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Permanent Birth Control Is in Demand in the US—but Hard to Get

Reproductive Rights

Permanent Birth Control Is in Demand in the US—but Hard to Get

Grace Browne

Genetic Screening Now Lets Parents Pick the Healthiest Embryos

Risk Calculation

Genetic Screening Now Lets Parents Pick the Healthiest Embryos

Rachael Pells

The Secrets of Covid ‘Brain Fog’ Are Starting to Lift

Heads Up

The Secrets of Covid ‘Brain Fog’ Are Starting to Lift

Maggie Chen

A Guide to Abortion Resources in a Post-Roe America

Know Your Rights

A Guide to Abortion Resources in a Post-Roe America

Lux Alptraum

Roe Stood for 49 Years. It Revolutionized Life for Women

Public Health

Roe Stood for 49 Years. It Revolutionized Life for Women

Maryn McKenna

How Covid Tracking Apps Are Pivoting for Commercial Profit

Bait and Switch

How Covid Tracking Apps Are Pivoting for Commercial Profit

Matt Reynolds and Morgan Meaker

Covid Shots for Little Kids Are Here. Now for the Hardest Part

Public Health

Covid Shots for Little Kids Are Here. Now for the Hardest Part

Maryn McKenna

Do Birth Control Pills Affect Your Mood? Scientists Can’t Agree

Public Health

Do Birth Control Pills Affect Your Mood? Scientists Can’t Agree

Grace Browne

How the Sugars In Spit Tame the Body’s Unruly Fungi

Snot a Problem

How the Sugars In Spit Tame the Body’s Unruly Fungi

Maggie Chen

When Covid Came for Provincetown

Rapid Test

When Covid Came for Provincetown

Maryn McKenna

Monkeypox Can Be Contained—but Time Is Running Out

Public Health

Monkeypox Can Be Contained—but Time Is Running Out

David Cox

Canada Moves to Decriminalize Possession of ‘Hard’ Drugs

Policy

Canada Moves to Decriminalize Possession of ‘Hard’ Drugs

Grace Browne

How Abortion Clinics Are Racing to Prepare for a Post-Roe America

Reproductive Rights

How Abortion Clinics Are Racing to Prepare for a Post-Roe America

Max G. Levy

A Pandemic Tragedy on Brazil’s Lago Verde

A Rain Forest Elegy

A Pandemic Tragedy on Brazil’s Lago Verde

Fábio Zuker

What Would a Novavax Covid-19 Vaccine Mean in the US?

Public Health

What Would a Novavax Covid-19 Vaccine Mean in the US?

Beth Mole, Ars Technica

Pregnancy Has Risks. Without Roe, More People Will Face Them

Public Health

Pregnancy Has Risks. Without Roe, More People Will Face Them

Michele Cohen Marill

Welcome to the Great Reinfection

Public Health

Welcome to the Great Reinfection

Grace Browne

Rising Food Prices Will Make Obesity Rates Worse, Not Better

Public Health

Rising Food Prices Will Make Obesity Rates Worse, Not Better

Chris Baraniuk

How to Fix the US Baby Formula Shortage

Policy

How to Fix the US Baby Formula Shortage

Sabrina Weiss

The Story of Abortion Pills and How They Work

Reproductive Rights

The Story of Abortion Pills and How They Work

Chris Baraniuk