Nursing Homes Confront New Covid Outbreaks Amid Calls for Staff Vaccination Mandates

NYTimes.com (Health) 8/4 4:30A Matt Richtel and Reed Abelson

With the vaccinated elderly susceptible to breakthrough infections, inoculation of workers is becoming more urgent.

The Making of an Olympian

NYTimes.com (Health) 8/3 11:00P Gretchen Reynolds

The best world-class athletes often dabble in a range of sports when young before rising to the top of their game in one, a new analysis found.

F.D.A. Aims to Give Final Approval to Pfizer Vaccine by Early Next Month

NYTimes.com (Health) 8/3 1:31P Sharon LaFraniere and Noah Weila

The Food and Drug Administration’s move is expected to kick off more vaccination mandates for hospital workers, college students and federal troops.

Is the Delta Variant Making Younger Adults ‘Sicker, Quicker’?

NYTimes.com (Health) 8/3 1:24P Roni Caryn Rabin

Many doctors on the front lines say unvaccinated patients in their 20s and 30s are becoming more severely ill, and more quickly. But comprehensive data is lacking.

Kids With Covid Recover Fast, but a Few Have Long-Term Symptoms

NYTimes.com (Health) 8/3 12:30P Emily Anthes

The findings suggest that what has sometimes been called “long Covid” may be less common in children than adults.

It’s Never Too Late to Learn to Ride Horseback

NYTimes.com (Health) 8/2 11:00P Alix Strauss

For 65-year-old Rose Young, horseback riding was about finding a new joy. It was also her reward for surviving breast cancer.

Covid Delta Variant Safety: Your Questions Answered

NYTimes.com (Health) 8/2 11:00P Tara Parker-Pope

The rise of the Delta variant of the coronavirus has raised new questions about how the vaccinated can stay safe and avoid breakthrough infections. We asked the experts for advice.

The Covid Variant in Schools: What to Know

NYTimes.com (Health) 8/2 1:13P Emily Anthes

Classrooms are opening their doors to a different pandemic. Here is how to think about risk.

Paula Caplan, 74, Dies; Feminist Psychologist Took On Her Profession

NYTimes.com (Health) 8/2 10:34A Clay Risen

She argued that categorizing premenstrual syndrome or feelings of guilt as disorders resulted from sexism in a field dominated by men.

Why Migraine Sufferers May Want to Eat More Fish

NYTimes.com (Health) 8/2 5:46A Anahad O’Connor

A diet high in omega-3s, the fats found in fish, and low in omega-6s, found in many vegetable oils, led to fewer headaches.

What Causes I.B.S.?

NYTimes.com (Health) 8/1 11:00P Jane E. Brody

Experts are starting to untangle the biological underpinnings of this common yet perplexing disorder. What they’re finding could offer clues on how to treat it.

Where Covax, the Vast Global Vaccine Program, Went Wrong

NYTimes.com (Health) 8/1 9:00P Benjamin Mueller and Rebecca Rob

After months of struggle, the U.N.-backed Covax alliance will soon have many more doses, promising relief for vaccine shortages in poorer countries. But it faces a deepening crisis: difficulties getting shots into arms as the Delta variant spreads.

How Local Media Spreads Misinformation From Vaccine Skeptics

NYTimes.com (Health) 8/1 10:38A Sheera Frenkel and Tiffany Hsu

Facebook and other social media have been under scrutiny for vaccine misinformation, but local outlets have also sometimes been active.

To Fight Vaccine Lies, Authorities Recruit an ‘Influencer Army’

NYTimes.com (Health) 8/1 10:25A Taylor Lorenz

The White House has teamed up with TikTok stars, while some states are paying “local micro influencers” for pro-vaccine campaigns.

‘X’ Marks the Spot: Officials Map a Route Out of the Pandemic

NYTimes.com (Health) 8/1 4:39A Emily Anthes

Governments and organizations around the world are using geospatial data and digital mapping tools to guide their vaccination campaigns.