Hilary Brueck

In “Pandemic Inc,” author David McSwane traces the edges of some of the darkest, shadiest corners of the nation’s pandemic response.

At least 169 hepatitis cases have been diagnosed so far in 11 countries. 17 patients have required liver transplants, and one death has been recorded.

Pfizer and Moderna both have COVID vaccines for babies and toddlers being reviewed by US regulators this week. “Irritability” is the top side effect.

The CDC on Saturday recommended COVID-19 vaccines for kids as young as 6 months old

BA.5 is better at evading defenses gained from both vaccines and prior infections. We asked experts what they are doing to avoid the new variant.

The BA.5 subvariant of Omicron is reinfecting at record clip. We asked public health experts to rate how concerned we should be about this COVID wave.

You’ve probably heard that fatigue and brain fog can be signs of long COVID, but hair loss, vertigo, and a lagging libido are also being reported.

Fauci says he’s “keeping a completely open mind” about the origins of COVID-19, but he wishes he had more information from the Chinese government.

XBB, a new version of Omicron, is evading immunity in Asia. Experts say strategic masking will help as COVID infections rise this winter.

Switzerland hasn’t had a mass shooting since 2001, when a man stormed the local parliament in Zug, killing 14 people and then himself.The country has about 2 million privately owned guns in a nation of 8.3 million people. In 2016, the country had 47 attempted homicides with firearms. The country’s overall murder rate is near zero.The National Rifle Association often points to Switzerland to argue that more rules on gun ownership aren’t necessary. In 2016, the NRA said on its blog that the Europe…