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Sickle Cell Math Is Brutally Simple, but Not Widely Taught

No doctor ever counseled Lametra Scott and her husband, Rickey Buggs, to…

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C.D.C. Shortens Covid Isolation Period for Health Care Workers

Given that health care workers are tested frequently, are largely vaccinated, and…

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Family Stress Intensifies as Omicron Invades the Holidays

And if the family starts discussing divisive topics over the cranberry sauce?…

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Most of the World’s Vaccines Likely Won’t Prevent Infection From Omicron

A growing body of preliminary research suggests the Covid vaccines used in…

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C.D.C. Says Unvaccinated Students Exposed to Virus Can ‘Test and Stay’

WASHINGTON — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday…

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C.D.C. Virus Tests Were Contaminated and Poorly Designed, Agency Says

The faulty coronavirus testing kits developed by the Centers for Disease Control…

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Big Hospital Chains Drop Vaccine Mandates for Health Workers

But the legal landscape is confusing at best, with states and local…

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The C.D.C. found 43 Omicron cases, almost all of them mild, in the first week of December.

ImageLining up to get a Covid-19 vaccine shot in London last week.Credit...Daniel…

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Here’s How Philadelphia’s Covid Mandate for Health Workers Worked

Citing the widespread staffing shortages in his industry, Mr. Parkinson said his…

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