public health
Will identifying patient zero curb the spread, or just cause stigma?
Stock markets may be plummeting, but that doesn’t mean the spread of COVID-19 is hurting everyone’s bottom line.
Can the American government stop coronavirus spread? Its past actions speak volumes.
An epidemiologist explains.
Misinformation is rampant—but it is the Internet.
From travel restrictions to forced isolation, the new coronavirus brings psychological threats, too.
Information is the best armor against panic.
The video fragment only shows increase in COVID-19 cases, reversing the video’s original message to induce panic.
As the new coronavirus epidemic spreads, more and more people are wearing surgical masks—despite their questionable effectiveness. An anthropologist explores the reasons why.
Preventable deaths for all five leading mortality causes are “consistently higher” in rural communities.
Vaccines have done their job so well that anti-vax parents have forgotten the horror of contagious disease.
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There are many different ways of helping people in extreme poverty. Philosopher Peter Singer explains how you can do it.
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Budget cuts to pandemic preparedness put us all at risk.
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One study says reduce red meat consumption; another says enjoy. Which should we believe?
The White House is reportedly considering an executive order that would open up public access to scientific research.
In 2018, cancer drugs earned the pharmaceutical industry $123.8 billion. Soon, they’ll be worth billions more.
The new strain of coronavirus that has spread across Asia is causing concern ahead of China’s Lunar New Year.
A new study in Human Reproduction says men have to keep moving.
A new study suggests that a device’s night mode may damage sleep hygiene even more.
Researchers found that the popular diet could confer some benefits to your immune system.
Doctors put a human into suspended animation for the first time ever.
Thousands of people are experiencing severe pulmonary issues from vaping, and some are dying.
Researchers recently discovered an antibody that totally disrupts the influenza virus’s ability to replicate; it could be used to design a universal flu vaccine.
A harrowing new report by the CDC should serve as a wake-up call.
Antibiotic resistance poses one of the biggest threats to global public health.
A new research article states that the obesity epidemic is affecting more than just waistlines.
Some pesticides are about as toxic as table salt.
After China stopped accepting recylables, California was put in a tough place.
One Juul representative told high-school students that Juul products were “99% safer than cigarettes,” according to congressional testimony.