Whatever happened to the new no-patent COVID vaccine touted as a global game changer? The inventors of Corbevax said it was cheap, easy to make, effective and safe. They hoped it could bring vaccine equity to countries that can't access costlier shots. Has it lived up to its promise? Joe Palca
The U.S. diet is deadly. Here are 7 ideas to get Americans eating healthier The way many Americans eat is fueling chronic disease. Here are seven big ideas from the White House's upcoming nutrition conference for how to improve Americans' diets. Allison Aubrey
FDA authorizes first revamp of COVID vaccines to target omicron The new shots from Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech target both the original strain of the coronavirus and the omicron BA.4/BA.5 subvariants that most people are catching now. Scott Hensley
Life expectancy in the U.S. continues to drop, driven by COVID-19 Americans' life expectancy dropped for the second year in a row and is the biggest drop since the 1920s. COVID-19 is driving the downward trend, according to CDC data. Selena Simmons-Duffin
Yes, that's a worm in the blackberry you just picked Seven years ago, my friend and colleague Ann Dornfeld sent me the photo above, showcasing worms in her blackberries. Isolde Raftery
FDA expected to authorize new omicron-specific Covid boosters this week The Food and Drug Administration is planning to authorize a new generation of Covid-19 boosters this week that for the first time will target the omicron variant. Rob Stein
Marijuana use is outpacing cigarette use for the first time on record Cigarette use has been declining for decades, while marijuana use has been on the rise, according to a new Gallup survey in the U.S. Ayana Archie
'It's almost like a light switch.' Everett doctor touts potential of new drug to break meth addiction ‘What we found so far in the initial phases of this treatment are that after receiving this drug, people's symptoms from the methamphetamine intoxication, improve very quickly.’ Kim Malcolm
Whatever happened to the Malawian anti-plastic activist inspired by goats? Gloria Majiga-Kamoto, after seeing goats dying from eating plastic bags, took on the plastic industry and won the Goldman Environmental Prize. But Malawi's plastic industry still poses challenges. Julia Simon
