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A covid-19 antigen home tests indicates a positive result. (Patrick Sison/AP) Listen 5 min Share Comment on this...
Gared Hansen shows psilocybin mushrooms that are ready for distribution in his Uptown Fungus lab in Springfield, Ore., on Aug. 14. (Craig...
Swim Across America organizer Annie Applegarth hugs swimmer Tom McComas after an open water swim event in Baltimore on Sept. 17. (Ally Hepp) ...
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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Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) speaks to reporters at the Capitol on Sept. 6. (Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg News) Share Comment on this story ...
Maryland Cremation Services transporter Morgan Dean-McMillan adjusts her N95 face mask in Silver Spring, Md., on May 11, 2020. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty...
A Galindoi variation of Psilocybe mexicana mushrooms is seen in D.C. on Feb. 5, 2020. (Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post) Listen 4...
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...
A relative adjusts the oxygen mask of a tuberculosis patient in Hyderabad, India, on March 24, 2018. (Mahesh Kumar A./AP) Share ...
A sign advertises coronavirus vaccine shots at a Walgreens Pharmacy in Somerville, Mass., on Aug. 14. (Brian Snyder/Reuters) Listen 6 min Share...
At-home coronavirus tests indicating positive results on April 5. (Patrick Sison/AP) Listen 5 min Share Comment on...
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Paxlovid tablets. (Rachel Wisniewski for the Washington Post) Listen 5 min Comment on this story Comment ...
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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A radiologist uses a magnifying glass to check mammograms for breast cancer in Los Angeles. (Damian Dovarganes/AP) Listen 5 min ...
A laboratory technician conducts AI-based cervical cancer screening at a test facility in Wuhan, China, on June 15. (AFP/Getty Images) ...
A sign at a Manhattan hospital directs visitors to the emergency room entrance. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Listen 5 min Comment...
A pharmacist administers a coronavirus booster dosage at a vaccination clinic in Lawrence, Mass., on Dec. 29, 2021. (Charles Krupa/AP) ...
Ashish Jha at a Dec. 15 briefing. (Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post) Listen 4 min Comment on this story Comment ...
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...
The Peace Monument under haze from Canadian wildfires in D.C. on June 8. (Mandel Ngan / AFP) Comment on this story Comment ...
Lalain Reyeg administers a coronavirus booster vaccine and an influenza vaccine to Army veteran William Craig at the Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital in...
A man with asthma holds his inhalers in his apartment in Orlando on March 10, 2021. (Zack Wittman for The Washington Post) Listen 4 min ...
A radiologist in Los Angeles uses a magnifying glass to check mammograms for breast cancer. (Damian Dovarganes/AP) Comment on this story ...
A one-month dosage of hormonal birth control pills. (Rich Pedroncelli/AP) Listen 4 min Comment on this story Comment ...
A coronavirus antigen home test indicating a positive result on April 5. (Patrick Sison/AP Photo) Comment on this story Comment ...
President Biden receives an updated coronavirus vaccine at the White House on Oct. 25. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) Listen 4 min ...
A person smokes as marijuana enthusiasts take part in the informal annual cannabis holiday on April 20. (Quetzalli Nicte-Ha/Reuters) Comment...
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...
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...
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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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....
A package of Narcan nasal spray, an opioid overdose antidote, is displayed in San Francisco. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Listen 5...
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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If we are serious about addressing the alarming worsening of teens’ mental health, we must reduce their social media use. The connection is...
Christopher Duncan places a photo of his mother, Constance Duncan, who died of covid-19, among the Covid Memorial Project's installation of American...
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....
Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy testifies during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on Feb. 8. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) Comment...
“Follow the science.” That has become a mantra in public health policy. Health officials and politicians — including President Biden — invoke...