One night in July, a few weeks after my son was born, I lay awake, desperately scrolling through photos of...

Last fall, when RSV and flu came roaring back from a prolonged and erratic hiatus, and COVID was still killing...

If anything defines America’s current obesity-drug boom, it’s this: Many more people want these injections than can actually get them....

The change in Zack Rogers was sudden. In the middle of his 12th birthday party, his stomach started hurting. He...

When Victoria Gray was still a baby, she started howling so inconsolably during a bath that she was rushed to...

The last time I stepped on a plane for vacation, for fun, was more than three years ago. I haven’t...

A wild idea recently circulated about the future of aviation: If passengers lose weight via obesity drugs, airlines could potentially...

After she turned 42, Teesha Karr thought she was done having kids. Six, in her mind, was perfect. And besides,...

My Brooklyn apartment is designed for sterility. The windows have screens to keep out bugs; I chose my indoor plants...

On a recent visit to the supermarket, I found myself terribly disturbed by a carton of fruit. There, among the...