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Public Health

Do soda taxes fight obesity? How did Juul hook American teens? Vox tackles all your questions about public health issues and trends.

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

By Dylan Scott September 22

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

By Kelsey Piper September 20

What happened to the family doctor?

By Dylan Scott September 14

The dangers of virus hunting

By Kelsey Piper September 13

How America became a nation of gamblers

By Dylan Scott September 7

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

By Allie Volpe September 1

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

By Keren Landman August 30

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

By Dylan Scott August 30

You still need to tell your friends if you get Covid

By Allie Volpe August 10

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

By Rachel DuRose August 9

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

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

By Keren Landman July 31

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

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

The WHO declared aspartame “possibly” causes cancer. Here’s what that means.

By Keren Landman July 14

The next big question about over-the-counter birth control

By Dylan Scott July 13

How an LGBTQ clinic in Uganda keeps going amid rising homophobic violence

By Keren Landman July 8

What to do if you’re worried about “forever chemicals” in your drinking water

By Li Zhou July 7

A new era for Alzheimer’s treatment begins

By Dylan Scott July 7

We finally have malaria vaccines. The next hurdle: Distributing them.

By Rachel DuRose July 6

What your doctor wants you to know about Ozempic

By Dylan Scott July 2

How to bring back the small-town family doctor

By Dylan Scott June 23

Joe Rogan wants a “debate” on vaccine science. Don’t give it to him.

By Keren Landman June 22

RFK Jr.’s fringe presidential candidacy, explained

By Nicole Narea June 22

Uganda’s anti-gay law will hurt all Ugandans

By Keren Landman June 16

The next frontier for Ozempic: Health insurance

By Dylan Scott May 26

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

3 things you should know about the end of the Covid public health emergency

By Dylan Scott May 10

The rise of artificial intelligence, explained

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

By Kelsey Piper May 10

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

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

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

By Dylan Matthews April 25

Republicans want to force doctors to mislead patients about reversing abortions

By Dylan Scott April 13

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