Can the magic be removed from the mushroom — and should it? Brian could taste the classical music playing. His tongue was alive with the vibrations as the ceiling rippled. Sitting in a comfortable chair in an Airbnb in the Midwest, he had taken the…

Gone are the days of single variants sweeping the globe. We need to adopt a more holistic framework. When it comes to watching the coronavirus’s evolution, the world is no longer tuned in to the same show. The first two years of the pandemic saw one…

Increased awareness, funding and research participants could spark progress and new treatments. For at least a century, scientists and physicians have known that large infectious disease outbreaks often leave a small subset of people with a strange…

Here’s how scientists are rethinking the endgame as omicron variants continue spreading. The idea that herd immunity would bring an end to the ever-lengthening covid pandemic was probably always a mirage. Hear more from Jonathan Lambert about this…

Photo illustration: Mae Decena. Sources: Douglas Rissing/Getty Images Fetal tissue, a crucial resource for scientists, is increasingly under threat. Zandrea Ambrose is spending a lot of time making contingency plans these days. The virologist at the…

The answer could protect abortion access nationwide or erode the federal government’s ability to regulate drugs. The Roe v. Wade era is over, and the next legal battle over abortion is taking shape. And this fight — over access to medication abortion…

Improving indoor air quality in schools can boost health and academic performance. The first thing you notice walking the halls of Holabird Academy is the windows. A grid above the entryway floods the main corridor with cool light, and classrooms…

Photo illustration: Mae Decena. Sources: Michael Burrell/Anna Ohanesian/Getty Images Performing abortions and caring for miscarriages use many of the same skills. Many doctors won’t get those lessons. If Roe v. Wade falls later this year, abortion…

Photo illustration: Mae Decena. Sources: nathaphat/LIgorko/Getty Images Stagnant wages, abusive patients and short staffing were growing problems. Then came covid. After more than eight years working in a big-city hospital intensive care unit,…

The coronavirus’s evolution has been a wild ride. It’s not over yet. The long omicron winter is over, but SARS-CoV-2 isn’t out of surprises. Even as many countries lift pandemic restrictions, virus hunters remain on high alert — warning that it’s not…