Category: Washington Post

Coronavirus vaccines remain highly effective at stopping severe disease amid spread of delta, L.A. data show

Protection against milder infections has waned as the more contagious variant surges

Why HEPA air purifiers are the best in fighting indoor pollutants

The devices are capable of capturing many harmful particles, including pollen, pet dander, dust, wildfire smoke and more.

Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine wins full FDA approval, potentially persuading the hesitant to get a shot

The Food and Drug Administration action marks the first licensing of a vaccine for the coronavirus, which that has swept the United States in repeated waves since early 2020.

The Big Number: Plant-based diets can lower heart disease risk by 52 percent

A study says that those who regularly eat nutritionally rich plant foods and consume very little unhealthy animal products were least likely to develop the cardiovascular ailment.

How the U.S. vaccination drive came to rely on an army of consultants

Private contractors cost taxpayers millions while demonstrating few clear results and papering over weaknesses in the country’s public health system.

Remembering names can be tricky. Lots of strategies flop, but one actually helps.

Zoom displays names in virtual meetings. But with pandemic restrictions easing, the need is urgent to recall the names of people you just met in person or haven’t seen in months.

Activists with ADHD push for a world more friendly to those with the disorder

The YouTube entrepreneurs, who wear their diagnoses — and rare resilience — on their sleeves, are planning a virtual summit next May that’ll focus on the stigma they face.

Skeptical of coronavirus shots, some patients demand blood transfusions only from the unvaccinated

Blood centers and other experts say such requests, part of the nation’s roiling tensions over vaccination, are neither medically sound nor operationally feasible.

A GOP official’s covid-19 death went viral. Then came calls for vaccination — and bitter divides.

“Everyone already has an opinion, and it didn’t change because of Scott.”

Investigation of 2016 asthma child trial raises questions about placebos and treatment when control groups are used

Researchers defended the study design, saying it was rigorously reviewed before and after it was funded, the Science article says.