Public HealthJanuary 3, 2017
Dirty Money
The public health case for a cashless society
Stories by Dina Fine Maron
Dina Fine Maron, formerly an associate editor at Scientific American, is now a wildlife trade investigative reporter at National Geographic.
PolicyDecember 20, 2016
Canadian Scientists Warn U.S. Colleagues: Act Now to Protect Science under Trump
Back up data and speak out ahead of next month’s inauguration, they advise
Public HealthDecember 16, 2016
What's behind the 2016 Mumps Spike in the U.S.?
Outbreaks across the country have fueled more than 4,000 cases
Public HealthDecember 9, 2016
What's Pushing Down U.S. Life Expectancy?
Drug overdoses and flu may have been key drivers behind the latest death toll numbers
Public HealthDecember 1, 2016
How Zika Spiraled Out of Control
This spring our reporter went into the lab to see how scientists are gathering clues to Zika's sudden spread around the world
Public HealthNovember 16, 2016
Geographic Variability in Zika-Related Birth Defects Baffles Scientists
Theories about disease patterns abound, but evidence and explanations are scarce
Public HealthNovember 9, 2016
How Quickly Could Obamacare Be Erased?
Certain congressional actions could help overcome the threat of a Senate filibuster
Public HealthNovember 9, 2016
What the 2016 Election Results Mean for Health
Voters sent some strong signals on marijuana use and assisted suicide
Public HealthNovember 3, 2016
Ebola’s West African Rampage Was Likely Bolstered by a Mutation
A single genetic alteration may have increased the virus’s transmissibility and boosted its killing power
BiotechOctober 31, 2016
Is Supercooling the Body an Effective Therapy?
The approach is popular for treating achy joints and muscles, but hard evidence is lacking
HealthOctober 26, 2016
New HIV Genetic Evidence Dispels “Patient Zero” Myth
Genome analysis reveals that the AIDS-causing virus circulated in the U.S. as early as 1971
Public HealthOctober 14, 2016
Wave of Overdoses with Little-Known Drug Raises Alarm Amid Opioid Crisis
The powerful effects of carfentanil are hard to fight with traditional medications that counteract related drugs and save lives
Public HealthOctober 4, 2016
Generation Zika
It will be at least two years before doctors know how widespread virus-caused birth defects will be in the U.S.
MedicineSeptember 22, 2016
MacArthur “Genius” Grant Winner Battles Drug-Resistant Infections
Dianne Newman, who studies both geology and medicine, says she is a “pied piper” of microbes
Public HealthSeptember 21, 2016
U.N. Leaders Plead for Immediate Action Against Superbugs
A United Nations meeting opens with a political agreement on antibiotic resistance
MedicineSeptember 13, 2016
Inventor of Hepatitis C Cure Wins a Major Prize—and Turns to the Next Battle
Lasker Award winner Michael Sofia created a pill to fight an incurable virus. Now he is setting his sights on another
Public HealthSeptember 8, 2016
What's Special about the Zika Virus in Singapore?
Sequencing of the strain that has sickened hundreds in the wealthy Asian travel hub reveals some surprises
Public HealthSeptember 7, 2016
Superbug Explosion Triggers U.N. General Assembly Meeting
Antibiotic resistance has grown so dire that it will be the subject of a dedicated global summit later this month
PolicyAugust 11, 2016
Dear FIFA: There Is No Scientific Test to Prevent Age Fraud
Soccer federation’s tests to combat “age doping” and bar suspected older players from youth events should be red carded
Public HealthAugust 5, 2016
What's in the Water in Rio—and What Can It Do to Olympians?
During the Games, sailors will compete with sewage and industrial waste as well as one another, but the dry season offers some relief
Public HealthAugust 1, 2016
U.S. Warns Pregnant Women to Avoid Zika Area in Florida
The CDC issued a travel alert for one-square-mile zone north of Miami
BiologyAugust 1, 2016
How Elite Sprinters Run So Fast [Video]
Scientists study the stride of Olympic athlete Mike Rodgers
BiologyAugust 1, 2016
The Secret to Human Speed
New insights into the biomechanics of sprinting could give athletes a leg up at the Olympics
Public HealthJuly 29, 2016
UPDATED: Interactive Graphic: Zika Goes Local in the U.S.
State officials link cases of the virus to local mosquitoes in the mainland U.S. for the first time, setting off a new phase of public response