Epidemics and Pandemics

March 3, 2023

A red, ominous eye peaking through a hole in a bed of masks

Up for Debate

The States That Reopened First

Conor Friedersdorf

March 2, 2023

Health

No One Really Knows How Much COVID Is Silently Spreading … Again

Katherine J. Wu

February 28, 2023

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Global

Can a Million Chinese People Die and Nobody Know?

Michael Schuman

February 24, 2023

An illustration of a broom sweeping red coronavirus particles under a red rug

Health

Wash Your Hands and Pray You Don’t Get Sick

Katherine J. Wu

February 18, 2023

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Science

Bird Flu Leaves the World With an Existential Choice

Jacob Stern

February 17, 2023

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Ideas

An ICU Doctor on How This COVID Wave Is Different

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

February 17, 2023

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The Atlantic Daily

The (Still) Unsettled Science of Masking

Isabel Fattal

February 16, 2023

A masks-required sign is displayed on July 09, 2022 in New York City.

Ideas

What Not to Ask Me About My Long COVID

Jennifer Senior

February 15, 2023

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Health

A New Turn in the Fight Over Masks

Yasmin Tayag

February 13, 2023

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Health

The Future of Long COVID

Katherine J. Wu

February 13, 2023

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The Atlantic Daily

Beware the Lidless Toilet

Kelli María Korducki

February 9, 2023

Health

The Good News About Vaccine Hesitancy

Daniel Engber

February 3, 2023

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Health

We’re Bungling the COVID Wind-Down

Katherine J. Wu

February 2, 2023

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Health

Outdoor Dining Is Doomed

Yasmin Tayag

January 31, 2023

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Work In Progress

America’s Fever of Workaholism Is Finally Breaking

Derek Thompson

January 31, 2023

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Health

The Flu-ification of COVID Policy Is Almost Complete

Katherine J. Wu

January 26, 2023

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Health

Whatever Happened to Toilet Plumes?

Jacob Stern

January 26, 2023

Health

Wait, Is This Winter Going … Okay?

Katherine J. Wu

January 25, 2023

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Technology

Twitter Has No Answers for #DiedSuddenly

Kaitlyn Tiffany

January 24, 2023

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Work In Progress

What the Tech and Media Layoffs Are Really Telling Us About the Economy

Derek Thompson

January 20, 2023

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Health

Trying to Stop Long COVID Before It Even Starts

Katherine J. Wu

January 19, 2023

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Science

The Case for ‘Kraken’

Daniel Engber

January 12, 2023

A tentacle and a coronavirus next to each other

Health

Are Our Immune Systems Stuck in 2020?

Katherine J. Wu

January 11, 2023

Illustration of a big vaccine syringe with a line of smaller ones trailing behind

Health

Maybe Don’t Unleash the Kraken

Jacob Stern

January 9, 2023

A SARS-CoV-2 pathogen surrounded by variant names

Health

I’m Sorry, but This COVID Policy Is Ridiculous

Yasmin Tayag

January 6, 2023

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Health

How Worried Should We Be About XBB.1.5?

Katherine J. Wu

January 5, 2023

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How to Build a Life

How We Learned to Be Lonely

Arthur C. Brooks

January 5, 2023

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Ideas

My Mother Just Died of COVID in Wuhan

Jiwei Xiao

December 30, 2022

Health

People Are Fed Up With Rapid Tests

Zoya Qureshi

December 29, 2022

Ideas

The Married-Mom Advantage

Brad Wilcox and Wendy Wang

December 27, 2022

Health

How Many Republicans Died Because the GOP Turned Against Vaccines?

Yasmin Tayag

December 23, 2022

Health

Should Everyone Be Masking Again?

Jacob Stern

December 23, 2022

White surgical masks arranged in the shape of a snowflake

Health

Nasal Vaccines Are Here

Katherine J. Wu

December 21, 2022

Photo of someone receiving a nasal spray vaccine in Beijing, China

Ideas

No One Wants Your Cold

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

December 16, 2022

The red bulb of a glass mercury thermometer forms the face in a shrug emoji.

Health

Is COVID a Common Cold Yet?

Katherine J. Wu

December 15, 2022

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Sections

The Print Edition

Why Are We Still Arguing About Masks?

The States That Reopened First

No One Really Knows How Much COVID Is Silently Spreading … Again

Can a Million Chinese People Die and Nobody Know?

Wash Your Hands and Pray You Don’t Get Sick

Bird Flu Leaves the World With an Existential Choice

An ICU Doctor on How This COVID Wave Is Different

The (Still) Unsettled Science of Masking

What Not to Ask Me About My Long COVID

A New Turn in the Fight Over Masks

The Future of Long COVID

Beware the Lidless Toilet

The Good News About Vaccine Hesitancy

We’re Bungling the COVID Wind-Down

Outdoor Dining Is Doomed

America’s Fever of Workaholism Is Finally Breaking

The Flu-ification of COVID Policy Is Almost Complete

Whatever Happened to Toilet Plumes?

Wait, Is This Winter Going … Okay?

Twitter Has No Answers for #DiedSuddenly

What the Tech and Media Layoffs Are Really Telling Us About the Economy

Trying to Stop Long COVID Before It Even Starts

The Case for ‘Kraken’

Are Our Immune Systems Stuck in 2020?

Maybe Don’t Unleash the Kraken

I’m Sorry, but This COVID Policy Is Ridiculous

How Worried Should We Be About XBB.1.5?

How We Learned to Be Lonely

My Mother Just Died of COVID in Wuhan

People Are Fed Up With Rapid Tests

The Married-Mom Advantage

How Many Republicans Died Because the GOP Turned Against Vaccines?

Should Everyone Be Masking Again?

Nasal Vaccines Are Here

No One Wants Your Cold

Is COVID a Common Cold Yet?