Trump urges a new vaccine schedule. Here’s what other countries do.
International differences in childhood immunization schedules have entered the political spotlight. President Donald Trump on Friday evening directed a review...
The last act of the feature film
Is it another blow to American democracy? Or at least to the movies? For months, my inbox has been buzzing...
Anger is a defining character trait for both parties, new study shows
For almost 20 years, Americans have grown considerably more angry toward the federal government. Gone are the days of the...
Trump orders review of childhood vaccine schedule, calls U.S. an ‘outlier’
ATLANTA — President Donald Trump on Friday ordered federal health officials to review the childhood immunization schedule and consider recommending...
FDA instability, alarm over agency’s direction escalate after top regulator exits
It was early November. The Food and Drug Administration had just endured the high-profile, dramatic exit of its top drug...
Harper Lee’s most treasured Christmas gift
This article was originally published under the title “Christmas to Me,” in McCall’s magazine in December 1961. It appears in...
Winter is coming. Not all weather offices are ready.
As snow blankets a broadening swath of the United States and meteorological winter sets in, the National Weather Service remains...
Under RFK Jr., the CDC provides a megaphone to the anti-vaccine movement
ATLANTA — For decades, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has fought attempts by the anti-vaccine movement to sow...
Medical Mysteries: She had intense jaw pain. Then her face began ‘deforming’ before her eyes.
In the spring of her senior year at college, Annie Sedoric woke up with jaw pain. It was March 2020,...
Rosie O’Donnell’s life in exile
DUBLIN — “Welcome to Ireland, Rosie,” said the woman walking toward her as she headed back from the store on...
John Darnielle takes Mountain Goats fans on a tour of his lyrics
I can’t remember the first time I encountered the great indie rock band the Mountain Goats, perhaps because to know...
The World Cup is getting real. Is the focus on soccer or Trump?
There are two ways to look at the draw for next summer’s World Cup that played out Friday afternoon at...
He carries shelter dogs around the city in a backpack to help get them adopted
On a recent afternoon in a New York City subway car, a white dog with brown spots peered out of...
National Guardsman shot in D.C. ‘slowly healing,’ West Virginia governor says
The National Guard member who was shot in a daytime attack that killed a colleague in D.C. last week is...
‘Relax’ is not a winning economic message
Republicans have a holiday message for cash-strapped Americans: chill out. “Relax,” Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) advised on Thursday, assuring voters...
