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A New Study Makes the Case for Mixing and Matching the Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna and J&J Vaccine Doses
The first large study of mixing and matching COVID-19 vaccine doses reveals encouraging news
‘It Moved Me to Tears.’ William Shatner On Briefly Going Where Some Men Have Gone Before
The iconic starship captain goes to space for real
Why William Shatner’s History-Making Spaceflight Is Something to Celebrate
The man who gave us Captain Kirk left the planet for real
The Fight to Control the Narrative Over Climate and Energy Security
A version of this story first appeared in the Climate is Everything newsletter. If you’d like sign up to receive this free once-a-week email, click here. Russian president Vladimir Putin had some unsolicited advice for the rest of Europe last week. Speaking at a government meeting Oct. 5, he warned that the energy crisis currently…
Why a One-Size-Fits-All Approach to Breast Cancer Prevention Can Leave Women Vulnerable
When Heather Mann learned she had breast cancer, it was a complete surprise. “I had never thought that I was at high risk for breast cancer,” the 49-year-old says. “I don’t have any family lineage or history of breast cancer. My grandmother on my father’s side had breast cancer, but apparently that’s not usually a…
He Was Shot by a Stranger but Treated Like a Criminal When He Reached the ER
Only about 5% of practicing doctors in the U.S. are Black, and more than 56% are white, a situation that enables racism in hospital care and fuels Black mistrust of the system as COVID-19 and gun violence take a disproportionate toll on communities of color
U.S. Task Force Reconsiders Daily Low-Dose Aspirin Use for Preventing Heart Attacks in Adults Over 60
Older adults without heart disease shouldn't take daily low-dose aspirin to prevent a first heart attack or stroke, says the new guidance
An Innovative Washington Law Aims to Get Foreign-Trained Doctors Back in Hospitals
Hundreds of thousands of such doctors are sitting on the sidelines across the U.S.
NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover Found Some Boulders. That’s a Much Bigger Deal Than it Seems
Jezero Crater May have Benn Home to Life
Pfizer Asks U.S. Regulators to Approve COVID-19 Shots for Kids 5 Through 11
If OKed, shots could start within weeks
Why, When and How to Test At-Home for COVID-19
What experts say about the best way to use at-home COVID-19 testing kits
The World’s First Malaria Vaccine—and What it Means for the Future of Pandemic Response
On Oct. 6, the World Health Organization recommended use of the first vaccine to fight malaria. The decision is momentous and highly anticipated for many reasons: among them is that this is the first vaccine to help reduce the risk of deadly severe malaria in young children in Sub-Saharan Africa, where the disease remains a…