COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters Are Not Necessary Yet, Say Top Health Officials
In a viewpoint published in the Lancet, leading health officials from around the world say booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccine aren’t necessary yet. “Current evidence does…
Read moreHow to Distribute Loss-and-Damage Funds
Leaders gathered in Dubai for the United Nation’s (U.N.) COP28 Climate Summit are fiercely debating loss-and-damage funding—money pledged to low-emission countries due to the costs of extreme…
Read moreMore Long COVID Research is Needed, U.S. Says
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is calling for a new Office of Long COVID Research and Practice to direct an “all-hands-on-deck, whole-of-government approach”…
Read moreOnly 7% of Americans Have Optimal Heart Health, Study Says
Peak heart health is rare in the U.S.—and increasingly uncommon. A new study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology finds that fewer than…
Read moreFDA Approves First Pill for the Microbiome
Probiotics have long been star ingredients in dairy foods, drinks, and supplements, promising to generate a better bacterial balance to our guts. On Apr. 26, the U.S….
Read moreThere May Not Be Enough Food For Everyone in 2023
David Beasley, the head of the World Food Programme, talked to TIME about why he is worried about 2023. A decade ago TIME asked your predecessor whether…
Read moreThe True Meaning of the Great American Eclipse
Despite all the hype, the moon has nothing special planned for Aug. 21. It will continue doing what it’s done for more than 4 billion years—insensibly circling…
Read moreThe risks for California’s CARE Courts
Facing enormous pressure to tame what appears to be a spiraling and increasingly intertwined statewide crisis in mental health, substance use, and homelessness, California officials have created…
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