The “nightmare variant” is not as bad as it sounds. By Knvul Sheikh As it gets colder and more people move their activities indoors, the recent decline in Covid-19 cases across the United States has started to level off. Coronavirus-related hospitalizations...
New Study Shows Covid Vaccines Can Temporarily Alter Menstrual Cycle
Experts say there is no indication that vaccines affect fertility. Most people’s periods go back to normal within one cycle. By Knvul Sheikh Some people experience headaches or sore arms after getting vaccinated. Others may have nausea or swollen lymph nodes. Now, a...
How Serious Is Monkeypox?
This viral illness is not like Covid, but there is cause for concern. Here’s how experts are thinking about it now. By Knvul Sheikh Monkeypox cases are increasing worldwide, including in the United States, which has declared the outbreak a national health...
Largest Study to Date Shows How Covid Vaccines Affect Periods
For some, a side effect of getting vaccinated was a change in menstrual cycles — but experts say there is no cause for alarm. By Knvul Sheikh Nearly half of the participants of a recent study who were menstruating regularly at the time of the survey reported...
What We Know About Long Covid So Far
There is no universal definition of the complex condition, but clues about causes and potential treatments are beginning to emerge. By Knvul Sheikh and Pam Belluck Among the many confounding aspects of the coronavirus is the spectrum of possible symptoms, as well...