Is a Sick Kid Better Than an Absent Kid?Health policies have grown more lax in an attempt to improve school attendance. Parents and teachers are split on whether it’s working.
What to Know About the New COVID Mini-WaveCOVID metrics are ticking up across the country — and that now includes inside the White House — but there’s no need to panic.
‘I Want to Protect Them From Polio’In South Williamsburg’s Hasidic community — where vaccination rates are some of the lowest in the city — families are eager to get their shots.
The BA.5 COVID Surge Is HereThe worrisome Omicron subvariant, which is better at reinfecting people than any other, is now the most dominant strain in the U.S.
FDA Orders Juul to Stop Selling in the U.S.The Biden administration has dropped the hammer on a once-hot vaping brand. And it’s going after the nicotine in cigarettes, too.
Complex SaviorsIn ERs, nurses and doctors can often be the first line of defense against human trafficking. Now they’re being trained to actually see it that way.
What to Expect From the COVID Variants to ComeThe evolution of the coronavirus remains difficult to predict, and future strains could be at least as dangerous as Omicron and its predecessors.