Health & Medicine

A woman with an infant on her lap sits at a table having a video call with a physican.

How to Find Patient Stories on Social Media

Katherine J. Wu

Amber Gibson and Cassandra Willyard Investigate Abuse of Medical Residents during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Jeanne Erdmann

Amy Maxmen Unveils Scientific Roadblocks Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic

Katherine J. Wu

A screenshot of the biology preprint server bioRxiv, showing that there are 4463 articles submitted in both bioRxiv and server medRxiv about COVID-19.

Problems with Preprints: Covering Rough-Draft Manuscripts Responsibly

Roxanne Khamsi

Taylor Quimby Burrows into Lyme Disease in the Podcast Patient Zero

Shira Feder

Lane DeGregory Follows a Family Waiting for a Medical Miracle

Jennifer Lu

A scanning microscope image of some unidentified microorganisms, colorized in yellow.

Editors’ Roundtable: Managing Pandemic Coverage

Siri Carpenter

Martin Enserink Discusses the Sobering Impact of Covering Disease Research

Sally James

A transmission electron micrography of viral particles, colorized in red and green, with a black background.

COVID-19 Reporting Diaries: March 25–31, 2020

Shira Feder

Priyanka Pulla Tracks a Zoonotic Disease Outbreak in India

Shreya Dasgupta

CDC scientist wearing personal protective equipment.

Tip Sheet: Covering the Coronavirus Epidemic Effectively without Spreading Misinformation

Laura Helmuth

Ankita Rao Reckons with the Toll of Forced Sterilization on Vulnerable Women

Emily Laber-Warren

Sarah Zhang

Sarah Zhang Explores the Fallout of a Fertility Doctor’s Secret

Knvul Sheikh

Sunlight hits a purple crocus growing through snow.

Writing Your Disability or Chronic Illness

Kate Horowitz

Apoorva Mandavilli Probes India’s Push to Eliminate Leprosy

Jyoti Madhusoodanan

A man stands at a podium labeled Second International Summit on Human Genome Editing. Scientific data appear on a screen behind him.

Storygram: Two Media Outlets Cover the “CRISPR Babies” News

Jill U. Adams

Photo of two babies taking a nap, and a kid in front of them, looking at the camera.

Storygram: Annie Waldman’s “How Hospitals Are Failing Black Mothers”

Tasneem Raja

A variety of generic cosmetic containers on a purple surface.

Applying Science to the Beauty and Wellness Beat

Julissa Treviño