COVID-19

When COVID-19 hit, India's Bhopal Memorial Hospital and Research Center forcibly discharged survivors of the 1984 Union Carbide pesticide factory gas leak disaster, compounding their suffering.

Some people recover from COVID only to have their symptoms return a few days later. That doesn’t surprise virologists.

The antiviral Paxlovid is very effective at preventing severe outcomes from COVID infection, but not enough people are taking it.

JN.1 is now the dominant variant in the U.S., causing over 60% of COVID cases. The good news: Vaccines, tests, and antivirals are effective against it.

Public health year in review: 2023 was a mixed bag, but there is major progress worth celebrating.