Kent Sepkowitz is an infectious-disease specialist in New York City. He has contributed to The New York Times, Slate, and, oh-so-briefly, O magazine. He also writes academic medical articles that are at times pretty tough sledding.
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The Gay Meningitis Scare
This killer’s easily treated if caught early. It’s the vaccine that’s the tricky part.... MORE
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Why Arsenic Is in Our Rice
Dr.... MORE
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‘Mob Doctor’s’ Boring False Reality
‘Mob Doctor’ is a sanctimonious doctor show combined with a sanctimonious mob drama—and misses the... MORE
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Something Fishy
Analysis of the fish-oil evidence MORE
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The Inner Life of Cells
DNA’s middle managers could be the key to future cures. MORE
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Nature Strikes Back
Up to 10,000 campers at Yosemite National Park may have been exposed to a deadly rodent-borne... MORE
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Is It Safe to Pig Out?
A startling new study debunks the idea that drastic dieting lengthens your life--but don't reach... MORE
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No, It’s Not AIDS 2.0
The new immunodeficiency in Asia isn’t a harbinger of a global health calamity, says Kent Sepkowitz.... MORE
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Are Doctors More Burned Out?
A new study shows U.S.... MORE
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Why West Nile Keeps Returning
The virus now plaguing Dallas returns each August not because of global warming or our failure to... MORE
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The Hack Is Back
Whooping cough is on the rise. MORE
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Why New Diet Drugs Are Just In Time
The FDA’s approval of the Qsymia and Belviq pills comes as the number of obese people rises to more... MORE
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Home HIV tests won't stop AIDS
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How to Beat the Heat
Dress like a bedouin. Not Kate Upton. MORE
