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By James Hamblin
Omicron Is Not 'a Mild Cold'
Despite what you may have heard
Nov 30
Conversation topics to avoid
Keep it fun at holiday gatherings.
Nov 24
2
The sudden urgency of boosters
What changed?
Nov 19
1
The dramatic disparity in prostate cancer
Black men are 50 percent more likely to die than white men. Why?
Nov 16
How to navigate the holidays
In a lingering pandemic
Nov 6
This mandate will destroy businesses
Government can't tell me what to do with my hands
Nov 5
Are you my metaverse?
The (abridged, belated) week in health
Oct 31
1
What journalism would you trust?
An open thread ...
Oct 27
Onions? More like Freedom Apples
The week in health
Oct 23
8
We're getting immunity wrong
Paid leave >>> booster
Oct 16
9
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