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The Checkup With Dr. Wen: The CDC needs to change its covid guidance

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Please don’t self-medicate with psychedelic drugs

Gared Hansen shows psilocybin mushrooms that are ready for distribution in his Uptown Fungus lab in Springfield, Ore., on Aug. 14. (Craig...

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The Checkup With Dr. Wen: An inspiring swim for cancer research

Swim Across America organizer Annie Applegarth hugs swimmer Tom McComas after an open water swim event in Baltimore on Sept. 17. (Ally Hepp) ...

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The CDC’s booster recommendation is overly broad. It’s still the right call.

A health worker fills a syringe from a vial of coronavirus vaccine at a clinic in Hanover, Md., on Feb. 19. (Allison Shelley/For The Washington Post) ...

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The Checkup With Dr. Wen: Three lessons for people struggling with prolonged recovery

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Covid is here to stay. That means long covid is, too.

Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) speaks to reporters at the Capitol on Sept. 6. (Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg News) Share Comment on this story ...

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The Checkup With Dr. Wen: Let’s talk about masks (again)

Maryland Cremation Services transporter Morgan Dean-McMillan adjusts her N95 face mask in Silver Spring, Md., on May 11, 2020. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty...

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Psychedelics have great medical promise. That doesn’t make them safe.

A Galindoi variation of Psilocybe mexicana mushrooms is seen in D.C. on Feb. 5, 2020. (Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post) Listen 4...

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The Checkup With Dr. Wen: Why the new covid variant is not cause for concern — yet

A woman holds her masks and coronavirus self-test kits outside the Peoples Congregational United Church of Christ in D.C. on March 31. (Eric Lee/For...

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How artificial intelligence can transform global health care

A relative adjusts the oxygen mask of a tuberculosis patient in Hyderabad, India, on March 24, 2018. (Mahesh Kumar A./AP) Share ...

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The Checkup With Dr. Wen: Most people can wait to get a covid booster

A sign advertises coronavirus vaccine shots at a Walgreens Pharmacy in Somerville, Mass., on Aug. 14. (Brian Snyder/Reuters) Listen 6 min Share...

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The Checkup With Dr. Wen: Why the uptick in covid cases isn’t cause for alarm

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A pill for postpartum depression is a game changer for women’s health

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The Checkup With Dr. Wen: Paxlovid is still underutilized. That must change.

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Extreme heat is threatening virtually every aspect of human health

A man uses an umbrella to block the sun at a bus stop in Phoenix on Sunday. (Matt York/AP) Listen 4 min Comment on this story ...

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The Checkup With Dr. Wen: Answering your many questions about the RSV vaccine

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RSV vaccines will be available soon. Older adults should get the shot.

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The Checkup With Dr. Wen: What cautious adoption of AI in medicine looks like

A radiologist uses a magnifying glass to check mammograms for breast cancer in Los Angeles. (Damian Dovarganes/AP) Listen 5 min ...

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Biden’s new CDC director is the right person to lead the agency

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The AI revolution in health care is already here

A laboratory technician conducts AI-based cervical cancer screening at a test facility in Wuhan, China, on June 15. (AFP/Getty Images) ...

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The Checkup With Dr. Wen: Six tips for when you need emergency care

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When the doctor unexpectedly becomes the patient

A sign at a Manhattan hospital directs visitors to the emergency room entrance. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Listen 5 min Comment...

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The Checkup With Dr. Wen: What’s the best timing for the next covid booster?

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A new, sensible plan for fall covid boosters is taking shape

A pharmacist administers a coronavirus booster dosage at a vaccination clinic in Lawrence, Mass., on Dec. 29, 2021. (Charles Krupa/AP) ...

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Ashish Jha has prepared us for future covid surges. He deserves credit.

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The Checkup With Dr. Wen: Plastics are everywhere in health care. That must change.

A gown and gloves at the bottom of a trash can outside an ICU room at the Stillwater Medical Center in Stillwater, Okla., on Sept. 17, 2021. (Michael...

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The wildfire smoke may be gone. But the health threat remains.

The Peace Monument under haze from Canadian wildfires in D.C. on June 8. (Mandel Ngan / AFP) Comment on this story Comment ...

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The Checkup With Dr. Wen: A middle ground on masking in health-care settings

Lalain Reyeg administers a coronavirus booster vaccine and an influenza vaccine to Army veteran William Craig at the Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital in...

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Health providers don’t have to choose between patients and the planet

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The Checkup With Dr. Wen: Mammograms at age 40? Yes, please.

A radiologist in Los Angeles uses a magnifying glass to check mammograms for breast cancer. (Damian Dovarganes/AP) Comment on this story ...

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Make birth control available over the counter already

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The Checkup With Dr. Wen: Who should still be tested for the coronavirus?

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The Checkup With Dr. Wen: What to consider when choosing to get a second booster shot

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Biden is right to end coronavirus vaccine requirements

President Biden receives an updated coronavirus vaccine at the White House on Oct. 25. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) Listen 4 min ...

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We should not be celebrating marijuana use

A person smokes as marijuana enthusiasts take part in the informal annual cannabis holiday on April 20. (Quetzalli Nicte-Ha/Reuters) Comment...

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The Checkup With Dr. Wen: Who should get a second bivalent booster?

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The Supreme Court should be wary of revoking an abortion medication’s approval

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The Checkup With Dr. Wen: My pandemic baby turns three

A person wears a face mask while pushing a baby stroller on the Upper East Side of New York City on Feb. 15, 2021. (Timothy A. Clary/ AFP via Getty...

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More states should follow Utah in limiting kids’ social media access

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R) signs two bills on social media regulation at the state Capitol in Salt Lake City on March 23. (Trent Nelson/The Salt Lake...

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The Checkup With Dr. Wen: With exercise, don’t let perfect be the enemy of the good

Cindy Cicchinelli uses her Peloton exercise machine in the workout room of her Pittsburgh townhouse. (Keith Srakocic/AP) Comment on this...

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Health care itself is worsening climate change. One small switch can help.

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The Checkup With Dr. Wen: Will we repeat the same mistake we made on boosters?

A nurse holds a vial of the Pfizer coronavirus booster vaccine at an inoculation station next to Jackson State University in Mississippi on Nov. 18....

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A conversation with Dr. Wen: Should everyone buy Narcan now?

A package of Narcan nasal spray, an opioid overdose antidote, is displayed in San Francisco. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Listen 5...

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Vulnerable people should be allowed a second bivalent shot this spring

A syringe is prepared with the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine at the Keystone First Wellness Center in Chester, Pa., in December 2021. (Matt Rourke/AP) ...

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The Checkup With Dr. Wen: Yes, social media use is linked to depression in teens

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Social media is devastating teens’ mental health. Here’s what parents can do.

If we are serious about addressing the alarming worsening of teens’ mental health, we must reduce their social media use. The connection is...

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The Checkup With Dr. Wen: Three questions that remain after three years of covid

Christopher Duncan places a photo of his mother, Constance Duncan, who died of covid-19, among the Covid Memorial Project's installation of American...

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There is finally bipartisan consensus on reducing maternal deaths

A medical student in Jackson, Miss., holds a poster in support of extending postpartum Medicaid coverage to 12 months at the state Capitol on Feb. 22....

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The Checkup With Dr. Wen: 8 ideas from the surgeon general to address loneliness

Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy testifies during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on Feb. 8. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) Comment...

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How to restore trust in public health

“Follow the science.” That has become a mantra in public health policy. Health officials and politicians — including President Biden — invoke...

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