Covid
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Politics
The Mask Mandates Did Nothing. Will Any Lessons Be Learned?
The most rigorous and comprehensive analysis of scientific studies conducted on the efficacy of masks for reducing the spread of…
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World
Why Mississippi, a Covid Hot Spot, Left Millions in Pandemic Aid Unspent
JACKSON, Miss. — When the coronavirus first scythed through the nation in early 2020, few places needed help fighting it…
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Health
For Older Americans, the Pandemic Is Not Over
Seniors are increasingly left to protect themselves as the rest of the country abandons precautions: “Americans do not agree about…
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Health
Why the Odds Are Stacked Against a Promising New Covid Drug
A new drug quashes all coronavirus variants. But regulatory hurdles and a lack of funding make it unlikely to reach…
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Politics
Doctors Aren’t Burned Out From Overwork. We’re Demoralized by Our Health System.
Doctors have long diagnosed many of our sickest patients with “demoralization syndrome,” a condition commonly associated with terminal illness that’s…
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Politics
Why Are So Many Americans Dying Right Now?
About 1.1 million Americans have officially died from Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic, a number that may be…
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World
Your Wednesday Briefing: China Rebounds
Also, Russia’s resilient economy and Sri Lanka’s enduring struggle.
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World
China’s Covid Tsunami Recedes, Bringing Relief, Grief and Anxiety
Officials say an onslaught of infections has slowed, and many people seem eager to move on. But fresh flare-ups could…
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World
U.S. Plans to End Public Health Emergency for Covid in May
The end of the emergency, planned for May 11, will bring about a complex set of policy changes and signals…
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Health
Covid Vaccines Targeting Omicron Should Be Standard, Panel Says
As advisers to the Food and Drug Administration endorsed ending one era of the Covid vaccination campaign, they also grappled…
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