public health
17th-century outbreaks of plague in Italy reveal both tensions between religious and public health authorities.
The U.S., China, and Russia are in a “vaccine race” that treats a global challenge like a winner-take-all game.
A large-scale study from King’s College London explores the link between genetics and sun-seeking behaviors.
An active component of honeybee venom rapidly killed two particularly aggressive forms of breast cancer in a laboratory study.
The images were published in the New England Journal of Medicine and show how prolific coronavirus can become in a mere four days.
COVID-19 is a tragedy of the commons.
The CDC’s latest youth risk survey houses some scary numbers but shows that evidence-based sex education is working.
Various studies examine the impact of humidity, temperature, rain, and sunshine on COVID-19.
A new study examines the under-researched area of water theft around the world.
Researchers figure out the average temperatures of the last ice age on Earth.
A small proof-of-concept study shows smartphones could help detect drunkenness based on the way you walk.
The patient’s second infection was asymptomatic, suggesting that subsequent infections may be milder.
New research conducted on the brains of mice suggest it may be possible to “switch off” particular food cravings.
The immune system seems able to “remember” the coronavirus, and therefore able to prevent — or minimize the severity of — reinfection.
Despite unregulated face coverings being highly variable, they do, on average, reduce the spread of the virus.
The virus is unlike anything many people have ever experienced.
President Vladimir Putin announces approval of Russia’s coronavirus vaccine but scientists warn it may be unsafe.
The study was only conducted with already healthy men, however.
The information could influence future treatments.
The trans-Tasman and Pacific bubbles will likely be among the first safe international travel zones in the world.
Doctors may be missing fatal illnesses because medical textbooks are biased toward white skin.
This is what happens when the fringe becomes mainstream.
Addiction is not a moral failure. It is a learning disorder, and viewing it otherwise stops communities and policy makers from the ultimate goal: harm reduction.
▸
19 min
—
with
Studying voice recordings of infected but asymptomatic people reveals potential indicators of Covid-19.
Despite fact check campaigns, anti-vaccination influence is growing.
A new study suggests that an old tuberculosis vaccine may reduce the severity of coronavirus cases.
An algorithm may allow doctors to assess PTSD candidates for early intervention after traumatic ER visits.
An article in Journal of Bioethical Inquiry raises questions about the goal of these advocacy groups.
In his book with Richard Clarke, “Warnings,” Eddy made clear this was inevitable.