Meredith Rizzo

One day you’re worrying about the regular old coronavirus. Then — seemingly out of the blue — there are variants. Worrisome variants! How did they come to be? And why are they likely more contagious?

Finally getting out from under the flu? Just because you’re feeling better doesn’t mean you can’t get other people sick. You can spread the flu for longer than you might think.

After an incorrect dose of a chemotherapy drug for Crohn’s disease caused Anne Webster’s bone marrow to shut down, she decided that, if she survived, she’d write about her experience.

An architect looked at communities that serve older adults, and didn’t like what he saw. By changing habits earlier in life, he says, we can create vibrant communities that will sustain us.