Epidemics and Pandemics

April 19, 2023

Science

The Flu May Never Be the Same

Katherine J. Wu

April 7, 2023

a microscope image of flu B particles, clear on top and blurred on the bottom

Ideas

My 6-Year-Old Son Died. Then the Anti-vaxxers Found Out.

Billy Ball

March 28, 2023

Illustration of a half-closed laptop with a flickering screen light

Ideas

Sick All the Time

Elizabeth Bruenig

March 27, 2023

Black-and-white photo of children blowing their noses

Ideas

Rick Steves’s Advice for Vacationers in Europe This Summer

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

March 25, 2023

Health

Life Is Worse for Older People Now

Yasmin Tayag

March 24, 2023

An image of an empty rocking chair with a covid particle underneath

Books

Why Kids Aren’t Falling in Love With Reading

Katherine Marsh

March 22, 2023

Two children in a field display extreme emotion while holding books.

Science

A Major Clue to COVID’s Origins Is Just Out of Reach

Katherine J. Wu

March 21, 2023

blue coronavirus particles scattered across an image, fading from left to right

Health

The Next Stage of COVID Is Starting Now

Katherine J. Wu

March 13, 2023

Work In Progress

Why Are We Still Arguing About Masks?

Derek Thompson

March 3, 2023

A red, ominous eye peaking through a hole in a bed of masks

Up for Debate

The States That Reopened First

Conor Friedersdorf

March 2, 2023

Health

No One Really Knows How Much COVID Is Silently Spreading … Again

Katherine J. Wu

February 28, 2023

two people made up of aerosols, transferring aerosols to each other

Global

Can a Million Chinese People Die and Nobody Know?

Michael Schuman

February 24, 2023

An illustration of a broom sweeping red coronavirus particles under a red rug

Health

Wash Your Hands and Pray You Don’t Get Sick

Katherine J. Wu

February 18, 2023

Close-up photograph of someone who appears to be on the verge of throwing up

Science

Bird Flu Leaves the World With an Existential Choice

Jacob Stern

February 17, 2023

Adjacent images of a chicken and a coronavirus particle

Ideas

An ICU Doctor on How This COVID Wave Is Different

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

February 17, 2023

Picture of an ICU doctor wearing a mask and protective face shield

The Atlantic Daily

The (Still) Unsettled Science of Masking

Isabel Fattal

February 16, 2023

A masks-required sign is displayed on July 09, 2022 in New York City.

Ideas

What Not to Ask Me About My Long COVID

Jennifer Senior

February 15, 2023

A gif of a loading bar overlaying a phot of a woman holding a handkerchief to her mouth. As the loading bar depletes, the photo blurs.

Health

A New Turn in the Fight Over Masks

Yasmin Tayag

February 13, 2023

An image of a kn95 mask hanging on a hook against a white wall

Health

The Future of Long COVID

Katherine J. Wu

February 13, 2023

Graphic of a coronavirus particle with a hole at the center, like a tunnel

The Atlantic Daily

Beware the Lidless Toilet

Kelli María Korducki

February 9, 2023

Health

The Good News About Vaccine Hesitancy

Daniel Engber

February 3, 2023

a two-channel video in black-and-white: the one on the left is of a factory line of medical vials, and the other is of people in masks walking

Health

We’re Bungling the COVID Wind-Down

Katherine J. Wu

February 2, 2023

A grid (some of whose blocks are black, and others red) displays a black-and-white photo of a barber in a face mask giving a haircut.

Health

Outdoor Dining Is Doomed

Yasmin Tayag

January 31, 2023

Diners sit at two tables in front of the NYC steakhouse Peter Luger.

Work In Progress

America’s Fever of Workaholism Is Finally Breaking

Derek Thompson

January 31, 2023

Black-and-white photo of a man in a suit, sitting at a desk, layered with a blue-gradient collage of a pair of feet resting on a desk.

Health

The Flu-ification of COVID Policy Is Almost Complete

Katherine J. Wu

January 26, 2023

Photo of a woman on a city sidewalk wearing medical scrubs and a mask, next to a sign promoting free flu shots

Health

Whatever Happened to Toilet Plumes?

Jacob Stern

January 26, 2023

Health

Wait, Is This Winter Going … Okay?

Katherine J. Wu

January 25, 2023

Artistic photo of a cloud in front of the sun

Technology

Twitter Has No Answers for #DiedSuddenly

Kaitlyn Tiffany

January 24, 2023

A mock-up of a tweet sent from "Truth Warrior" displaying a syringe, a skull and crossbones, and several exclamation marks

Work In Progress

What the Tech and Media Layoffs Are Really Telling Us About the Economy

Derek Thompson

January 20, 2023

Photo of two empty chairs at a boardroom table

Health

Trying to Stop Long COVID Before It Even Starts

Katherine J. Wu

January 19, 2023

Photo of a person in a hospital hallway, overlaid with large red dots

Science

The Case for ‘Kraken’

Daniel Engber

January 12, 2023

A tentacle and a coronavirus next to each other

Health

Are Our Immune Systems Stuck in 2020?

Katherine J. Wu

January 11, 2023

Illustration of a big vaccine syringe with a line of smaller ones trailing behind

Health

Maybe Don’t Unleash the Kraken

Jacob Stern

January 9, 2023

A SARS-CoV-2 pathogen surrounded by variant names

Health

I’m Sorry, but This COVID Policy Is Ridiculous

Yasmin Tayag

January 6, 2023

Photo of an air passenger from China walking through the COVID-19 testing booths at the Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle airport

Health

How Worried Should We Be About XBB.1.5?

Katherine J. Wu

January 5, 2023

Illustration of a giant coronavirus molecule chasing a running figure

Sections

The Print Edition

Long COVID Is Being Erased—Again

The Flu May Never Be the Same

My 6-Year-Old Son Died. Then the Anti-vaxxers Found Out.

Sick All the Time

Rick Steves’s Advice for Vacationers in Europe This Summer

Life Is Worse for Older People Now

Why Kids Aren’t Falling in Love With Reading

A Major Clue to COVID’s Origins Is Just Out of Reach

The Next Stage of COVID Is Starting Now

Why Are We Still Arguing About Masks?

The States That Reopened First

No One Really Knows How Much COVID Is Silently Spreading … Again

Can a Million Chinese People Die and Nobody Know?

Wash Your Hands and Pray You Don’t Get Sick

Bird Flu Leaves the World With an Existential Choice

An ICU Doctor on How This COVID Wave Is Different

The (Still) Unsettled Science of Masking

What Not to Ask Me About My Long COVID

A New Turn in the Fight Over Masks

The Future of Long COVID

Beware the Lidless Toilet

The Good News About Vaccine Hesitancy

We’re Bungling the COVID Wind-Down

Outdoor Dining Is Doomed

America’s Fever of Workaholism Is Finally Breaking

The Flu-ification of COVID Policy Is Almost Complete

Whatever Happened to Toilet Plumes?

Wait, Is This Winter Going … Okay?

Twitter Has No Answers for #DiedSuddenly

What the Tech and Media Layoffs Are Really Telling Us About the Economy

Trying to Stop Long COVID Before It Even Starts

The Case for ‘Kraken’

Are Our Immune Systems Stuck in 2020?

Maybe Don’t Unleash the Kraken

I’m Sorry, but This COVID Policy Is Ridiculous

How Worried Should We Be About XBB.1.5?