we have vaccines for fungal infections?

By Keren Landman March 24

How the US can stop the spread of Candida auris, a drug-resistant fungus

By Nicole Narea March 23

Why the news is so negative — and what we can do about it

By Dylan Matthews March 22

Why the dyslexic brain is misunderstood

By Ranjani Chakraborty March 21

The gas stove wars are far from over

By Rebecca Leber March 21

The doomers are wrong about humanity’s future — and its past

By Bryan Walsh March 20