This spring, a virulent strain of bird flu ripped through U.S. farms. The public hardly noticed. That we could ignore the disease shows just how little we’ve learned about the origin of new viruses.

A Texas judge’s ruling that employers don’t have to cover HIV-prevention medication is further proof that the right sees public health policy merely as a tool to punish political enemies.

In a distinguished government career spanning more than half a century, he expertly steered America through two devastating pandemics. But given how Republicans have maliciously attacked him, why would anyone want to follow in his footsteps?

The administration expects to stop buying vaccines and treatment by year’s end, handing over these responsibilities to for-profit companies that are salivating at the opportunity.

The president was one of roughly 125,000 Americans diagnosed with the virus on Thursday. Meanwhile, congressional Republicans continue to block the funding to fight the pandemic.

As the BA.5 variant takes over, Covid death numbers have become an object lesson in why raw data is often misleading.

A quick, targeted vaccination campaign could stop this disease in its tracks.

The president has been forced to go it alone thanks to a stalled Congress.

Monkeypox and Covid aren’t a zero-sum game. They’re more connected than they first appear. Acknowledging that can help us fight both.

Plenty has been out of his control. But the president has bungled a few things along the way.

New variants can infect people who had Covid-19 as recently as a few months ago.

“Every minute I wasn’t with the kids, personally, I was beyond treading water with my mental health. I was just drowning.”

Climate change is driving animals into new habitats, increasing the encounters that give rise to viruses like Covid-19.

The annual gala celebrating the sleazy relationship between Beltway power brokers and reporters is back—and the discourse surrounding it is dumber than ever.

As public health emergencies end, so do emergency allotments for households receiving vital nutrition benefits.

The administration is putting on a happy face for the public, but behind the scenes its pandemic strategy is to cross its fingers and hope the worst is over.

As the BA.2 variant moves through the U.S., our data on Covid-19 and its variants is getting worse, not better.

Millions of Americans who suffer long-term effects of the coronavirus can’t move on with their lives. Can lawmakers lend them a hand?

“What is most needed on the border is not resources. It’s a change in mentality.”

The end of Title 42 would be a boon to asylum-seekers and their advocates. It may also fuel a political firestorm.