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How to Destroy a Lesbian Bar

September 25, 2026

A gif of a rainbow neon sign flickering on and off. A broken beer bottle lies in pieces beneath it.

The AI Pandemic Isn’t On Its Way

Katherine J. Wu

September 11, 2026

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Anthony Fauci’s Group Chat Is Making People Lose Their Minds

August 15, 2026

Fauci speaks on a phone

Why MAGA Is So Obsessed With Fauci

August 8, 2026

A black-and-white photo of Anthony Fauci looking ahead with his finger resting on his chin.

Anthony Fauci Is Not the Villain in This Story

July 31, 2026

Photograph of Dr. Anthony Fauci standing up in a government hearing with his right hand raised.

What Anthony Fauci Didn’t Say

Katherine J. Wu and Daniel Engber

July 29, 2026

Anthony Fauci during the hearing

Lab-Leak Payback Has Begun

July 7, 2026

Wuhan Institute of Virology with some virus like splotches in green lined up beside it

Americans Have Entered the Age of the Needle

May 26, 2026

syringes make the stripes on an american flag

The Close, Prolonged Contact Myth

May 12, 2026

Photograph of news anchors and camera crews wearing hi-vis neon orange and yellow vests with a cruise ship sailing in the body of water behind them

‘This Is Not Going to Be the Next COVID’

May 8, 2026

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What Happened on the Hantavirus Cruise, According to a Doctor On Board

Katherine J. Wu

May 7, 2026

Water with a stethoscope in front of it

A Brutal First for the Cruise Industry

Katherine J. Wu

May 5, 2026

the cruise ship

The Seinfeld Theory of Fiction

March 19, 2026

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Jay Bhattacharya Might Get His COVID Capstone

Katherine J. Wu

March 5, 2026

Jay Bhattacharya

‘I Genuinely Am Upset That Your Kids Are Vaccinated’

February 24, 2026

Del Bigtree speaks at a demonstration against mandatory vaccinations and protesting SB 5841, in Olympia, Washington, U.S. February 20, 2019.

Scientists Figured Out the Problem With Johnson & Johnson’s COVID Vaccine

February 11, 2026

A person being vaccinated

Jerome Powell’s Thankless Rescue of Trump

Roger Lowenstein

January 16, 2026

Collage of two black and white photos, one of Jay Powell frowning, one of Trump speaking, set against a yellow background

The Best Flu Drug Americans Aren’t Taking

January 12, 2026

Xofluza pill surrounded by other pills

The Flu Really Is That Bad

Katherine J. Wu

January 10, 2026

a child ails in bed

Yes, Some Children May Have Died From COVID Shots

December 8, 2025

Photo of someone holding a small child who has just received an injection

RFK Jr.’s Miasma Theory of Health Is Spreading

Katherine J. Wu

November 19, 2025

a woman sneezing

The Appeal of the Campus Right

Julia Steinberg

October 23, 2025

Red-tinted photo of arches at of Stanford University.

Bring Back High-Stakes School Testing

October 8, 2025

Pediatricians Can’t Bear These Costs

Katherine J. Wu

October 3, 2025

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RFK Jr.’s Obsession With the Past

September 26, 2025

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Patricia Lockwood’s Mind-Opening Experience of Long COVID

September 25, 2025

Photograph of author Patricia Lockwood

Kennedy’s Handpicked Vaccine Committee Is a Mess

Tom Bartlett and Katherine J. Wu

September 18, 2025

RFK Jr. expounds into a microphone while seated, against a backdrop of wood paneling and golden curtains

Moms Are Losing Options to Protect Newborns From COVID

September 16, 2025

Photo collage of a pregnant belly, three syringes, and a vial of clear liquid.

COVID Revisionism Has Gone Too Far

August 21, 2025

An animated gif of three red outlines of virus particles gyrating in front of a black background

Why RFK Jr.’s Anti-Vaccine Campaign Is Working

Katherine J. Wu

August 13, 2025

Black-and-white photo taken in a seated crowd at Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s confirmation hearing, where a woman wears a "Make America Healthy Again" T-shirt.

A Nasty, Cynical, and Eerily Accurate Look at All-Too-Recent History

July 18, 2025

How Public Health Discredited Itself

July 7, 2025

A tangled stethoscope

America’s Incarceration Rate Is About to Fall Off a Cliff

Keith Humphreys

June 25, 2025

a color photographs of a man wearing a prison jumpsuit sitting alone in a lunch room

How Ivermectin Became Right-Wing Aspirin

June 17, 2025

An American flag made up of ivermectin pills

The Most Extreme Voice on RFK Jr.’s New Vaccine Committee

June 13, 2025

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COVID Shots for Kids Are Over

Katherine J. Wu

May 21, 2025

A child in a mask getting a shot