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

Money

Inside the very strange, very expensive race to “de-age”

By Whizy Kim

Future Perfect

Governments once imagined a future without extreme poverty. What happened?

By Bryan Walsh

Policy

Another Covid-19 winter is coming. Here’s how to prepare.

By Dylan Scott

Lead poisoning kills millions annually. One country is showing the way forward.

By Kelsey Piper September 20

How Covid misinformation stayed one step ahead of Facebook

By A.W. Ohlheiser September 16

What happened to the family doctor?

By Dylan Scott September 14

Lead poisoning could be killing more people than HIV, malaria, and car accidents combined

By Dylan Matthews September 14

The dangers of virus hunting

By Kelsey Piper September 13

Is there anything Ozempic can’t do?

By Dylan Scott September 13

New Covid vaccines are coming out. The CDC wants you to get one.

By Rachel DuRose September 13

Covid is on the rise again, but it’s different now

By Keren Landman September 7

How America became a nation of gamblers

By Dylan Scott September 7

What we know about Mitch McConnell’s health and his future in the Senate

By Nicole Narea and Keren Landman September 6

Narcan — the opioid overdose medication — will finally be available over the counter

By Allie Volpe September 1

The secret to better sex? Have it with yourself.

By Jenny Singer September 1

What could cause a malaria comeback in the US — and what could stop it

By Keren Landman August 30

The US has new Covid-19 variants on the rise. Meet Eris and Fornax.

By Rachel DuRose August 30

Medicare’s first-ever drug price negotiations, briefly explained

By Dylan Scott August 30

How to make school life a little less difficult for kids

By Allie Volpe August 27

How to handle a scary diagnosis

By Jessica Zucker August 20

The risks of sex-based drug dosing recommendations

By Kelsey Ichikawa, Kai De Leon DeJesus, and 1 more August 15

The LED light revolution has only just begun

By Umair Irfan August 14

A buzzy new study on heartburn meds and dementia doesn’t actually clarify anything

By Keren Landman August 10

The weight loss drug Wegovy reduces serious heart disease

By Keren Landman August 9

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

By Rachel DuRose August 9

The vital importance of a new pill for postpartum depression

By Li Zhou August 7

Therapy is health care. So why won’t your health insurance pay for it?

By Dylan Scott August 4

Fauci’s replacement is the person America’s STI crisis needs

By Keren Landman August 3

What do Americans want from their food? The answers are in the Trader Joe’s recalls.

By Keren Landman August 1

Using AI, scientists bring Neanderthal antibiotics back from extinction

By Sigal Samuel August 1

Why the mosquito that spreads West Nile virus is becoming resistant to insecticides

By Keren Landman July 31

What can caged lab monkeys tell us about free human beings?

By Garet Lahvis July 30

This tick’s spit can make you allergic to meat

By Rachel DuRose July 28

Is it time to be worried about Covid-19 again?

By Dylan Scott July 28

It’s time to close the gene synthesis loophole that could lead to a human-made pandemic

By Kelsey Piper July 27

What could possibly cause a teen athlete’s heart to stop?

By Keren Landman July 25

Psychedelics might revolutionize therapy. What happens if you remove the trip?

By Oshan Jarow July 25

The Vox guide to extreme heat

Why you feel grouchy on super hot days

By Allie Volpe July 25

The Vox guide to extreme heat

What to do (and avoid) in extreme heat

By Allie Volpe July 22

The Vox guide to extreme heat

The invisible consequences of heat on the body and mind

By Rebecca Leber July 21

The FDA approved a new preventive shot for RSV, the leading cause of US infant hospitalization

By Oshan Jarow July 19

8 people have acquired malaria in the US. They’re the first in 20 years.

By Keren Landman July 19

Will diet soda, yogurt, and cereal disappear from stores?

By Whizy Kim July 15

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