Faye Flam
Bloomberg
Cambridge, MA, United States
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Cut Calories and (Maybe) Add Years to Your Life
Researchers get more insight into the science underpinning diet trends like intermittent fasting. → Read More
Another Sign of Inequality: Minutes Spent Waiting
New research shows that poorer people — and Black people at all income levels — spend more time waiting for services. → Read More
Older Americans Need More Protection From Covid
It's been a half century since Australia and China established formal relations, but neither side is really celebrating. After several years of growing tensions, the potential for a reset under Australia's new Labor government is in question as trade sanctions remain and diplomatic disputes persist. → Read More
Bird Flu Outbreak Is a Wake-Up Call for Agriculture
The H1N5 virus has been rampaging through poultry farms and a Spanish mink facility. → Read More
Evidence Is Mounting That Covid Is Bad for the Brain
Several studies have linked infections with brain fog, trouble concentrating and memory lapses. → Read More
The Geoengineers Are Just Winging It
There’s no law to stop private companies from experimenting with Earth’s atmosphere, but you’d think common sense would be enough. → Read More
No, vaccines aren’t making new COVID-19 variants worse
The omicron sequel XBB.1.5 is driving a new wave of COVID-19 infections — and misinformation. → Read More
No, Vaccines Aren’t Making New Covid Variants Worse
The omicron sequel XBB.1.5 is driving a new wave of infections — and misinformation. → Read More
Why the Future of Technology Is So Hard to Predict
It’s almost 2023, yet we’re not all riding Segways, having sex with robots and cloning humans. What gives? → Read More
Ring In the New Year With a Rapid Covid Test
It may seem annoying (and expensive) to take an antigen test before your holiday gathering, but it’s the best way to keep older relatives safe. → Read More
Ron DeSantis Vaccine Complaint Exploits Public Health Gaffes
Doctors and government officials have been so focused on getting shots in arms that they’ve left an opening for self-serving politicians. → Read More
It’s Still Worth Fighting Anti-Covid Vaccine Misinformation
Unvaccinated or unboosted people continue to make up too many pandemic deaths. → Read More
Let's Leave the Oil — and the Zombie Viruses — Under the Permafrost
Digging up once-frozen tundra will not only accelerate global warming, but could unleash viruses frozen for 50,000 years. → Read More
The Tragedy of Avoidable Covid Deaths
Comprehensive new data show just how many Americans died after vaccines became widely available — mostly in less-vaccinated states. → Read More
The Tragedy of Avoidable Covid Deaths
Comprehensive new data show just how many Americans died after vaccines became widely available — mostly in less-vaccinated states. → Read More
The Real Reasons Your Family Is Sick Right Now
The easy explanation for a rise in non-Covid viruses is that pandemic mitigation measures let our immune systems backslide. But there’s more going on. → Read More
Even a Small Nuclear War Would Mean Mass Famine
Some bombs are so powerful that they could change the Earth’s climate and cause the food supply to collapse. → Read More
The Search for Covid's Origins Is as Important as Ever
Almost three years later, we still don’t have a clear picture of how the pandemic started. → Read More
The Line Between Expertise and Puffery Is Getting Blurrier
We enter murky waters when credible scientists turn out to be wrong and hucksters keep selling their own solutions. → Read More
If You’ve Had Covid, Watch Out for Stroke Symptoms
Several studies now show an elevated risk of heart problems during and after an infection with SARS-CoV-2. → Read More