We should look at healthcare through the lens of love
Public health expert Sandro Galea on why public health should be more founded in compassion
How COVID-19's Delta variant upended the world's fall plans
The pandemic will end eventually, but it's going to take a while
Drug overdose deaths in the US jumped nearly 30 percent in 2020
The story behind these numbers is complex, but opioids have played a major role
Building trust and relationships is key in changing vaccine-hesitant minds
Anthropologist Heidi Larson studies how to stop vaccine misinformation and rumors
Tear gas used in 2020 protests wreaked havoc on people's health
The chemical control isn't just a short-term irritant. For many, it caused lasting physical and psychological effects, including menstrual issues
Over-the-counter COVID tests are coming sooner rather than later
Scientists and lawmakers agree that over-the-counter rapid tests could allow desk workers to settle back into their cubicles and make it easier to reopen schools and travel.
Paw hygiene is no reason to ban assistance dogs from hospitals – they’re cleaner than people’s shoes
Service dogs are no more of a hygiene hazard than people, but are regularly refused entry
Immunocompromised people must be a priority in the COVID-19 vaccination effort
Vaccinating immunocompromised people will both protect their health and slow viral evolution
Community health workers, often overlooked, bring trust to the pandemic fight
Health care has always been most personal when it extends beyond the clinic or hospital
How good are the COVID-19 vaccines?
Considering the distinction between efficacy and effectiveness
How the COVID-19 vaccine is distributed determines how the pandemic will end
National health care systems will make things more organized, but the US is still finding its footing
A virus-like COVID-19 vaccine is being grown in tobacco plants
The "virus-like particle" produced by the Canadian company Medicago is the only vaccine in clinical trials made in plants
What will dexamethasone do to President Trump?
The cognitive and immunological effects of steroids face a test at a critical point in Trump's illness
Hepatitis C virus tracking could be made easier by next generation sequencing
The information from sequencing would help epidemiologists trace the disease
Don't bank on herd immunity to save us from COVID-19
The best way forward is to use quality research to shape policy
An extra 1 part per billion of pollution comes with an 8 percent increase in COVID-19 mortality
Environmental protection and coronavirus are inextricably linked
Hand hygiene isn't implemented rigorously across the world, even in health care
It's not always easy to get alcohol or soap-based washes where they are needed
We can measure coronavirus's spread by looking at people's poop
Municipal wastewater treatments plants are actually ideal testing locations
CDC chimes in on disinfecting and reopening during pandemic
Guidance builds on administration's advice to reopen
Without more coronavirus testing, the US is unprepared for a second wave of infections
Disease surveillance and some form of contact tracing are absolute necessities