I broke on through to the other side — I woke up with a mildly scratchy throat on the Monday before Christmas, 2021. A little achy, a faint malaise. I took a home rapid COVID test, and it was negative. But I had a hunch it was wrong. The ache in my collarbone was becoming substantial. I trundled off…

Two renowned experts weigh in on antigenic imprinting, the post-vaccine “worry window” of immunosuppression, myocarditis, and “natural” immune boosting from breakthrough infections I posed five of my most burning questions on vaccines, boosters, and Omicron to Dr. Gregory Poland, MD, a vaccinologist at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, and the…

Why I’m holding off, at least for now There’s tremendous pressure at the moment from the media, politicians, and public health officials for every eligible American to receive a booster shot. When I started working on this article, that meant everyone over the age of 18 who’s more than six…

On the Great Resignation, healing, meaning, and a new path forward — I ain’t gonna work on Maggie’s farm no more No, I ain’t gonna work on Maggie’s farm no more Well, I wake up in the morning Fold my hands and pray for rain I got a head full of ideas That are drivin’ me insane It’s a shame the way…

Ethics aside, it’s a risky thing to do — A friend of mine is very worried about the Delta variant. He received an AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine last spring in Mexico, where he lives part-time, and then a Johnson & Johnson vaccine in the U.S. a couple of months later. …

You don’t want to kill all the wolves in Yellowstone, and you don’t want to hide from every virus — In 1926, the last wolves disappeared from Yellowstone. Wolves once roamed from Mexico to the Arctic, but a push to eradicate predators starting in the 1870s decimated the wolf population in the American West. …

Do you need to detox afterward? How can you mitigate side effects? Here’s everything you need to know. — As millions of people line up to receive a COVID-19 vaccine around the world, many are wondering how they can best mitigate any potential side effects — particularly from the potent second dose of the two-shot Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna vaccines — and support the body in creating a robust immune…

What you need to know about trials, timelines, variants, school openings, and more — With adult vaccinations against Covid-19 well underway in the U.S., attention is turning to pediatric vaccines for children under the age of 16. I sat down with three pediatric and vaccination specialists from Mayo Clinic — Robert Jacobson, MD, Nipunie Rajapakse, MD, MPH, and Joseph Poterucha, DO — to get…

Mental and emotional practices for keeping a clear head during the pandemic — Everybody’s at war these days Let’s have a mini-surrender I need some Sentimental hygiene — Warren Zevon Do you ever feel like you need a shower after spending time online? Between the news media, whose business model has become reliant on keeping us in a steady state of anxiety, and…